diff --git a/playground/pages/accordion.vue b/playground/pages/accordion.vue
index baf3973b..7b977061 100644
--- a/playground/pages/accordion.vue
+++ b/playground/pages/accordion.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const items = [{
   content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, facilisis vitae arcu. Proin eget egestas augue. Praesent ut sem nec arcu pellentesque aliquet. Duis dapibus diam vel metus tempus vulputate.'
 }, {
   label: 'Utilities',
-  slot: 'toto',
+  slot: 'custom' as const,
   icon: 'i-heroicons-wrench-screwdriver',
   content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, facilisis vitae arcu. Proin eget egestas augue. Praesent ut sem nec arcu pellentesque aliquet. Duis dapibus diam vel metus tempus vulputate.'
 }]
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ const items = [{
 
 <template>
   <UCard :ui="{ body: 'p-0 sm:p-0' }">
-    <UAccordion :items="items" class="w-96" :ui="{ trigger: 'px-3.5', content: 'px-3.5' }" />
+    <UAccordion :items="items" class="w-96" :ui="{ trigger: 'px-3.5', content: 'px-3.5' }">
+      <template #custom="{ item }">
+        <span class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Custom: {{ item.content }}</span>
+      </template>
+    </UAccordion>
   </UCard>
 </template>
diff --git a/playground/pages/breadcrumb.vue b/playground/pages/breadcrumb.vue
index 727d8ebc..6ee53117 100644
--- a/playground/pages/breadcrumb.vue
+++ b/playground/pages/breadcrumb.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const items = [{
   label: 'Home',
   to: '/'
 }, {
-  slot: 'dropdown',
+  slot: 'dropdown' as const,
   icon: 'i-heroicons-ellipsis-horizontal',
   children: [{
     label: 'Documentation'
diff --git a/playground/pages/dropdown-menu.vue b/playground/pages/dropdown-menu.vue
index 2c5ae0ce..08a176d9 100644
--- a/playground/pages/dropdown-menu.vue
+++ b/playground/pages/dropdown-menu.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+const appConfig = useAppConfig()
+
 const items = [
   [{
     label: 'My account',
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ const items = [
   [{
     label: 'Profile',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-user',
+    slot: 'custom' as const,
     select(e: Event) {
       e.preventDefault()
       console.log('Profile clicked')
@@ -116,6 +119,14 @@ defineShortcuts(extractShortcuts(items))
   <div class="flex-1">
     <UDropdownMenu :items="items" arrow :content="{ side: 'bottom' }" class="min-w-48">
       <UButton label="Open" color="white" />
+
+      <template #custom="{ item }">
+        <UIcon :name="item.icon" class="shrink-0 size-5" />
+
+        <span class="truncate">{{ item.label }}</span>
+
+        <UIcon :name="appConfig.ui.icons.check" class="shrink-0 size-5 text-primary-500 dark:text-primary-400 ms-auto" />
+      </template>
     </UDropdownMenu>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/playground/pages/navigation-menu.vue b/playground/pages/navigation-menu.vue
index 255ab20d..4db3756a 100644
--- a/playground/pages/navigation-menu.vue
+++ b/playground/pages/navigation-menu.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ const items = [
     label: 'Examples',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-light-bulb',
     to: 'https://ui.nuxt.com',
-    target: '_blank'
+    target: '_blank',
+    slot: 'custom' as const
   }, {
     label: 'Help',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-question-mark-circle',
@@ -37,7 +38,13 @@ const items = [
 
 <template>
   <div class="flex flex-col gap-12 w-full max-w-4xl">
-    <UNavigationMenu :items="items" class="border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800" />
+    <UNavigationMenu :items="items" class="border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">
+      <template #custom="{ item }">
+        <UIcon :name="item.icon" class="size-5" />
+
+        <span class="truncate text-primary-500 dark:text-primary-400">{{ item.label }}</span>
+      </template>
+    </UNavigationMenu>
 
