diff --git a/.changeset/brave-books-pretend.md b/.changeset/brave-books-pretend.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee80aedb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-books-pretend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-playlist': patch
+---
+
+change color of delete icon to secondary in playlist table
diff --git a/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistEntitiesTable.tsx b/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistEntitiesTable.tsx
index 3d6ffc5f8c..c74859ce20 100644
--- a/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistEntitiesTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistEntitiesTable.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const PlaylistEntitiesTable = ({
   const actions = editAllowed
     ? [
         {
-          icon: DeleteIcon,
+          icon: () => <DeleteIcon color="secondary" />,
           tooltip: `Remove from ${singularTitleLowerCase}`,
           onClick: removeEntity,
         },
diff --git a/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistHeader.tsx b/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistHeader.tsx
index f892e8de7f..3a31dcaade 100644
--- a/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistHeader.tsx
+++ b/plugins/playlist/src/components/PlaylistPage/PlaylistHeader.tsx
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const PlaylistHeader = ({ playlist, onUpdate }: PlaylistHeaderProps) => {
           },
           {
             label: `Delete ${singularTitle}`,
-            icon: <DeleteIcon />,
+            icon: <DeleteIcon color="secondary" />,
             disabled: !deleteAllowed,
             onClick: () => setOpenDeleteDialog(true),
           },