diff --git a/docs/app/components/content/examples/context-menu/ContextMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue b/docs/app/components/content/examples/context-menu/ContextMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue
index ea6c558c..1859d4af 100644
--- a/docs/app/components/content/examples/context-menu/ContextMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue
+++ b/docs/app/components/content/examples/context-menu/ContextMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const items = computed(() => [{
   onUpdateChecked(checked: boolean) {
     showSidebar.value = checked
   },
-  onSelect(e?: Event) {
-    e?.preventDefault()
+  onSelect(e: Event) {
+    e.preventDefault()
   }
 }, {
   label: 'Show Toolbar',
diff --git a/docs/app/components/content/examples/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue b/docs/app/components/content/examples/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue
index fe9b2f40..4e427694 100644
--- a/docs/app/components/content/examples/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue
+++ b/docs/app/components/content/examples/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenuCheckboxItemsExample.vue
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const items = computed(() => [{
   onUpdateChecked(checked: boolean) {
     showBookmarks.value = checked
   },
-  onSelect(e?: Event) {
-    e?.preventDefault()
+  onSelect(e: Event) {
+    e.preventDefault()
   }
 }, {
   label: 'Show History',
diff --git a/playground/app/pages/components/command-palette.vue b/playground/app/pages/components/command-palette.vue
index ab350dd7..37bc9031 100644
--- a/playground/app/pages/components/command-palette.vue
+++ b/playground/app/pages/components/command-palette.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => [{
     icon: 'i-heroicons-document-plus',
     loading: loading.value,
     onSelect(e: Event) {
-      e?.preventDefault()
+      e.preventDefault()
+
       toast.add({ title: 'New file added!' })
 
       loading.value = true
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => [{
     suffix: 'Create a new folder in the current directory or workspace.',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-folder-plus',
     onSelect(e: Event) {
-      e?.preventDefault()
+      e.preventDefault()
+
       toast.add({ title: 'New folder added!' })
     },
     kbds: ['meta', 'F']
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => [{
     suffix: 'Add a hashtag to the current item.',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-hashtag',
     onSelect(e: Event) {
-      e?.preventDefault()
+      e.preventDefault()
+
       toast.add({ title: 'Hashtag added!' })
     },
     kbds: ['meta', 'H']
@@ -66,7 +69,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => [{
     suffix: 'Add a label to the current item.',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-tag',
     onSelect(e: Event) {
-      e?.preventDefault()
+      e.preventDefault()
+
       toast.add({ title: 'Label added!' })
     },
     kbds: ['meta', 'L']
diff --git a/playground/app/pages/components/context-menu.vue b/playground/app/pages/components/context-menu.vue
index 6deed524..3afa2ed1 100644
--- a/playground/app/pages/components/context-menu.vue
+++ b/playground/app/pages/components/context-menu.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import theme from '#build/ui/context-menu'
 
-const items = [
+const loading = ref(false)
+
+const items = computed(() => [
   [{
     label: 'My account',
+    type: 'label' as const,
     avatar: {
       src: 'https://github.com/benjamincanac.png'
     }
@@ -37,7 +40,16 @@ const items = [
     label: 'Collapse Pinned Tabs',
     disabled: true
   }], [{
-    label: 'Refresh the Page'
+    label: 'Refresh the Page',
+    loading: loading.value,
+    onSelect(e: Event) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+
+      loading.value = true
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        loading.value = false
+      }, 2000)
+    }
   }, {
     label: 'Clear Cookies and Refresh'
   }, {
@@ -72,13 +84,13 @@ const items = [
       }
     }]]
   }]
-]
+])
 
 const sizes = Object.keys(theme.variants.size)
 
 const size = ref('md' as const)
 
-defineShortcuts(extractShortcuts(items))
+defineShortcuts(extractShortcuts(items.value))
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/playground/app/pages/components/dropdown-menu.vue b/playground/app/pages/components/dropdown-menu.vue
index 295f3cda..20f5a924 100644
--- a/playground/app/pages/components/dropdown-menu.vue
+++ b/playground/app/pages/components/dropdown-menu.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import theme from '#build/ui/dropdown-menu'
 
