diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 317010db9af..f3042fa057f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## [`main`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/main)
 
+- Added `sun` glyph to `EuiIcon` ([#5548](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/5548))
 - Updated styles in `EuiDescriptionList` of `type` inline ([#5534](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/5534))
 
 ## [`46.0.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v46.0.0)
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js b/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
index dd1c8f41d2c..3a071d87e36 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/icon/icons.js
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ export const iconTypes = [
   'storage',
   'string',
   'submodule',
+  'sun',
   'symlink',
   'tableOfContents',
   'tableDensityExpanded',
diff --git a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
index d14610d0735..8419c5b717a 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
@@ -8442,6 +8442,24 @@ exports[`EuiIcon props type submodule is rendered 1`] = `
 </svg>
 `;
 
+exports[`EuiIcon props type sun is rendered 1`] = `
+<svg
+  aria-hidden="true"
+  class="euiIcon euiIcon--medium euiIcon-isLoaded"
+  data-icon-type="sun"
+  focusable="false"
+  height="16"
+  role="img"
+  viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+  width="16"
+  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+>
+  <path
+    d="M12 8a4 4 0 11-8 0 4 4 0 018 0zM7.25.75a.75.75 0 011.5 0v1.5a.75.75 0 11-1.5 0V.75zm0 13a.75.75 0 011.5 0v1.5a.75.75 0 01-1.5 0v-1.5zm5.346-11.407a.75.75 0 011.06 1.06l-1.06 1.061a.75.75 0 01-1.06-1.06l1.06-1.06zm-9.192 9.193a.75.75 0 111.06 1.06l-1.06 1.06a.75.75 0 01-1.06-1.06l1.06-1.06zM.75 8.75a.75.75 0 010-1.5h1.5a.75.75 0 110 1.5H.75zm13 0a.75.75 0 010-1.5h1.5a.75.75 0 010 1.5h-1.5zM2.343 3.404a.75.75 0 111.06-1.06l1.061 1.06a.75.75 0 01-1.06 1.06l-1.06-1.06zm9.193 9.192a.75.75 0 011.06-1.06l1.06 1.06a.75.75 0 01-1.06 1.06l-1.06-1.06z"
+  />
+</svg>
+`;
+
 exports[`EuiIcon props type swatchInput is rendered 1`] = `
 <svg
   aria-hidden="true"
diff --git a/src/components/icon/assets/sun.tsx b/src/components/icon/assets/sun.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c6e3674943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/icon/assets/sun.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+// THIS IS A GENERATED FILE. DO NOT MODIFY MANUALLY. @see scripts/compile-icons.js
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+interface SVGRProps {
+  title?: string;
+  titleId?: string;
+}
+
+const EuiIconSun = ({
+  title,
+  titleId,
+  ...props
+}: React.SVGProps<SVGSVGElement> & SVGRProps) => (
+  <svg
+    width={16}
+    height={16}
+    viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+    aria-labelledby={titleId}
+    {...props}
+  >
+    {title ? <title id={titleId}>{title}</title> : null}
+    <path d="M12 8a4 4 0 11-8 0 4 4 0 018 0zM7.25.75a.75.75 0 011.5 0v1.5a.75.75 0 11-1.5 0V.75zm0 13a.75.75 0 011.5 0v1.5a.75.75 0 01-1.5 0v-1.5zm5.346-11.407a.75.75 0 011.06 1.06l-1.06 1.061a.75.75 0 01-1.06-1.06l1.06-1.06zm-9.192 9.193a.75.75 0 111.06 1.06l-1.06 1.06a.75.75 0 01-1.06-1.06l1.06-1.06zM.75 8.75a.75.75 0 010-1.5h1.5a.75.75 0 110 1.5H.75zm13 0a.75.75 0 010-1.5h1.5a.75.75 0 010 1.5h-1.5zM2.343 3.404a.75.75 0 111.06-1.06l1.061 1.06a.75.75 0 01-1.06 1.06l-1.06-1.06zm9.193 9.192a.75.75 0 011.06-1.06l1.06 1.06a.75.75 0 01-1.06 1.06l-1.06-1.06z" />
+  </svg>
+);
+
+export const icon = EuiIconSun;
diff --git a/src/components/icon/icon.tsx b/src/components/icon/icon.tsx
index 3c4f1a57d96..ebfc37f30d9 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/icon.tsx
+++ b/src/components/icon/icon.tsx
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ const typeToPathMap = {
   storage: 'storage',
   string: 'string',
   submodule: 'submodule',
+  sun: 'sun',
   swatchInput: 'swatch_input', // Undocumented on purpose. Has an extra stroke for EuiColorPicker
   symlink: 'symlink',
   tableDensityCompact: 'table_density_compact',
diff --git a/src/components/icon/svgs/sun.svg b/src/components/icon/svgs/sun.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8906bc8e1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/icon/svgs/sun.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <path d="M12 8a4 4 0 1 1-8 0 4 4 0 0 1 8 0ZM7.25.75a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0v1.5a.75.75 0 1 1-1.5 0V.75ZM7.25 13.75a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0v1.5a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-1.5ZM12.596 2.343a.75.75 0 0 1 1.06 1.06l-1.06 1.061a.75.75 0 0 1-1.06-1.06l1.06-1.06ZM3.404 11.536a.75.75 0 1 1 1.06 1.06l-1.06 1.06a.75.75 0 0 1-1.06-1.06l1.06-1.06ZM.75 8.75a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5h1.5a.75.75 0 1 1 0 1.5H.75ZM13.75 8.75a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5h1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-1.5ZM2.343 3.404a.75.75 0 1 1 1.06-1.06l1.061 1.06a.75.75 0 0 1-1.06 1.06l-1.06-1.06ZM11.536 12.596a.75.75 0 0 1 1.06-1.06l1.06 1.06a.75.75 0 0 1-1.06 1.06l-1.06-1.06Z" />
+</svg>
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