diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js
index 79b4b9b..1270082 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/src/header-cell.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const HeaderCell = (props) => {
   const {
     text,
     sort,
+    sortCaret,
     filter,
     filterRenderer,
     headerTitle,
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ const HeaderCell = (props) => {
     cellAttrs.className = cs(cellAttrs.className, 'sortable');
 
     if (sorting) {
-      sortSymbol = <SortCaret order={ sortOrder } />;
+      sortSymbol = sortCaret ? sortCaret(sortOrder, column) : <SortCaret order={ sortOrder } />;
 
       // append customized classes or style if table was sorting based on the current column.
       cellClasses = cs(
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ const HeaderCell = (props) => {
           : headerSortingStyle
       };
     } else {
-      sortSymbol = <SortSymbol />;
+      sortSymbol = sortCaret ? sortCaret(undefined, column) : <SortSymbol />;
     }
   }
 
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ HeaderCell.propTypes = {
   onSort: PropTypes.func,
   sorting: PropTypes.bool,
   sortOrder: PropTypes.oneOf([Const.SORT_ASC, Const.SORT_DESC]),
+  sortCaret: PropTypes.func,
   isLastSorting: PropTypes.bool,
   onFilter: PropTypes.func,
   onExternalFilter: PropTypes.func
diff --git a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/header-cell.test.js b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/header-cell.test.js
index 6814135..b0c4525 100644
--- a/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/header-cell.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-bootstrap-table2/test/header-cell.test.js
@@ -403,6 +403,24 @@ describe('HeaderCell', () => {
       it('header should render SortSymbol as default', () => {
         expect(wrapper.find(SortSymbol).length).toBe(1);
       });
+
+      describe('when sortCaret is defined ', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          column = { ...column, sortCaret: jest.fn() };
+          wrapper = shallow(
+            <HeaderCell column={ column } index={ index } onSort={ onSortCallBack } />
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('header should not render SortSymbol', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.find(SortSymbol).length).toBe(0);
+        });
+
+        it('should call column.sortCaret correctly', () => {
+          expect(column.sortCaret).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+          expect(column.sortCaret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, column);
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     describe('and sorting prop is true', () => {
@@ -420,6 +438,30 @@ describe('HeaderCell', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      describe('when sortCaret is defined ', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          column = { ...column, sortCaret: jest.fn() };
+          wrapper = shallow(
+            <HeaderCell
+              column={ column }
+              index={ index }
+              onSort={ onSortCallBack }
+              sortOrder={ Const.SORT_ASC }
+              sorting
+            />
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('header should not render SortSymbol', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.find(SortSymbol).length).toBe(0);
+        });
+
+        it('should call column.sortCaret correctly', () => {
+          expect(column.sortCaret).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+          expect(column.sortCaret).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Const.SORT_ASC, column);
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('when headerSortingClasses is defined ', () => {
         const classes = 'foo';
         const order = Const.SORT_DESC;