     <UNavigationMenu :items="items" orientation="vertical" class="w-48" />
   </div>
diff --git a/playground/pages/tabs.vue b/playground/pages/tabs.vue
index ea2ffe99..55013949 100644
--- a/playground/pages/tabs.vue
+++ b/playground/pages/tabs.vue
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@ const items = [{
 }, {
   label: 'Tab3',
   icon: 'i-heroicons-bell',
-  content: 'Finally, this is the content for Tab3'
+  content: 'Finally, this is the content for Tab3',
+  slot: 'custom' as const
 }]
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
-    <UTabs :items="items" class="w-96" />
+    <UTabs :items="items" class="w-96">
+      <template #custom="{ item }">
+        <span class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Custom: {{ item.content }}</span>
+      </template>
+    </UTabs>
+
     <UTabs :items="items" orientation="vertical" />
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/Accordion.vue b/src/runtime/components/Accordion.vue
index f3171533..4df29738 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/Accordion.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/Accordion.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { AccordionRootProps, AccordionRootEmits, AccordionContentProps } fr
 import type { AppConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import _appConfig from '#build/app.config'
 import theme from '#build/ui/accordion'
+import type { DynamicSlots } from '#ui/types/utils'
 
 const appConfig = _appConfig as AppConfig & { ui: { accordion: Partial<typeof theme> } }
 
@@ -31,14 +32,13 @@ export interface AccordionEmits extends AccordionRootEmits {}
 
 type SlotProps<T> = (props: { item: T, index: number }) => any
 
-export type AccordionSlots<T> = {
+export type AccordionSlots<T extends { slot?: string }> = {
   default: SlotProps<T>
   leading: SlotProps<T>
   label: SlotProps<T>
   trailing: SlotProps<T>
   content: SlotProps<T>
-  [key: string]: SlotProps<T>
-}
+} & DynamicSlots<T, SlotProps<T>>
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends AccordionItem">
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/Breadcrumb.vue b/src/runtime/components/Breadcrumb.vue
index c2c00075..c7df0d64 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/Breadcrumb.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/Breadcrumb.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { AppConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import _appConfig from '#build/app.config'
 import theme from '#build/ui/breadcrumb'
 import type { AvatarProps, LinkProps } from '#ui/types'
+import type { DynamicSlots } from '#ui/types/utils'
 
 const appConfig = _appConfig as AppConfig & { ui: { breadcrumb: Partial<typeof theme> } }
 
@@ -26,14 +27,13 @@ export interface BreadcrumbProps<T> extends Omit<PrimitiveProps, 'asChild'> {
 
 type SlotProps<T> = (props: { item: T, index: number, active?: boolean }) => any
 
-export interface BreadcrumbSlots<T> {
+export type BreadcrumbSlots<T extends { slot?: string }> = {
   leading: SlotProps<T>
   label: SlotProps<T>
   trailing: SlotProps<T>
   item: SlotProps<T>
-  [key: string]: SlotProps<T>
   separator(): any
-}
+} & DynamicSlots<T, SlotProps<T>>
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends BreadcrumbItem">
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: breadcrumb, slots: props.ui })())
     <ol :class="ui.list()">
       <template v-for="(item, index) in items" :key="index">
         <li :class="ui.item()">
-          <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
-            <ULink as="span" v-bind="omit(item, ['label', 'icon', 'avatar'])" :aria-current="index === items!.length - 1 ? 'page' : undefined" :class="ui.link({ active: index === items!.length - 1, disabled: !!item.disabled, to: !!item.to })" raw>
+          <ULink as="span" v-bind="omit(item, ['label', 'icon', 'avatar', 'slot'])" :aria-current="index === items!.length - 1 ? 'page' : undefined" :class="ui.link({ active: index === items!.length - 1, disabled: !!item.disabled, to: !!item.to })" raw>
+            <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
               <slot name="leading" :item="item" :active="index === items!.length - 1" :index="index">
                 <UAvatar v-if="item.avatar" size="2xs" v-bind="item.avatar" :class="ui.linkLeadingAvatar({ active: index === items!.length - 1 })" />
                 <UIcon v-else-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.linkLeadingIcon({ active: index === items!.length - 1 })" />
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: breadcrumb, slots: props.ui })())
               </span>
 
               <slot name="trailing" :item="item" :active="index === items!.length - 1" :index="index" />
-            </ULink>
-          </slot>
+            </slot>
+          </ULink>
         </li>
 
