diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Menus/Endpoints/components/CustomGroup.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Menus/Endpoints/components/CustomGroup.tsx
index 80d049cce7..a71c676f9c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Menus/Endpoints/components/CustomGroup.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Menus/Endpoints/components/CustomGroup.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ import type { TModelSpec } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { CustomMenu as Menu } from '../CustomMenu';
 import { ModelSpecItem } from './ModelSpecItem';
 import { useModelSelectorContext } from '../ModelSelectorContext';
+import GroupIcon from './GroupIcon';
 
 interface CustomGroupProps {
   groupName: string;
   specs: TModelSpec[];
+  groupIcon?: string;
 }
 
-export function CustomGroup({ groupName, specs }: CustomGroupProps) {
+export function CustomGroup({ groupName, specs, groupIcon }: CustomGroupProps) {
   const { selectedValues } = useModelSelectorContext();
   const { modelSpec: selectedSpec } = selectedValues;
 
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ export function CustomGroup({ groupName, specs }: CustomGroupProps) {
       label={
         <div className="group flex w-full flex-shrink cursor-pointer items-center justify-between rounded-xl px-1 py-1 text-sm">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            {groupIcon && (
+              <div className="flex-shrink-0">
+                <GroupIcon iconURL={groupIcon} groupName={groupName} />
+              </div>
+            )}
             <span className="truncate text-left">{groupName}</span>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -45,22 +52,27 @@ export function renderCustomGroups(
   const endpointValues = new Set(mappedEndpoints.map((ep) => ep.value));
 
   // Group specs by their group field (excluding endpoint-matched groups and ungrouped)
+  // Also track the groupIcon for each group (first spec with groupIcon wins)
   const customGroups = modelSpecs.reduce(
     (acc, spec) => {
       if (!spec.group || endpointValues.has(spec.group)) {
         return acc;
       }
       if (!acc[spec.group]) {
-        acc[spec.group] = [];
+        acc[spec.group] = { specs: [], groupIcon: undefined };
+      }
+      acc[spec.group].specs.push(spec);
+      // Use the first groupIcon found for the group
+      if (!acc[spec.group].groupIcon && spec.groupIcon) {
+        acc[spec.group].groupIcon = spec.groupIcon;
       }
-      acc[spec.group].push(spec);
       return acc;
     },
-    {} as Record<string, TModelSpec[]>,
+    {} as Record<string, { specs: TModelSpec[]; groupIcon?: string }>,
   );
 