-const items = [
+const loading = ref(false)
+
+const items = computed(() => [
   [{
     label: 'My account',
     avatar: {
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ const items = [
       icon: 'i-heroicons-link',
       kbds: ['meta', 'i'],
       onSelect(e: Event) {
-        e?.preventDefault()
+        e.preventDefault()
         console.log('Invite by link clicked')
       }
     }], [{
@@ -80,8 +82,14 @@ const items = [
     label: 'New team',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-plus',
     kbds: ['meta', 'n'],
-    onSelect() {
-      console.log('New team clicked')
+    loading: loading.value,
+    onSelect(e: Event) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+
+      loading.value = true
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        loading.value = false
+      }, 2000)
     }
   }], [{
     label: 'GitHub',
@@ -112,13 +120,13 @@ const items = [
       console.log('Logout clicked')
     }
   }]
-]
+])
 
 const sizes = Object.keys(theme.variants.size)
 
 const size = ref('md' as const)
 
-defineShortcuts(extractShortcuts(items))
+defineShortcuts(extractShortcuts(items.value))
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/ContextMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/ContextMenu.vue
index e60b0aae..fa74aa64 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/ContextMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/ContextMenu.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface ContextMenuItem extends Omit<LinkProps, 'type' | 'raw' | 'custo
    */
   type?: 'label' | 'separator' | 'link' | 'checkbox'
   slot?: string
+  loading?: boolean
   disabled?: boolean
   checked?: boolean
   open?: boolean
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ export interface ContextMenuProps<T> extends Omit<ContextMenuRootProps, 'dir'> {
    * @defaultValue appConfig.ui.icons.check
    */
   checkedIcon?: string
+  /**
+   * The icon displayed when an item is loading.
+   * @defaultValue appConfig.ui.icons.loading
+   */
+  loadingIcon?: string
   /** The content of the menu. */
   content?: Omit<ContextMenuContentProps, 'as' | 'asChild' | 'forceMount'>
   /**
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ const ui = computed(() => contextMenu({
       :portal="portal"
       :label-key="labelKey"
       :checked-icon="checkedIcon"
+      :loading-icon="loadingIcon"
     >
       <template v-for="(_, name) in proxySlots" #[name]="slotData: any">
         <slot :name="name" v-bind="slotData" />
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/ContextMenuContent.vue b/src/runtime/components/ContextMenuContent.vue
index a8535811..f9efb73b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/ContextMenuContent.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/ContextMenuContent.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface ContextMenuContentProps<T> extends Omit<RadixContextMenuContentProps,
   sub?: boolean
   labelKey: string
   checkedIcon?: string
+  loadingIcon?: string
   class?: any
   ui: typeof _contextMenu
   uiOverride?: any
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
   <DefineItemTemplate v-slot="{ item, active, index }">
     <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="(item as T)" :index="index">
       <slot :name="item.slot ? `${item.slot}-leading`: 'item-leading'" :item="(item as T)" :active="active" :index="index">
-        <UIcon v-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.itemLeadingIcon({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingIcon, active })" />
+        <UIcon v-if="item.loading" :name="loadingIcon || appConfig.ui.icons.loading" :class="ui.itemLeadingIcon({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingIcon, loading: true })" />
+        <UIcon v-else-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.itemLeadingIcon({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingIcon, active })" />
         <UAvatar v-else-if="item.avatar" :size="((props.uiOverride?.itemLeadingAvatarSize || ui.itemLeadingAvatarSize()) as AvatarProps['size'])" v-bind="item.avatar" :class="ui.itemLeadingAvatar({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingAvatar, active })" />
       </slot>
 