         <li v-if="index < items!.length - 1" role="presentation" :class="ui.separator()">
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue
index 69998e43..a539ba63 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenu.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { AppConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import _appConfig from '#build/app.config'
 import theme from '#build/ui/dropdown-menu'
 import type { AvatarProps, KbdProps, LinkProps } from '#ui/types'
+import type { DynamicSlots } from '#ui/types/utils'
 
 const appConfig = _appConfig as AppConfig & { ui: { dropdownMenu: Partial<typeof theme> } }
 
@@ -43,14 +44,13 @@ export interface DropdownMenuEmits extends DropdownMenuRootEmits {}
 
 type SlotProps<T> = (props: { item: T, active?: boolean, index: number }) => any
 
-export interface DropdownMenuSlots<T> {
+export type DropdownMenuSlots<T extends { slot?: string }> = {
   default(): any
   leading: SlotProps<T>
   label: SlotProps<T>
   trailing: SlotProps<T>
   item: SlotProps<T>
-  [key: string]: SlotProps<T>
-}
+} & DynamicSlots<T, SlotProps<T>>
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends DropdownMenuItem">
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const slots = defineSlots<DropdownMenuSlots<T>>()
 const rootProps = useForwardPropsEmits(reactivePick(props, 'defaultOpen', 'open', 'modal'), emits)
 const contentProps = toRef(() => defu(props.content, { side: 'bottom', sideOffset: 8 }) as DropdownMenuContentProps)
 const arrowProps = toRef(() => props.arrow as DropdownMenuArrowProps)
-const proxySlots = omit(slots, ['default'])
+const proxySlots = omit(slots, ['default']) as Record<string, DropdownMenuSlots<T>[string]>
 
 const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: dropdownMenu, slots: props.ui })())
 </script>
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue
index a5923e8b..ff0aa9cc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/DropdownMenuContent.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface DropdownMenuContentProps<T> extends Omit<RadixDropdownMenuContentProps
 
 interface DropdownMenuContentEmits extends RadixDropdownMenuContentEmits {}
 
-interface DropdownMenuContentSlots<T> extends DropdownMenuSlots<T> {}
+type DropdownMenuContentSlots<T extends { slot?: string }> = DropdownMenuSlots<T>
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends DropdownMenuItem">
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const slots = defineSlots<DropdownMenuContentSlots<T>>()
 
 const appConfig = useAppConfig()
 const contentProps = useForwardPropsEmits(reactiveOmit(props, 'sub', 'items', 'portal', 'class', 'ui'), emits)
-const proxySlots = omit(slots, ['default'])
+const proxySlots = omit(slots, ['default']) as Record<string, DropdownMenuContentSlots<T>[string]>
 
 const [DefineItemTemplate, ReuseItemTemplate] = createReusableTemplate()
 
@@ -43,25 +43,27 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
 
 <template>
   <DefineItemTemplate v-slot="{ item, active, index }">
-    <slot name="leading" :item="item" :active="active" :index="index">
-      <UAvatar v-if="item.avatar" size="2xs" v-bind="item.avatar" :class="ui.linkLeadingAvatar({ active })" />
-      <UIcon v-else-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.linkLeadingIcon({ active })" />
+    <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
+      <slot name="leading" :item="item" :active="active" :index="index">
+        <UAvatar v-if="item.avatar" size="2xs" v-bind="item.avatar" :class="ui.linkLeadingAvatar({ active })" />
+        <UIcon v-else-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.linkLeadingIcon({ active })" />
+      </slot>
+
+      <span v-if="item.label || $slots.label" :class="ui.linkLabel()">
+        <slot name="label" :item="item" :active="active" :index="index">
+          {{ item.label }}
+        </slot>
+      </span>
+
+      <span v-if="$slots.trailing || item.children?.length || item.kbds?.length" :class="ui.linkTrailing()">
+        <slot name="trailing" :item="item" :active="active" :index="index">
+          <UIcon v-if="item.children?.length" :name="appConfig.ui.icons.chevronRight" :class="ui.linkTrailingIcon()" />
+          <span v-else-if="item.kbds?.length" :class="ui.linkTrailingKbds()">
+            <UKbd v-for="(kbd, kbdIndex) in item.kbds" :key="kbdIndex" size="md" v-bind="typeof kbd === 'string' ? { value: kbd } : kbd" />
+          </span>
+        </slot>
+      </span>
     </slot>
-
-    <span v-if="item.label || $slots.label" :class="ui.linkLabel()">
-      <slot name="label" :item="item" :active="active" :index="index">
-        {{ item.label }}
-      </slot>
-    </span>
-
-    <span v-if="$slots.trailing || item.children?.length || item.kbds?.length" :class="ui.linkTrailing()">
-      <slot name="trailing" :item="item" :active="active" :index="index">
-        <UIcon v-if="item.children?.length" :name="appConfig.ui.icons.chevronRight" :class="ui.linkTrailingIcon()" />
-        <span v-else-if="item.kbds?.length" :class="ui.linkTrailingKbds()">
-          <UKbd v-for="(kbd, kbdIndex) in item.kbds" :key="kbdIndex" size="md" v-bind="typeof kbd === 'string' ? { value: kbd } : kbd" />
-        </span>
-      </slot>
-    </span>
   </DefineItemTemplate>
 