   // Render each custom group
-  return Object.entries(customGroups).map(([groupName, specs]) => (
-    <CustomGroup key={groupName} groupName={groupName} specs={specs} />
+  return Object.entries(customGroups).map(([groupName, { specs, groupIcon }]) => (
+    <CustomGroup key={groupName} groupName={groupName} specs={specs} groupIcon={groupIcon} />
   ));
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Menus/Endpoints/components/GroupIcon.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Menus/Endpoints/components/GroupIcon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f6fe351bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Menus/Endpoints/components/GroupIcon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import React, { memo, useState } from 'react';
+import { AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { IconMapProps } from '~/common';
+import { icons } from '~/hooks/Endpoint/Icons';
+
+interface GroupIconProps {
+  iconURL: string;
+  groupName: string;
+}
+
+type IconType = (props: IconMapProps) => React.JSX.Element;
+
+const GroupIcon: React.FC<GroupIconProps> = ({ iconURL, groupName }) => {
+  const [imageError, setImageError] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleImageError = () => {
+    setImageError(true);
+  };
+
+  // Check if the iconURL is a URL or a built-in icon key
+  if (!iconURL.includes('http')) {
+    const Icon: IconType = (icons[iconURL] ?? icons.unknown) as IconType;
+    return <Icon size={20} context="menu-item" className="icon-md shrink-0 text-text-primary" />;
+  }
+
+  if (imageError || !iconURL) {
+    const DefaultIcon: IconType = icons.unknown as IconType;
+    return (
+      <div className="relative" style={{ width: 20, height: 20, margin: '2px' }}>
+        <div className="icon-md shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-full">
+          <DefaultIcon context="menu-item" size={20} />
+        </div>
+        {imageError && iconURL && (
+          <div
+            className="absolute flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-red-500"
+            style={{ width: '14px', height: '14px', top: 0, right: 0 }}
+          >
+            <AlertCircle size={10} className="text-white" />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="icon-md shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-full"
+      style={{ width: 20, height: 20 }}
+    >
+      <img
+        src={iconURL}
+        alt={groupName}
+        className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+        onError={handleImageError}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default memo(GroupIcon);
diff --git a/librechat.example.yaml b/librechat.example.yaml
index f163f8d4ac..c545df5987 100644
--- a/librechat.example.yaml
+++ b/librechat.example.yaml
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ endpoints:
 # - If 'group' matches an endpoint name (e.g., "openAI", "groq"), the spec appears nested under that endpoint
 # - If 'group' is a custom name (doesn't match any endpoint), it creates a separate collapsible section
 # - If 'group' is omitted, the spec appears as a standalone item at the top level
+#
+# The 'groupIcon' field sets an icon for custom groups:
+# - Only needs to be set on one spec per group (first one is used)
+# - Can be a URL or a built-in endpoint key (e.g., "openAI", "anthropic", "groq")
 # modelSpecs:
 #   list:
 #     # Example 1: Nested under an endpoint (grouped with openAI endpoint)
@@ -359,11 +363,12 @@ endpoints:
 #         endpoint: "groq"
 #         model: "llama3-70b-8192"
 #
-#     # Example 3: Custom group (creates a separate collapsible section)
+#     # Example 3: Custom group with icon (creates a separate collapsible section)
 #     - name: "coding-assistant"
 #       label: "Coding Assistant"
 #       description: "Specialized for coding tasks"
 #       group: "my-assistants"  # Custom string - doesn't match any endpoint, so creates its own group
+#       groupIcon: "https://example.com/icons/assistants.png"  # Icon URL for the group
 #       preset:
 #         endpoint: "openAI"
 #         model: "gpt-4o"
@@ -374,12 +379,22 @@ endpoints:
 #       label: "Writing Assistant"
 #       description: "Specialized for creative writing"
 #       group: "my-assistants"  # Same custom group name - both specs appear in same section
+#       # No need to set groupIcon again - the first spec's icon is used
 #       preset:
 #         endpoint: "anthropic"
 #         model: "claude-sonnet-4"
 #         instructions: "You are a creative writing expert..."
 #
-#     # Example 4: Standalone (no group - appears at top level)
+#     # Example 4: Custom group using built-in icon key
+#     - name: "fast-models"
+#       label: "Fast Response Model"
+#       group: "Fast Models"
+#       groupIcon: "groq"  # Uses the built-in Groq icon
+#       preset:
+#         endpoint: "groq"
+#         model: "llama3-8b-8192"
+#
+#     # Example 5: Standalone (no group - appears at top level)
 #     - name: "general-assistant"
 #       label: "General Assistant"
 #       description: "General purpose assistant"
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/models.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/models.ts
index 1edca6ea37..3c3c197660 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/models.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/models.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export type TModelSpec = {
    * - If omitted, the spec appears as a standalone item at the top level
    */
   group?: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional icon URL for the group this spec belongs to.
+   * Only needs to be set on one spec per group - the first one found with a groupIcon will be used.
+   * Can be a URL or an endpoint name to use its icon.
+   */
+  groupIcon?: string | EModelEndpoint;
   showIconInMenu?: boolean;
   showIconInHeader?: boolean;
   iconURL?: string | EModelEndpoint; // Allow using project-included icons
@@ -40,6 +46,7 @@ export const tModelSpecSchema = z.object({
   default: z.boolean().optional(),
   description: z.string().optional(),
   group: z.string().optional(),
+  groupIcon: z.union([z.string(), eModelEndpointSchema]).optional(),
   showIconInMenu: z.boolean().optional(),
   showIconInHeader: z.boolean().optional(),
   iconURL: z.union([z.string(), eModelEndpointSchema]).optional(),