diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.story.tsx
index 5294fee2b45..3a0737d31c0 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.story.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
-import { IconButton } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { IconButton, IconButtonVariant } from './IconButton';
 import { withCenteredStory } from '../../utils/storybook/withCenteredStory';
 import { useTheme2 } from '../../themes';
 import { IconSize, IconName } from '../../types';
 import mdx from './IconButton.mdx';
+import { VerticalGroup } from '../Layout/Layout';
 
 export default {
   title: 'Buttons/IconButton',
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const RenderScenario = ({ background }: ScenarioProps) => {
   const theme = useTheme2();
   const sizes: IconSize[] = ['sm', 'md', 'lg', 'xl', 'xxl'];
   const icons: IconName[] = ['search', 'trash-alt', 'arrow-left', 'times'];
+  const variants: IconButtonVariant[] = ['secondary', 'primary', 'destructive'];
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -48,14 +50,22 @@ const RenderScenario = ({ background }: ScenarioProps) => {
         }
       `}
     >
-      <div>{background}</div>
-      {icons.map((icon) => {
-        return sizes.map((size) => (
-          <span key={icon + size}>
-            <IconButton name={icon} size={size} />
-          </span>
-        ));
-      })}
+      <VerticalGroup spacing="md">
+        <div>{background}</div>
+        {variants.map((variant) => {
+          return (
+            <div key={variant}>
+              {icons.map((icon) => {
+                return sizes.map((size) => (
+                  <span key={icon + size}>
+                    <IconButton name={icon} size={size} variant={variant} />
+                  </span>
+                ));
+              })}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </VerticalGroup>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.tsx
index aa0d10f906f..ec9da91e4dd 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/IconButton/IconButton.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import { IconName, IconSize, IconType } from '../../types/icon';
 import { stylesFactory } from '../../themes/stylesFactory';
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import { useTheme2 } from '../../themes/ThemeContext';
-import { GrafanaThemeV2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { GrafanaThemeV2, colorManipulator } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Tooltip } from '../Tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { TooltipPlacement } from '../Tooltip/PopoverController';
 import { getFocusStyles, getMouseFocusStyles } from '../../themes/mixins';
 
+export type IconButtonVariant = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'destructive';
+
 export interface Props extends React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement> {
   /** Name of the icon **/
   name: IconName;
@@ -22,14 +24,16 @@ export interface Props extends React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement> {
   tooltip?: string;
   /** Position of the tooltip */
   tooltipPlacement?: TooltipPlacement;
+  /** Variant to change the color of the Icon */
+  variant?: IconButtonVariant;
 }
 
 type SurfaceType = 'dashboard' | 'panel' | 'header';
 
 export const IconButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, Props>(
-  ({ name, size = 'md', iconType, tooltip, tooltipPlacement, className, ...restProps }, ref) => {
+  ({ name, size = 'md', iconType, tooltip, tooltipPlacement, className, variant = 'secondary', ...restProps }, ref) => {
     const theme = useTheme2();
-    const styles = getStyles(theme, size);
+    const styles = getStyles(theme, size, variant);
 
     const button = (
       <button ref={ref} {...restProps} className={cx(styles.button, className)}>
@@ -51,10 +55,16 @@ export const IconButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, Props>(
 
 IconButton.displayName = 'IconButton';
 
-const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaThemeV2, size: IconSize) => {
-  const hoverColor = theme.colors.action.hover;
+const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaThemeV2, size: IconSize, variant: IconButtonVariant) => {
   const pixelSize = getSvgSize(size);
   const hoverSize = Math.max(pixelSize / 3, 8);
+  let iconColor = theme.colors.text.primary;
+
+  if (variant === 'primary') {
+    iconColor = theme.colors.primary.main;
+  } else if (variant === 'destructive') {
+    iconColor = theme.colors.error.main;
+  }
 
   return {
     button: css`
@@ -62,6 +72,7 @@ const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaThemeV2, size: IconSize) => {
       height: ${pixelSize}px;
       background: transparent;
       border: none;
+      color: ${iconColor};
       padding: 0;
       margin: 0;
       outline: none;
@@ -77,6 +88,7 @@ const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaThemeV2, size: IconSize) => {
       &[disabled],
       &:disabled {
         cursor: not-allowed;
+        color: ${theme.colors.action.disabledText};
         opacity: 0.65;
         box-shadow: none;
       }
@@ -110,10 +122,12 @@ const getStyles = stylesFactory((theme: GrafanaThemeV2, size: IconSize) => {
       }
 
       &:hover {
-        color: ${theme.colors.text.primary};
+        color: ${iconColor};
 
         &:before {
-          background-color: ${hoverColor};
+          background-color: ${variant === 'secondary'
+            ? theme.colors.action.hover
+            : colorManipulator.alpha(iconColor, 0.12)};
           border: none;
           box-shadow: none;
           opacity: 1;