   <DropdownMenu.Portal :disabled="!portal">
@@ -69,9 +71,7 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
       <DropdownMenu.Group v-for="(group, groupIndex) in groups" :key="`group-${groupIndex}`" :class="ui.group()">
         <template v-for="(item, index) in group" :key="`group-${groupIndex}-${index}`">
           <DropdownMenu.Label v-if="item.type === 'label'" :class="ui.label()">
-            <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
-              <ReuseItemTemplate :item="item" :index="index" />
-            </slot>
+            <ReuseItemTemplate :item="item" :index="index" />
           </DropdownMenu.Label>
           <DropdownMenu.Sub v-else-if="item?.children?.length">
             <DropdownMenu.SubTrigger
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
               :text-value="item.label"
               :class="ui.link()"
             >
-              <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
-                <ReuseItemTemplate :item="item" :index="index" />
-              </slot>
+              <ReuseItemTemplate :item="item" :index="index" />
             </DropdownMenu.SubTrigger>
 
             <UDropdownMenuContent
@@ -106,13 +104,11 @@ const groups = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0
             </UDropdownMenuContent>
           </DropdownMenu.Sub>
           <DropdownMenu.Item v-else as-child :disabled="item.disabled" :text-value="item.label" @select="item.select">
-            <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
-              <ULink v-slot="{ active, ...slotProps }" v-bind="omit((item as DropdownMenuItem), ['label', 'icon', 'avatar', 'kbds', 'slot', 'open', 'defaultOpen', 'select', 'children', 'type'])" custom>
-                <ULinkBase v-bind="slotProps" :class="ui.link({ active })">
-                  <ReuseItemTemplate :item="item" :active="active" :index="index" />
-                </ULinkBase>
-              </ULink>
-            </slot>
+            <ULink v-slot="{ active, ...slotProps }" v-bind="omit((item as DropdownMenuItem), ['label', 'icon', 'avatar', 'kbds', 'slot', 'open', 'defaultOpen', 'select', 'children', 'type'])" custom>
+              <ULinkBase v-bind="slotProps" :class="ui.link({ active })">
+                <ReuseItemTemplate :item="item" :active="active" :index="index" />
+              </ULinkBase>
+            </ULink>
           </DropdownMenu.Item>
         </template>
       </DropdownMenu.Group>
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/NavigationMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/NavigationMenu.vue
index 6699e6ec..d23fe2fd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/NavigationMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/NavigationMenu.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { AppConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import _appConfig from '#build/app.config'
 import theme from '#build/ui/navigation-menu'
 import type { AvatarProps, BadgeProps, LinkProps, SeparatorProps } from '#ui/types'
+import type { DynamicSlots } from '#ui/types/utils'
 
 const appConfig = _appConfig as AppConfig & { ui: { navigationMenu: Partial<typeof theme> } }
 
