diff --git a/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml b/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml
--- a/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml
+++ b/src/controls/ContextDrawer.qml
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
  */
 OverlayDrawer {
     id: root
-
+    handleClosedIcon.source: null
+    handleOpenIcon.source: null
     /**
      * title: string
      * A title for the action list that will be shown to the user when opens the drawer
diff --git a/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml b/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml
--- a/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml
+++ b/src/controls/GlobalDrawer.qml
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@
 OverlayDrawer {
     id: root
     edge: Qt.application.layoutDirection == Qt.RightToLeft ? Qt.RightEdge : Qt.LeftEdge
-
+    handleClosedIcon.source: null
+    handleOpenIcon.source: null
+    
     /**
      * title: string
      * A title to be displayed on top of the drawer
diff --git a/src/controls/OverlayDrawer.qml b/src/controls/OverlayDrawer.qml
--- a/src/controls/OverlayDrawer.qml
+++ b/src/controls/OverlayDrawer.qml
@@ -108,19 +108,16 @@
                             edge = Qt.LeftEdge;
                         }
                     }
-                    switch(edge) {
-                    case Qt.LeftEdge:
-                        return Qt.resolvedUrl("templates/private/MenuIcon.qml");
-                    case Qt.RightEdge: {
-                        if (root.hasOwnProperty("actions")) {
-                            return Qt.resolvedUrl("templates/private/ContextIcon.qml");
-                        } else {
-                            return Qt.resolvedUrl("templates/private/GenericDrawerIcon.qml");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    default:
-                        return "";
-                    }
+                    
+                    if (root.handleClosedIcon.source && root.handleOpenIcon.source) {
					
+						return Qt.resolvedUrl("templates/private/GenericDrawerIcon.qml");
				
+					} else if (edge == Qt.LeftEdge ) {
						
+						return Qt.resolvedUrl("templates/private/MenuIcon.qml");
						
+					} else if(edge == Qt.RightEdge && root.hasOwnProperty("actions")) {					
+						return Qt.resolvedUrl("templates/private/ContextIcon.qml");						
+					}else {						
+						return "";
+					}
                 }
                 onItemChanged: {
                     if(item) {