diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownTrigger.tsx b/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownTrigger.tsx
index a4407de03e..7b9019dbe2 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownTrigger.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/DropdownTrigger.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use client';
 
-import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React, { ElementType } from 'react';
 import { useStyleProps } from '../../hooks';
 import { DropdownTriggerProps } from '../../types';
@@ -14,25 +13,23 @@ const defaultProps = {
 
 const DropdownTrigger = <T extends ElementType = 'button'>(props: DropdownTriggerProps<T>) => {
   const propsWithDefaults = { ...defaultProps, ...props };
-  const { elementType = 'button', children, ...rest } = propsWithDefaults;
+  const { elementType: ElementTag = 'button', children, ...rest } = propsWithDefaults;
   const { id, isOpen, onToggle, fullWidthMode, triggerRef } = useDropdownContext();
-  const Component = elementType;
   const { classProps, props: modifiedProps } = useDropdownStyleProps({ isOpen, ...rest });
-  const { styleProps, props: otherProps } = useStyleProps(modifiedProps);
+  const { styleProps: triggerStyleProps, props: transferProps } = useStyleProps({
+    ElementTag,
+    customClassName: classProps.trigger,
+    ...modifiedProps,
+  });
   const { triggerProps } = useDropdownAriaProps({ id, isOpen, toggleHandler: onToggle, fullWidthMode });
 
   return (
-    <Component
-      {...otherProps}
-      {...triggerProps}
-      id={id}
-      ref={triggerRef}
-      className={classNames(classProps.trigger, styleProps.className)}
-      style={styleProps.style}
-    >
+    <ElementTag {...transferProps} {...triggerProps} {...triggerStyleProps} id={id} ref={triggerRef}>
       {typeof children === 'function' ? children({ isOpen }) : children}
-    </Component>
+    </ElementTag>
   );
 };
 
+DropdownTrigger.spiritComponent = 'DropdownTrigger';
+
 export default DropdownTrigger;
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/__tests__/DropdownTrigger.test.tsx b/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/__tests__/DropdownTrigger.test.tsx
index ab4212cbbb..9527f40fd3 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/__tests__/DropdownTrigger.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/components/Dropdown/__tests__/DropdownTrigger.test.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,16 @@ import DropdownTrigger from '../DropdownTrigger';
 jest.mock('../../../hooks/useIcon');
 
 describe('DropdownTrigger', () => {
+  // pass style props to the default trigger
+  stylePropsTest((props) => <DropdownTrigger {...props} />);
+
+  // pass style props to the custom trigger
   stylePropsTest((props) => <DropdownTrigger elementType={Button} {...props} />);
 
+  // pass rest props to the default trigger
+  restPropsTest((props) => <DropdownTrigger {...props} />, 'button');
+
+  // pass rest props to the custom trigger
   restPropsTest((props) => <DropdownTrigger elementType={Button} {...props} />, 'button');
 
   it('should have Button elementType', () => {
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/hooks/__tests__/styleProps.test.ts b/packages/web-react/src/hooks/__tests__/styleProps.test.ts
index bc5e28190e..2a527ff47b 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/hooks/__tests__/styleProps.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/hooks/__tests__/styleProps.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { Button } from '../../components/Button';
 import { StyleProps } from '../../types';
 import { useStyleProps } from '../styleProps';
 
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ describe('styleProps', () => {
         { className: undefined, style: { 'vertical-align': 'center' } },
       ],
       [{ role: 'button' }, { className: undefined, style: undefined }],
+      [
+        { ElementTag: Button, UNSAFE_className: 'test-class' },
+        { UNSAFE_className: 'test-class', style: undefined },
+      ],
     ])('should use UNSAFE_style and UNSAFE_className props', (input, expected) => {
       const { result } = renderHook(() => useStyleProps(input as StyleProps));
 
@@ -125,6 +130,10 @@ describe('styleProps', () => {
         { margin: 'space-100', UNSAFE_className: 'm-500' },
         { className: 'm-500 m-100', style: undefined },
       ],
+      [
+        { ElementTag: Button, margin: 'space-100', UNSAFE_className: 'm-500' },
+        { UNSAFE_className: 'm-500 m-100', style: undefined },
+      ],
     ])('should return correct combination of class and style', (input, expected) => {
       const { result } = renderHook(() => useStyleProps(input as StyleProps));
 
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/hooks/styleProps.ts b/packages/web-react/src/hooks/styleProps.ts
index c6a0aa3782..a0b8b95909 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/hooks/styleProps.ts
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/hooks/styleProps.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function useStyleProps<T extends StyleProps>(
   additionalUtilities?: Record<string, string>,
 ): StylePropsResult {
   const classNamePrefix = useContext(ClassNamePrefixContext);
-  const { UNSAFE_className, UNSAFE_style, ElementTag, ...otherProps } = props;
+  const { UNSAFE_className, UNSAFE_style, ElementTag, customClassName, ...otherProps } = props;
   const { styleUtilities, props: modifiedProps } = useStyleUtilities(otherProps, classNamePrefix, additionalUtilities);
 
   const style: CSSProperties = { ...UNSAFE_style };
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function useStyleProps<T extends StyleProps>(
 
     const styleProps = {
       style: Object.keys(style).length > 0 ? style : undefined,
-      className: classNames(UNSAFE_className, ...styleUtilities) || undefined,
+      className: classNames(UNSAFE_className, ...styleUtilities, customClassName) || undefined,
     };
 
     return {
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ export function useStyleProps<T extends StyleProps>(
   return {
     styleProps: {
       ...(UNSAFE_style !== undefined && { UNSAFE_style }),
-      ...(UNSAFE_className !== undefined && { UNSAFE_className }),
+      ...((UNSAFE_className !== undefined || styleUtilities !== undefined) && {
+        UNSAFE_className: classNames(UNSAFE_className, ...styleUtilities, customClassName),
+      }),
     },
     props: modifiedProps as HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>,
   };
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/types/shared/style.ts b/packages/web-react/src/types/shared/style.ts
index 96151d2ccc..9c8bef256a 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/types/shared/style.ts
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/types/shared/style.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface SpacingCSSProperties extends CSSProperties {
 type ElementTagType = string | ElementType;
 
 export interface StyleProps extends SpacingProps {
+  customClassName?: string;
   ElementTag?: ElementTagType;
   // For backward compatibility!
   /** Sets the CSS [className](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/className) for the element. Only use as a **last resort**. Use style props instead. */