@@ -31,13 +32,12 @@ export interface NavigationMenuEmits extends NavigationMenuRootEmits {}
 
 type SlotProps<T> = (props: { item: T, index: number, active?: boolean }) => any
 
-export interface NavigationMenuSlots<T> {
+export type NavigationMenuSlots<T extends { slot?: string }> = {
   leading: SlotProps<T>
   label: SlotProps<T>
   trailing: SlotProps<T>
   item: SlotProps<T>
-  [key: string]: SlotProps<T>
-}
+} & DynamicSlots<T, SlotProps<T>>
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends NavigationMenuItem">
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ const lists = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0]
     <template v-for="(list, listIndex) in lists" :key="`list-${listIndex}`">
       <NavigationMenuList :class="ui.list()">
         <NavigationMenuItem v-for="(item, index) in list" :key="`list-${listIndex}-${index}`" :value="item.value || String(index)" :class="ui.item()">
-          <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
-            <ULink v-slot="{ active, ...slotProps }" v-bind="omit(item, ['label', 'icon', 'avatar', 'badge', 'select'])" custom>
-              <NavigationMenuLink as-child :active="active" @select="item.select">
-                <ULinkBase v-bind="slotProps" :class="ui.link({ active, disabled: !!item.disabled })">
+          <ULink v-slot="{ active, ...slotProps }" v-bind="omit(item, ['label', 'icon', 'avatar', 'badge', 'slot', 'select'])" custom>
+            <NavigationMenuLink as-child :active="active" @select="item.select">
+              <ULinkBase v-bind="slotProps" :class="ui.link({ active, disabled: !!item.disabled })">
+                <slot :name="item.slot || 'item'" :item="item" :index="index">
                   <slot name="leading" :item="item" :active="active" :index="index">
                     <UAvatar v-if="item.avatar" size="2xs" v-bind="item.avatar" :class="ui.linkLeadingAvatar({ active, disabled: !!item.disabled })" />
                     <UIcon v-else-if="item.icon" :name="item.icon" :class="ui.linkLeadingIcon({ active, disabled: !!item.disabled })" />
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ const lists = computed(() => props.items?.length ? (Array.isArray(props.items[0]
                       />
                     </slot>
                   </span>
-                </ULinkBase>
-              </NavigationMenuLink>
-            </ULink>
-          </slot>
+                </slot>
+              </ULinkBase>
+            </NavigationMenuLink>
+          </ULink>
         </NavigationMenuItem>
       </NavigationMenuList>
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/Tabs.vue b/src/runtime/components/Tabs.vue
index 5c15ea83..0a4a2b6c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/Tabs.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/Tabs.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { AppConfig } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import _appConfig from '#build/app.config'
 import theme from '#build/ui/tabs'
 import type { AvatarProps } from '#ui/types'
+import type { DynamicSlots } from '#ui/types/utils'
 
 const appConfig = _appConfig as AppConfig & { ui: { tabs: Partial<typeof theme> } }
 
@@ -31,14 +32,13 @@ export interface TabsEmits extends TabsRootEmits {}
 
 type SlotProps<T> = (props: { item: T, index: number }) => any
 
-export type TabsSlots<T> = {
+export type TabsSlots<T extends { slot?: string }> = {
   default: SlotProps<T>
   leading: SlotProps<T>
   label: SlotProps<T>
   trailing: SlotProps<T>
   content: SlotProps<T>
-  [key: string]: SlotProps<T>
-}
+} & DynamicSlots<T, SlotProps<T>>
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="T extends TabsItem">
diff --git a/src/runtime/types/utils.d.ts b/src/runtime/types/utils.d.ts
index 8170a71d..80aadc50 100644
--- a/src/runtime/types/utils.d.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/types/utils.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 export type DeepPartial<T> = Partial<{
   [P in keyof T]: DeepPartial<T[P]> | { [key: string]: string | object }
 }>
+
+export type DynamicSlots<T extends { slot?: string }, SlotProps, Slot = T['slot']> =
+  Record<string, SlotProps> & (Slot extends string ? Record<Slot, SlotProps> : Record<string, never>)
diff --git a/test/components/Tabs.spec.ts b/test/components/Tabs.spec.ts
index f5c174dc..6473ec07 100644
--- a/test/components/Tabs.spec.ts
+++ b/test/components/Tabs.spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ describe('Tabs', () => {
   }, {
     label: 'Tab3',
     icon: 'i-heroicons-bell',
-    content: 'Finally, this is the content for Tab3'
+    content: 'Finally, this is the content for Tab3',
+    slot: 'custom'
   }]
 
   const props = { items }