diff --git a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.d.ts b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.d.ts
index 0ca71306a0..00629c012b 100755
--- a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.d.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ export interface PanelMenuState {
  * Defines current options in PanelMenu component.
  */
 export interface PanelMenuContext {
+    /**
+     * Index of the menuitem.
+     */
+    index: number;
     /**
      * Current active state of menuitem as a boolean.
      * @defaultValue false
diff --git a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue
index ca14f67a31..53dfbc76d7 100644
--- a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue
+++ b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenu.vue
@@ -13,26 +13,26 @@
                     :aria-disabled="isItemDisabled(item)"
                     @click="onHeaderClick($event, item)"
                     @keydown="onHeaderKeyDown($event, item)"
-                    v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'header')"
+                    v-bind="getPTOptions('header', item, index)"
                     :data-p-highlight="isItemActive(item)"
                     :data-p-disabled="isItemDisabled(item)"
                 >
-                    <div :class="cx('headerContent')" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'headerContent')">
+                    <div :class="cx('headerContent')" v-bind="getPTOptions('headerContent', item, index)">
                         <template v-if="!$slots.item">
                             <router-link v-if="getItemProp(item, 'to') && !isItemDisabled(item)" v-slot="{ navigate, href, isActive, isExactActive }" :to="getItemProp(item, 'to')" custom>
-                                <a :href="href" :class="cx('headerAction', { isActive, isExactActive })" :tabindex="-1" @click="onHeaderActionClick($event, navigate)" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'headerAction')">
+                                <a :href="href" :class="cx('headerAction', { isActive, isExactActive })" :tabindex="-1" @click="onHeaderActionClick($event, navigate)" v-bind="getPTOptions('headerAction', item, index)">
                                     <component v-if="$slots.headericon" :is="$slots.headericon" :item="item" :class="[cx('headerIcon'), getItemProp(item, 'icon')]" />
-                                    <span v-else-if="getItemProp(item, 'icon')" :class="[cx('headerIcon'), getItemProp(item, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'headerIcon')" />
-                                    <span :class="cx('headerLabel')" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'headerLabel')">{{ getItemLabel(item) }}</span>
+                                    <span v-else-if="getItemProp(item, 'icon')" :class="[cx('headerIcon'), getItemProp(item, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions('headerIcon', item, index)" />
+                                    <span :class="cx('headerLabel')" v-bind="getPTOptions('headerLabel', item, index)">{{ getItemLabel(item) }}</span>
                                 </a>
                             </router-link>
-                            <a v-else :href="getItemProp(item, 'url')" :class="cx('headerAction')" :tabindex="-1" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'headerAction')">
+                            <a v-else :href="getItemProp(item, 'url')" :class="cx('headerAction')" :tabindex="-1" v-bind="getPTOptions('headerAction', item, index)">
                                 <slot v-if="getItemProp(item, 'items')" name="submenuicon" :active="isItemActive(item)">
-                                    <component :is="isItemActive(item) ? 'ChevronDownIcon' : 'ChevronRightIcon'" :class="cx('submenuIcon')" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'submenuIcon')" />
+                                    <component :is="isItemActive(item) ? 'ChevronDownIcon' : 'ChevronRightIcon'" :class="cx('submenuIcon')" v-bind="getPTOptions('submenuIcon', item, index)" />
                                 </slot>
                                 <component v-if="$slots.headericon" :is="$slots.headericon" :item="item" :class="[cx('headerIcon'), getItemProp(item, 'icon')]" />
-                                <span v-else-if="getItemProp(item, 'icon')" :class="[cx('headerIcon'), getItemProp(item, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'headerIcon')" />
-                                <span :class="cx('headerLabel')" v-bind="getPTOptions(item, 'headerLabel')">{{ getItemLabel(item) }}</span>
+                                <span v-else-if="getItemProp(item, 'icon')" :class="[cx('headerIcon'), getItemProp(item, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions('headerIcon', item, index)" />
+                                <span :class="cx('headerLabel')" v-bind="getPTOptions('headerLabel', item, index)">{{ getItemLabel(item) }}</span>
                             </a>
                         </template>
                         <component v-else :is="$slots.item" :item="item"></component>
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ export default {
         getItemLabel(item) {
             return this.getItemProp(item, 'label');
         },
-        getPTOptions(item, key) {
+        getPTOptions(key, item, index) {
             return this.ptm(key, {
-                options: {
+                context: {
+                    index,
                     active: this.isItemActive(item),
                     focused: this.isItemFocused(item)
                 }
diff --git a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuSub.vue b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuSub.vue
