diff --git a/css/xterm.css b/css/xterm.css
index e9a1e3ad..b775f651 100644
--- a/css/xterm.css
+++ b/css/xterm.css
@@ -225,7 +225,19 @@
 /* Arrows */
 .xterm .xterm-scrollable-element > .scrollbar > .scra {
 	cursor: pointer;
-	font-size: 11px !important;
+    background-color: var(--vscode-scrollbarSliderBackground, rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.4));
+    mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 11 11'><path d='M1.5 8.5 L5.5 2.5 L9.5 8.5 Z' fill='black'/></svg>");
+    -webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 11 11'><path d='M1.5 8.5 L5.5 2.5 L9.5 8.5 Z' fill='black'/></svg>");
+    mask-repeat: no-repeat;
+    -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat;
+    mask-position: center center;
+    -webkit-mask-position: center center;
+    mask-size: 100% 100%;
+    -webkit-mask-size: 100% 100%;
+}
+
+.xterm .xterm-scrollable-element > .scrollbar > .scra.xterm-arrow-down {
+    transform: rotate(180deg);
 }
 
 .xterm .xterm-scrollable-element > .visible {
diff --git a/demo/client/client.ts b/demo/client/client.ts
index 45bdd1d4..2665a398 100644
--- a/demo/client/client.ts
+++ b/demo/client/client.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ function createTerminal(): Terminal {
 
   const isWindows = ['Windows', 'Win16', 'Win32', 'WinCE'].indexOf(navigator.platform) >= 0;
   term = new Terminal({
+    scrollbar: { showArrows: true },
     allowProposedApi: true,
     windowsPty: isWindows ? {
       // In a real scenario, these values should be verified on the backend
diff --git a/src/browser/Viewport.ts b/src/browser/Viewport.ts
index 8110ff05..56b6fc30 100644
--- a/src/browser/Viewport.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Viewport.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class Viewport extends Disposable {
       horizontal: ScrollbarVisibility.HIDDEN,
       useShadows: false,
       mouseWheelSmoothScroll: true,
+      verticalHasArrows: this._optionsService.rawOptions.scrollbar?.showArrows ?? false,
       ...this._getChangeOptions()
     }, scrollable));
     this._register(this._optionsService.onMultipleOptionChange([
diff --git a/src/browser/scrollable/horizontalScrollbar.ts b/src/browser/scrollable/horizontalScrollbar.ts
index 70058ca7..470410c4 100644
--- a/src/browser/scrollable/horizontalScrollbar.ts
+++ b/src/browser/scrollable/horizontalScrollbar.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class HorizontalScrollbar extends AbstractScrollbar {
       lazyRender: options.lazyRender,
       host: host,
       scrollbarState: new ScrollbarState(
-        (options.horizontalHasArrows ? options.arrowSize : 0),
+        (options.horizontalHasArrows ? options.horizontalScrollbarSize : 0),
         (options.horizontal === ScrollbarVisibility.HIDDEN ? 0 : options.horizontalScrollbarSize),
         (options.vertical === ScrollbarVisibility.HIDDEN ? 0 : options.verticalScrollbarSize),
         scrollDimensions.width,
diff --git a/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElement.ts b/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElement.ts
index 7734d530..82ba75f1 100644
--- a/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElement.ts
+++ b/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElement.ts
@@ -572,7 +572,6 @@ function resolveOptions(opts: IScrollableElementCreationOptions): IScrollableEle
     fastScrollSensitivity: (typeof opts.fastScrollSensitivity !== 'undefined' ? opts.fastScrollSensitivity : 5),
     scrollPredominantAxis: (typeof opts.scrollPredominantAxis !== 'undefined' ? opts.scrollPredominantAxis : true),
     mouseWheelSmoothScroll: (typeof opts.mouseWheelSmoothScroll !== 'undefined' ? opts.mouseWheelSmoothScroll : true),
-    arrowSize: (typeof opts.arrowSize !== 'undefined' ? opts.arrowSize : 11),
 
     listenOnDomNode: (typeof opts.listenOnDomNode !== 'undefined' ? opts.listenOnDomNode : null),
 
diff --git a/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElementOptions.ts b/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElementOptions.ts
index 6787189e..8b241a60 100644
--- a/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElementOptions.ts
+++ b/src/browser/scrollable/scrollableElementOptions.ts
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ export interface IScrollableElementCreationOptions {
    * Defaults to true.
    */
   scrollPredominantAxis?: boolean;
-  /**
-   * Height for vertical arrows (top/bottom) and width for horizontal arrows (left/right).
-   * Defaults to 11.
-   */
-  arrowSize?: number;
   /**
    * The dom node events should be bound to.
    * If no listenOnDomNode is provided, the constructor dom node is used.
@@ -151,7 +146,6 @@ export interface IScrollableElementResolvedOptions {
   fastScrollSensitivity: number;
   scrollPredominantAxis: boolean;
   mouseWheelSmoothScroll: boolean;
-  arrowSize: number;
   listenOnDomNode: HTMLElement | null;
   horizontal: ScrollbarVisibility;
   horizontalScrollbarSize: number;
diff --git a/src/browser/scrollable/scrollbarArrow.ts b/src/browser/scrollable/scrollbarArrow.ts
index 5dc19da4..3b8f9adc 100644
--- a/src/browser/scrollable/scrollbarArrow.ts
+++ b/src/browser/scrollable/scrollbarArrow.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ import { Widget } from './widget';
 import { TimeoutTimer } from 'common/Async';
 import * as dom from '../Dom';
 
