diff --git a/components/lib/datatable/BodyCell.js b/components/lib/datatable/BodyCell.js
index 9dd17bb34c..aa22b7c2ea 100644
--- a/components/lib/datatable/BodyCell.js
+++ b/components/lib/datatable/BodyCell.js
@@ -628,13 +628,16 @@ export const BodyCell = React.memo((props) => {
             );
         } else if (rowReorder) {
             const showReorder = props.showRowReorderElement ? props.showRowReorderElement(props.rowData, { rowIndex: props.rowIndex, props: props.tableProps }) : true;
+            
+            const customIcon = getColumnProp('rowReorderIcon')
             const rowReorderIconProps = mergeProps(
                 {
                     className: cx('rowReorderIcon')
                 },
-                getColumnPTOptions('rowReorderIcon')
+                customIcon ? null : getColumnPTOptions('rowReorderIcon') 
             );
-            const rowReorderIcon = getColumnProp('rowReorderIcon') || <BarsIcon {...rowReorderIconProps} />;
+            
+            const rowReorderIcon = customIcon || <BarsIcon {...rowReorderIconProps} />;
 
             content = showReorder ? IconUtils.getJSXIcon(rowReorderIcon, { ...rowReorderIconProps }, { props }) : null;
         } else if (expander) {
diff --git a/components/lib/datatable/TableBody.js b/components/lib/datatable/TableBody.js
index 1225d46ebe..6174d3c089 100644
--- a/components/lib/datatable/TableBody.js
+++ b/components/lib/datatable/TableBody.js
@@ -607,9 +607,10 @@ export const TableBody = React.memo(
             const { originalEvent: event } = e;
 
             if (!isUnsyled && DomHandler.hasClass(event.target, 'p-datatable-reorderablerow-handle')) {
-                event.currentTarget.draggable = true;
+                event.currentTarget?.draggable = true;
+                event.target?.draggable = false;
             } else {
-                event.currentTarget.draggable = false;
+                event.currentTarget?.draggable = false;
             }
 
             if (allowRowDrag(e)) {