diff --git a/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js b/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js
index a36346d5e..c32a0f25d 100644
--- a/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js
+++ b/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ plugins: [
  *
  * @type {import('./plugins-types.js').Plugin<'addClassesToSVGElement'>}
  */
-export const fn = (root, params) => {
+export const fn = (root, params, info) => {
   if (
-    !(Array.isArray(params.classNames) && params.classNames.some(String)) &&
+    !(Array.isArray(params.classNames) && params.classNames.length !== 0) &&
     !params.className
   ) {
     console.error(ENOCLS);
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ export const fn = (root, params) => {
           );
           for (const className of classNames) {
             if (className != null) {
-              classList.add(className);
+              const classToAdd =
+                typeof className === 'string'
+                  ? className
+                  : className(node, info);
+              classList.add(classToAdd);
             }
           }
           node.attributes.class = Array.from(classList).join(' ');
diff --git a/plugins/plugins-types.d.ts b/plugins/plugins-types.d.ts
index 246ea6249..b5b7ae51a 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-types.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugins-types.d.ts
@@ -273,8 +273,10 @@ export type BuiltinsWithRequiredParams = {
     attributes?: Array<string | Record<string, null | string>>;
   };
   addClassesToSVGElement: {
-    className?: string;
-    classNames?: string[];
+    className?: string | ((node: XastElement, info: PluginInfo) => string);
+    classNames?: Array<
+      string | ((node: XastElement, info: PluginInfo) => string)
+    >;
   };
   removeAttributesBySelector: any;
   removeAttrs: {
diff --git a/test/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.test.js b/test/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c40b75205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { optimize } from '../../lib/svgo.js';
+
+test('should accept function as className parameter', () => {
+  const svg = `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"/>`;
+
+  expect(
+    optimize(svg, {
+      path: 'uwu.svg',
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          name: 'addClassesToSVGElement',
+          params: {
+            classNames: [
+              'icon',
+              (_, info) => `icon__${info?.path?.split('.')[0]}`,
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }).data,
+  ).toBe(`<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon icon__uwu"/>`);
+
+  expect(
+    optimize(svg, {
+      path: 'uwu.svg',
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          name: 'addClassesToSVGElement',
+          params: {
+            className: (_, info) => `icon__${info?.path?.split('.')[0]}`,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }).data,
+  ).toBe(`<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon__uwu"/>`);
+});