-/**
- * The arrow image size.
- */
-const ARROW_IMG_SIZE = 11;
-
 export interface IScrollbarArrowOptions {
   handleActivate: () => void;
   className: string;
@@ -63,8 +58,9 @@ export class ScrollbarArrow extends Widget {
     // this.domNode.classList.add(...ThemeIcon.asClassNameArray(opts.icon));
 
     this.domNode.style.position = 'absolute';
-    this.domNode.style.width = ARROW_IMG_SIZE + 'px';
-    this.domNode.style.height = ARROW_IMG_SIZE + 'px';
+    const arrowSize = Math.min(opts.bgWidth, opts.bgHeight);
+    this.domNode.style.width = arrowSize + 'px';
+    this.domNode.style.height = arrowSize + 'px';
     if (typeof opts.top !== 'undefined') {
       this.domNode.style.top = opts.top + 'px';
     }
diff --git a/src/browser/scrollable/verticalScrollbar.ts b/src/browser/scrollable/verticalScrollbar.ts
index e55373e2..5cecc87f 100644
--- a/src/browser/scrollable/verticalScrollbar.ts
+++ b/src/browser/scrollable/verticalScrollbar.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class VerticalScrollbar extends AbstractScrollbar {
       lazyRender: options.lazyRender,
       host: host,
       scrollbarState: new ScrollbarState(
-        (options.verticalHasArrows ? options.arrowSize : 0),
+        (options.verticalHasArrows ? options.verticalScrollbarSize : 0),
         (options.vertical === ScrollbarVisibility.HIDDEN ? 0 : options.verticalScrollbarSize),
         0,
         scrollDimensions.height,
@@ -31,7 +31,24 @@ export class VerticalScrollbar extends AbstractScrollbar {
     });
 
     if (options.verticalHasArrows) {
-      throw new Error('horizontalHasArrows is not supported in xterm.js');
+      const arrowSize = options.verticalScrollbarSize;
+      const arrowDelta = 0;
+      this._createArrow({
+        className: 'scra xterm-arrow-up',
+        top: arrowDelta,
+        left: arrowDelta,
+        bgWidth: options.verticalScrollbarSize,
+        bgHeight: arrowSize,
+        handleActivate: () => this._arrowScroll(-arrowSize)
+      });
+      this._createArrow({
+        className: 'scra xterm-arrow-down',
+        bottom: arrowDelta,
+        left: arrowDelta,
+        bgWidth: options.verticalScrollbarSize,
+        bgHeight: arrowSize,
+        handleActivate: () => this._arrowScroll(arrowSize)
+      });
     }
 
     this._createSlider(0, Math.floor((options.verticalScrollbarSize - options.verticalSliderSize) / 2), options.verticalSliderSize, undefined);
@@ -76,6 +93,11 @@ export class VerticalScrollbar extends AbstractScrollbar {
     target.scrollTop = scrollPosition;
   }
 
+  private _arrowScroll(delta: number): void {
+    const currentPosition = this._scrollable.getCurrentScrollPosition();
+    this._scrollable.setScrollPositionNow({ scrollTop: currentPosition.scrollTop + delta });
+  }
+
   public updateOptions(options: IScrollableElementResolvedOptions): void {
     this.updateScrollbarSize(options.vertical === ScrollbarVisibility.HIDDEN ? 0 : options.verticalScrollbarSize);
     this._scrollbarState.setOppositeScrollbarSize(0);
diff --git a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
index 2eab930f..3cb1b55b 100644
--- a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Readonly<Required<ITerminalOptions>> = {
   logLevel: 'info',
   logger: null,
   scrollback: 1000,
+  scrollbar: {},
   scrollOnEraseInDisplay: false,
   scrollOnUserInput: true,
   scrollSensitivity: 1,
diff --git a/src/common/services/Services.ts b/src/common/services/Services.ts
index 341c0bc2..4a88de3d 100644
--- a/src/common/services/Services.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/Services.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export interface ITerminalOptions {
   wordSeparator?: string;
   overviewRuler?: IOverviewRulerOptions;
   quirks?: ITerminalQuirks;
+  scrollbar?: IScrollbarOptions;
   scrollOnEraseInDisplay?: boolean;
   vtExtensions?: IVtExtensions;
 
@@ -309,6 +310,10 @@ export interface ITerminalQuirks {
   allowSetCursorBlink?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface IScrollbarOptions {
+  showArrows?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface IVtExtensions {
   kittyKeyboard?: boolean;
   kittySgrBoldFaintControl?: boolean;
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 19ab3da0..97901351 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ declare module '@xterm/xterm' {
      */
     scrollSensitivity?: number;
 
+    /**
+     * Options for configuring the scrollbar.
+     */
+    scrollbar?: IScrollbarOptions;
+
     /**
      * The duration to smoothly scroll between the origin and the target in
      * milliseconds. Set to 0 to disable smooth scrolling and scroll instantly.
@@ -722,6 +727,17 @@ declare module '@xterm/xterm' {
     showBottomBorder?: boolean;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Options for configuring the scrollbar.
+   */
+  export interface IScrollbarOptions {
+    /**
+     * Whether to show arrows at the top and bottom of the scrollbar. Defaults
+     * to false.
+     */
+    showArrows?: boolean;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Enable various window manipulation and report features
    * (`CSI Ps ; Ps ; Ps t`).