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
               :items="item.children"
               :align-offset="-4"
               :label-key="labelKey"
+              :checked-icon="checkedIcon"
+              :loading-icon="loadingIcon"
               v-bind="item.content"
             >
               <template v-for="(_, name) in proxySlots" #[name]="slotData: any">
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue
index cb65deaa..9e669564 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface DropdownMenuItem extends Omit<LinkProps, 'type' | 'raw' | 'cust
    */
   type?: 'label' | 'separator' | 'link' | 'checkbox'
   slot?: string
+  loading?: boolean
   disabled?: boolean
   checked?: boolean
   open?: boolean
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ export interface DropdownMenuProps<T> extends Omit<DropdownMenuRootProps, 'dir'>
    * @defaultValue appConfig.ui.icons.check
    */
   checkedIcon?: string
+  /**
+   * The icon displayed when an item is loading.
+   * @defaultValue appConfig.ui.icons.loading
+   */
+  loadingIcon?: string
   /**
    * The content of the menu.
    * @defaultValue { side: 'bottom', sideOffset: 8 }
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@ const ui = computed(() => dropdownMenu({
       :portal="portal"
       :label-key="labelKey"
       :checked-icon="checkedIcon"
+      :loading-icon="loadingIcon"
     >
       <template v-for="(_, name) in proxySlots" #[name]="slotData: any">
         <slot :name="name" v-bind="slotData" />
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue
index ddd20060..6ed7d2e5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ interface DropdownMenuContentProps<T> extends Omit<RadixDropdownMenuContentProps
   sub?: boolean
   labelKey: string
   checkedIcon?: string
+  loadingIcon?: string
   class?: any
   ui: typeof _dropdownMenu
   uiOverride?: any
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
   <DefineItemTemplate v-slot="{ item, active, index }">
     <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="(item as T)" :index="index">
       <slot :name="item.slot ? `${item.slot}-leading`: 'item-leading'" :item="(item as T)" :active="active" :index="index">
-        <UIcon v-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.itemLeadingIcon({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingIcon, active })" />
+        <UIcon v-if="item.loading" :name="loadingIcon || appConfig.ui.icons.loading" :class="ui.itemLeadingIcon({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingIcon, loading: true })" />
+        <UIcon v-else-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.itemLeadingIcon({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingIcon, active })" />
         <UAvatar v-else-if="item.avatar" :size="((props.uiOverride?.itemLeadingAvatarSize || ui.itemLeadingAvatarSize()) as AvatarProps['size'])" v-bind="item.avatar" :class="ui.itemLeadingAvatar({ class: uiOverride?.itemLeadingAvatar, active })" />
       </slot>
 
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
               :align-offset="-4"
               :side-offset="3"
               :label-key="labelKey"
+              :checked-icon="checkedIcon"
+              :loading-icon="loadingIcon"
               v-bind="item.content"
             >
               <template v-for="(_, name) in proxySlots" #[name]="slotData: any">
diff --git a/src/theme/context-menu.ts b/src/theme/context-menu.ts
index 4c806645..1656a1e7 100644
--- a/src/theme/context-menu.ts
+++ b/src/theme/context-menu.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ export default (options: Required<ModuleOptions>) => ({
         itemLeadingIcon: ['text-[var(--ui-text-dimmed)] group-data-highlighted:text-[var(--ui-text)] group-data-[state=open]:text-[var(--ui-text)]', options.theme.transitions && 'transition-colors']
       }
     },
+    loading: {
+      true: {
+        itemLeadingIcon: 'animate-spin'
+      }
+    },
     size: {
       xs: {
         label: 'p-1 text-xs gap-1',
diff --git a/src/theme/dropdown-menu.ts b/src/theme/dropdown-menu.ts
index fd0bc707..04f8bb8d 100644
--- a/src/theme/dropdown-menu.ts
+++ b/src/theme/dropdown-menu.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ export default (options: Required<ModuleOptions>) => ({
         itemLeadingIcon: ['text-[var(--ui-text-dimmed)] group-data-highlighted:text-[var(--ui-text)] group-data-[state=open]:text-[var(--ui-text)]', options.theme.transitions && 'transition-colors']
       }
     },
+    loading: {
+      true: {
+        itemLeadingIcon: 'animate-spin'
+      }
+    },
     size: {
       xs: {
         label: 'p-1 text-xs gap-1',