diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index a6ab4044bcb..20da199d437 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     inline_svg_tag(
       "400-24px/#{icon}.svg",
       class: ['icon', "material-#{icon}"].concat(attributes[:class].to_s.split),
-      role: :img
+      role: :img,
+      data: attributes[:data]
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
index 463a90b6986..95e6976169e 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ describe ApplicationHelper do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#material_symbol' do
+    it 'returns an svg with the icon and options' do
+      expect(helper.material_symbol('lock', class: :test, data: { hidden: true }))
+        .to match('<svg.*/svg>')
+        .and match('class="icon material-lock test"')
+        .and match('data-hidden="true"')
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'open_registrations?' do
     it 'returns true when open for registrations' do
       allow(Setting).to receive(:[]).with('registrations_mode').and_return('open')