index e64324f111..8e9abff6c7 100755
--- a/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuSub.vue
+++ b/components/lib/panelmenu/PanelMenuSub.vue
@@ -12,27 +12,27 @@
                 :aria-level="level + 1"
                 :aria-setsize="getAriaSetSize()"
                 :aria-posinset="getAriaPosInset(index)"
-                v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'menuitem')"
+                v-bind="getPTOptions('menuitem', processedItem, index)"
                 :data-p-focused="isItemFocused(processedItem)"
                 :data-p-disabled="isItemDisabled(processedItem)"
             >
-                <div :class="cx('content')" @click="onItemClick($event, processedItem)" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'content')">
+                <div :class="cx('content')" @click="onItemClick($event, processedItem)" v-bind="getPTOptions('content', processedItem, index)">
                     <template v-if="!templates.item">
                         <router-link v-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'to') && !isItemDisabled(processedItem)" v-slot="{ navigate, href, isActive, isExactActive }" :to="getItemProp(processedItem, 'to')" custom>
-                            <a v-ripple :href="href" :class="cx('action', { isActive, isExactActive })" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" @click="onItemActionClick($event, navigate)" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'action')">
+                            <a v-ripple :href="href" :class="cx('action', { isActive, isExactActive })" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" @click="onItemActionClick($event, navigate)" v-bind="getPTOptions('action', processedItem, index)">
                                 <component v-if="templates.itemicon" :is="templates.itemicon" :item="processedItem.item" :class="[cx('icon'), getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')]" />
-                                <span v-else-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="[cx('icon'), getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'icon')" />
-                                <span :class="cx('label')" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'label')">{{ getItemLabel(processedItem) }}</span>
+                                <span v-else-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="[cx('icon'), getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions('icon', processedItem, index)" />
+                                <span :class="cx('label')" v-bind="getPTOptions('label', processedItem, index)">{{ getItemLabel(processedItem) }}</span>
                             </a>
                         </router-link>
-                        <a v-else v-ripple :href="getItemProp(processedItem, 'url')" :class="cx('action')" :target="getItemProp(processedItem, 'target')" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'action')">
+                        <a v-else v-ripple :href="getItemProp(processedItem, 'url')" :class="cx('action')" :target="getItemProp(processedItem, 'target')" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true" v-bind="getPTOptions('action', processedItem, index)">
                             <template v-if="isItemGroup(processedItem)">
-                                <component v-if="templates.submenuicon" :is="templates.submenuicon" :class="cx('submenuIcon')" :active="isItemActive(processedItem)" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'submenuIcon')" />
-                                <component v-else :is="isItemActive(processedItem) ? 'ChevronDownIcon' : 'ChevronRightIcon'" :class="cx('submenuIcon')" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'submenuIcon')" />
+                                <component v-if="templates.submenuicon" :is="templates.submenuicon" :class="cx('submenuIcon')" :active="isItemActive(processedItem)" v-bind="getPTOptions('submenuIcon', processedItem, index)" />
+                                <component v-else :is="isItemActive(processedItem) ? 'ChevronDownIcon' : 'ChevronRightIcon'" :class="cx('submenuIcon')" v-bind="getPTOptions('submenuIcon', processedItem, index)" />
                             </template>
                             <component v-if="templates.itemicon" :is="templates.itemicon" :item="processedItem.item" :class="[cx('icon'), getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')]" />
-                            <span v-else-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="[cx('icon'), getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'icon')" />
-                            <span :class="cx('label')" v-bind="getPTOptions(processedItem, 'label')">{{ getItemLabel(processedItem) }}</span>
+                            <span v-else-if="getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')" :class="[cx('icon'), getItemProp(processedItem, 'icon')]" v-bind="getPTOptions('icon', processedItem, index)" />
+                            <span :class="cx('label')" v-bind="getPTOptions('label', processedItem, index)">{{ getItemLabel(processedItem) }}</span>
                         </a>
                     </template>
                     <component v-else :is="templates.item" :item="processedItem.item"></component>
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ export default {
         getItemLabel(processedItem) {
             return this.getItemProp(processedItem, 'label');
         },
-        getPTOptions(processedItem, key) {
+        getPTOptions(key, processedItem, index) {
             return this.ptm(key, {
                 context: {
+                    index,
                     active: this.isItemActive(processedItem),
                     focused: this.isItemFocused(processedItem)
                 }