diff --git a/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/icon-fix_2018-05-08-00-58.json b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/icon-fix_2018-05-08-00-58.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7ede5691096b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/icon-fix_2018-05-08-00-58.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+      "comment": "Icon: undoing breaking change with regards to making `IIconStyles.root` required, adding tests to ensure backwards compatibility.",
+      "type": "minor"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+  "email": "dzearing@microsoft.com"
+}
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diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.base.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.base.tsx
index 000eebb2cbd0bb..4493bce827b5f8 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.base.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.base.tsx
@@ -33,43 +33,48 @@ export class IconBase extends BaseComponent<IIconProps, IIconState> {
       getStyles,
       iconName,
       imageErrorAs,
+      styles,
     } = this.props;
     const isPlaceholder = typeof iconName === 'string' && iconName.length === 0;
     const isImage = this.props.iconType === IconType.image || this.props.iconType === IconType.Image;
     const { iconClassName, children } = this._getIconContent(iconName);
 
-    const classNames = getClassNames(getStyles, { className, isPlaceholder, isImage, iconClassName });
+    const classNames = getClassNames(getStyles, {
+      className,
+      iconClassName,
+      isImage,
+      isPlaceholder,
+      styles
+    });
 
-    const containerProps = ariaLabel ? { 'aria-label': ariaLabel, 'data-icon-name': iconName, } : {
-      role: 'presentation',
-      'aria-hidden': true,
-      'data-icon-name': iconName,
-    };
+    const containerProps = ariaLabel ?
+      {
+        'aria-label': ariaLabel,
+      } : {
+        role: 'presentation',
+        'aria-hidden': true,
+      };
 
-    if (this.props.iconType === IconType.image || this.props.iconType === IconType.Image) {
+    const RootType = isImage ? 'div' : 'i';
+    const nativeProps = getNativeProps(this.props, htmlElementProperties);
+    const { imageLoadError } = this.state;
+    const imageProps = { ...this.props.imageProps, onLoadingStateChange: this.onImageLoadingStateChange };
+    const ImageType = imageLoadError && imageErrorAs || Image;
 
-      const { imageLoadError } = this.state;
-      const imageProps = { ...this.props.imageProps, onLoadingStateChange: this.onImageLoadingStateChange };
-      const ImageType = imageLoadError && imageErrorAs || Image;
-      return (
-        <div
-          { ...containerProps }
-          className={ classNames.root }
-        >
+    return (
+      <RootType
+        data-icon-name={ iconName }
+        { ...nativeProps }
+        { ...containerProps }
+        className={ classNames.root }
+      >
+        { isImage ? (
           <ImageType { ...imageProps } />
-        </div>
-      );
-    } else {
-      return (
-        <i
-          { ...containerProps }
-          { ...getNativeProps(this.props, htmlElementProperties, ['name', 'iconName']) }
-          className={ classNames.root }
-        >
-          { children }
-        </i>
-      );
-    }
+        ) : (
+            children
+          ) }
+      </RootType>
+    );
   }
 
   private onImageLoadingStateChange = (state: ImageLoadState): void => {
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.styles.ts b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.styles.ts
index 01160c07574612..d6f1e3a1b4ac3a 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.styles.ts
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.styles.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IIconStyleProps, IIconStyles } from './Icon.types';
 
 export const getStyles = (props: IIconStyleProps): IIconStyles => {
-  const { className, iconClassName, isPlaceholder, isImage } = props;
+  const { className, iconClassName, isPlaceholder, isImage, styles } = props;
 
   return {
     root: [
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ export const getStyles = (props: IIconStyleProps): IIconStyles => {
         overflow: 'hidden'
       },
       iconClassName,
-      className
+      className,
+      styles && styles.root,
+      styles && styles.imageContainer
     ],
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.test.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.test.tsx
index 0ac5e834dad2ff..eeec062ee647a2 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.test.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Icon } from './index';
 
 describe('Icon', () => {
   it('renders Icon correctly', () => {
-    const component = renderer.create(<Icon iconName='CompassNW' />);
+    const component = renderer.create(<Icon iconName='CompassNW' ariaLabel='asdf' />);
     const tree = component.toJSON();
     expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
@@ -16,4 +16,26 @@ describe('Icon', () => {
     expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it('renders Icon with custom styles', () => {
+    const component = renderer.create(
+      <Icon
+        iconName='Upload'
+        styles={ { root: 'root', imageContainer: 'imageContainer' } }
+      />
+    );
+    expect(component.toJSON()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  it('renders Icon with getStyles', () => {
+    const customStyles = (props: {}) => ({ root: 'root', imageContainer: 'imageContainer' });
+
+    const component = renderer.create(
+      <Icon
+        className='className'
+        iconName='Upload'
+        getStyles={ customStyles }
+      />
+    );
+    expect(component.toJSON()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
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diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.types.ts b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.types.ts
index 56d88da735bb7e..c3ac2426bffad7 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.types.ts
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/Icon.types.ts
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ export interface IIconProps extends IBaseProps, React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement
    */
   iconName?: string;
 
-  /**
-   * Optional styling for the elements within the Icon.
-   */
-  styles?: IIconStyles;
-
   /**
    * The aria label of the button for the benefit of screen readers.
    */
@@ -70,6 +65,12 @@ export interface IIconProps extends IBaseProps, React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement
    * Gets the styles for an Icon.
    */
   getStyles?: IStyleFunction<IIconStyleProps, IIconStyles>;
+
+  /**
+   * Deprecated: use getStyles.
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  styles?: IIconStyles;
 }
 
 export interface IIconStyleProps {
@@ -77,9 +78,15 @@ export interface IIconStyleProps {
   iconClassName?: string;
   isPlaceholder: boolean;
   isImage: boolean;
+  styles?: Partial<IIconStyles>;
 }
 
 export interface IIconStyles {
-  root: IStyle;
+  root?: IStyle;
+
+  /**
+   * Deprecated. Use 'root'.
+   * @deprecated
+   */
   imageContainer?: IStyle;
 }
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/__snapshots__/Icon.test.tsx.snap b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/__snapshots__/Icon.test.tsx.snap
index 71341f81864b8c..fede124af17e5c 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/__snapshots__/Icon.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Icon/__snapshots__/Icon.test.tsx.snap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 exports[`Icon renders Icon correctly 1`] = `
 <i
-  aria-hidden={true}
+  aria-label="asdf"
   className=
 
       {
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ exports[`Icon renders Icon correctly 1`] = `
         speak: none;
       }
   data-icon-name="CompassNW"
-  role="presentation"
 >
   
 </i>
@@ -41,3 +40,47 @@ exports[`Icon renders Icon correctly using iconName 1`] = `
   
 </i>
 `;
+
+exports[`Icon renders Icon with custom styles 1`] = `
+<i
+  aria-hidden={true}
+  className=
+      root
+      imageContainer
+      {
+        -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+        -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+        display: inline-block;
+        font-family: "FabricMDL2Icons";
+        font-style: normal;
+        font-weight: normal;
+        speak: none;
+      }
+  data-icon-name="Upload"
+  role="presentation"
+>
+  
+</i>
+`;
+
+exports[`Icon renders Icon with getStyles 1`] = `
+<i
+  aria-hidden={true}
+  className=
+      className
+      root
+      {
+        -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+        -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+        display: inline-block;
+        font-family: "FabricMDL2Icons";
+        font-style: normal;
+        font-weight: normal;
+        speak: none;
+      }
+  data-icon-name="Upload"
+  role="presentation"
+>
+  
+</i>
+`;