diff --git a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelectBase.js b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelectBase.js
index 24f640da70..53a515f6df 100644
--- a/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelectBase.js
+++ b/components/lib/multiselect/MultiSelectBase.js
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ export const MultiSelectBase = ComponentBase.extend({
         itemClassName: null,
         itemTemplate: null,
         loading: false,
+        loadingIcon: null,
         maxSelectedLabels: null,
         name: null,
         onBlur: null,
diff --git a/components/lib/multiselect/multiselect.d.ts b/components/lib/multiselect/multiselect.d.ts
index cf27b231fc..f284d42ba8 100644
--- a/components/lib/multiselect/multiselect.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/multiselect/multiselect.d.ts
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ export interface MultiSelectProps extends Omit<React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.Inp
     /**
      * Icon class of the dropdown icon.
      */
-    dropdownIcon?: IconType<MultiSelectProps>;
+    dropdownIcon?: IconType<MultiSelectProps> | undefined;
     /**
      * Template to display when filtering does not return any results.
      * @defaultValue No records found
@@ -550,6 +550,15 @@ export interface MultiSelectProps extends Omit<React.DetailedHTMLProps<React.Inp
      * Function that gets the option and returns the content for it.
      */
     itemTemplate?: React.ReactNode | ((option: any) => React.ReactNode);
+    /**
+     * Displays a loader to indicate data load is in progress.
+     * @defaultValue false
+     */
+    loading?: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     * The icon to show while indicating data load is in progress.
+     */
+    loadingIcon?: IconType<MultiSelectProps> | undefined;
     /**
      * Decides how many selected item labels to show at most.
      */