diff --git a/src/material/icon/icon.spec.ts b/src/material/icon/icon.spec.ts
index 55b07833c11a..728ac7f00c1f 100644
--- a/src/material/icon/icon.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/icon/icon.spec.ts
@@ -278,10 +278,35 @@ describe('MatIcon', () => {
       http.expectOne('farm-set-1.svg').error(new ErrorEvent('Network error'));
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
-      expect(errorHandler.handleError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      // Called twice once for the HTTP request failing and once for the icon
+      // then not being able to be found.
+      expect(errorHandler.handleError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(errorHandler.handleError.calls.argsFor(0)[0].message).toEqual(
         'Loading icon set URL: farm-set-1.svg failed: Http failure response ' +
         'for farm-set-1.svg: 0 ');
+      expect(errorHandler.handleError.calls.argsFor(1)[0].message)
+          .toEqual(
+              `Error retrieving icon ${testComponent.iconName}! ` +
+              'Unable to find icon with the name "pig"');
+    });
+
+    it('should delegate an error getting an SVG icon to the ErrorHandler', () => {
+      iconRegistry.addSvgIconSetInNamespace('farm', trustUrl('farm-set-1.svg'));
+
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(IconFromSvgName);
+      const testComponent = fixture.componentInstance;
+
+      testComponent.iconName = 'farm:DNE';
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      http.expectOne('farm-set-1.svg').flush(FAKE_SVGS.farmSet1);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      // The HTTP request succeeded but the icon was not found so we logged.
+      expect(errorHandler.handleError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(errorHandler.handleError.calls.argsFor(0)[0].message)
+          .toEqual(
+              `Error retrieving icon ${testComponent.iconName}! ` +
+              'Unable to find icon with the name "DNE"');
     });
 
     it('should extract icon from SVG icon set', () => {
diff --git a/src/material/icon/icon.ts b/src/material/icon/icon.ts
index f996381107f4..167ff107d698 100644
--- a/src/material/icon/icon.ts
+++ b/src/material/icon/icon.ts
@@ -6,27 +6,29 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {take} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/common';
 import {
+  AfterViewChecked,
   Attribute,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
   ElementRef,
+  ErrorHandler,
+  inject,
+  Inject,
+  InjectionToken,
   Input,
   OnChanges,
+  OnDestroy,
   OnInit,
+  Optional,
   SimpleChanges,
   ViewEncapsulation,
-  Optional,
-  InjectionToken,
-  inject,
-  Inject,
-  OnDestroy,
-  AfterViewChecked,
 } from '@angular/core';
-import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/common';
 import {CanColor, CanColorCtor, mixinColor} from '@angular/material/core';
-import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {take} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
 import {MatIconRegistry} from './icon-registry';
 
 
@@ -178,14 +180,15 @@ export class MatIcon extends _MatIconMixinBase implements OnChanges, OnInit, Aft
   private _elementsWithExternalReferences?: Map<Element, {name: string, value: string}[]>;
 
   constructor(
-      elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
-      private _iconRegistry: MatIconRegistry,
+      elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, private _iconRegistry: MatIconRegistry,
       @Attribute('aria-hidden') ariaHidden: string,
       /**
        * @deprecated `location` parameter to be made required.
        * @breaking-change 8.0.0
        */
-      @Optional() @Inject(MAT_ICON_LOCATION) private _location?: MatIconLocation) {
+      @Optional() @Inject(MAT_ICON_LOCATION) private _location?: MatIconLocation,
+      // @breaking-change 9.0.0 _errorHandler parameter to be made required
+      @Optional() private readonly _errorHandler?: ErrorHandler) {
     super(elementRef);
 
     // If the user has not explicitly set aria-hidden, mark the icon as hidden, as this is
@@ -228,10 +231,17 @@ export class MatIcon extends _MatIconMixinBase implements OnChanges, OnInit, Aft
       if (this.svgIcon) {
         const [namespace, iconName] = this._splitIconName(this.svgIcon);
 
-        this._iconRegistry.getNamedSvgIcon(iconName, namespace).pipe(take(1)).subscribe(
-          svg => this._setSvgElement(svg),
-          (err: Error) => console.log(`Error retrieving icon: ${err.message}`)
-        );
+        this._iconRegistry.getNamedSvgIcon(iconName, namespace)
+            .pipe(take(1))
+            .subscribe(svg => this._setSvgElement(svg), (err: Error) => {
+              const errorMessage = `Error retrieving icon ${namespace}:${iconName}! ${err.message}`;
+              // @breaking-change 9.0.0 _errorHandler parameter to be made required.
+              if (this._errorHandler) {
+                this._errorHandler.handleError(new Error(errorMessage));
+              } else {
+                console.error(errorMessage);
+              }
+            });
       } else if (svgIconChanges.previousValue) {
         this._clearSvgElement();
       }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/icon.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/material/icon.d.ts
index 60743fb8e9d1..666e5f50f32b 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/icon.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/icon.d.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export declare class MatIcon extends _MatIconMixinBase implements OnChanges, OnI
     inline: boolean;
     svgIcon: string;
     constructor(elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>, _iconRegistry: MatIconRegistry, ariaHidden: string,
-    _location?: MatIconLocation | undefined);
+    _location?: MatIconLocation | undefined, _errorHandler?: ErrorHandler | undefined);
     ngAfterViewChecked(): void;
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void;
     ngOnDestroy(): void;