diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f24a4ea7..61bfb6476 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Added `TTY_INTERACTIVE` environment variable to force interactive mode off or on https://github.com/Textualize/rich/pull/3777
+- Allowed custom spinner animations throughout the library https://github.com/Textualize/rich/pull/3791
 
 ## [14.0.0] - 2025-03-30
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 4b04786b9..a0cae1476 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -94,3 +94,4 @@ The following people have contributed to the development of Rich:
 - [Jonathan Helmus](https://github.com/jjhelmus)
 - [Brandon Capener](https://github.com/bcapener)
 - [Alex Zheng](https://github.com/alexzheng111)
+- [Maddy Guthridge](https://maddyguthridge.com/)
diff --git a/docs/source/console.rst b/docs/source/console.rst
index 4d79886c2..5ee698773 100644
--- a/docs/source/console.rst
+++ b/docs/source/console.rst
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ Run the following command to see the available choices for ``spinner``::
 
     python -m rich.spinner
 
+You can use a custom spinner by providing a dictionary with the following properties
+
+* ``"interval"`` Intended time per frame of spinner
+* ``"frames"`` Frames of the spinner. If this is a single ``str``, each character is a single frame. If a ``list[str]`` is given, each list element is a single frame.
 
 Justify / Alignment
 -------------------
diff --git a/rich/_spinners.py b/rich/_spinners.py
index d0bb1fe75..4e5275cef 100644
--- a/rich/_spinners.py
+++ b/rich/_spinners.py
@@ -19,7 +19,20 @@
     IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-SPINNERS = {
+from typing import TypedDict, List, Dict, Union
+
+
+class SpinnerAnimation(TypedDict):
+    interval: float
+    """Intended time per frame, in milliseconds"""
+    frames: Union[List[str], str]
+    """
+    Frames of this spinner. If a single `str`, each character is a single
+    frame. If a `list[str]`, each list element is a single frame.
+    """
+
+
+SPINNERS: Dict[str, SpinnerAnimation] = {
     "dots": {
         "interval": 80,
         "frames": "⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏",
diff --git a/rich/console.py b/rich/console.py
index 7d4d4a8f6..034a606e3 100644
--- a/rich/console.py
+++ b/rich/console.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 )
 
 from rich._null_file import NULL_FILE
+from rich._spinners import SpinnerAnimation
 
 from . import errors, themes
 from ._emoji_replace import _emoji_replace
@@ -1163,7 +1164,7 @@ def status(
         self,
         status: RenderableType,
         *,
-        spinner: str = "dots",
+        spinner: Union[str, SpinnerAnimation] = "dots",
         spinner_style: StyleType = "status.spinner",
         speed: float = 1.0,
         refresh_per_second: float = 12.5,
@@ -2181,9 +2182,9 @@ def export_text(self, *, clear: bool = True, styles: bool = False) -> str:
             str: String containing console contents.
 
         """
-        assert (
-            self.record
-        ), "To export console contents set record=True in the constructor or instance"
+        assert self.record, (
+            "To export console contents set record=True in the constructor or instance"
+        )
 
         with self._record_buffer_lock:
             if styles:
@@ -2237,9 +2238,9 @@ def export_html(
         Returns:
             str: String containing console contents as HTML.
         """
-        assert (
-            self.record
-        ), "To export console contents set record=True in the constructor or instance"
+        assert self.record, (
+            "To export console contents set record=True in the constructor or instance"
+        )
         fragments: List[str] = []
         append = fragments.append
         _theme = theme or DEFAULT_TERMINAL_THEME
diff --git a/rich/progress.py b/rich/progress.py
index ef6ad60f0..cfd16008e 100644
--- a/rich/progress.py
+++ b/rich/progress.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 from .jupyter import JupyterMixin
 from .live import Live
 from .progress_bar import ProgressBar
-from .spinner import Spinner
+from .spinner import Spinner, SpinnerAnimation
 from .style import StyleType
 from .table import Column, Table
 from .text import Text, TextType
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ class SpinnerColumn(ProgressColumn):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        spinner_name: str = "dots",
+        spinner_name: Union[str, SpinnerAnimation] = "dots",
         style: Optional[StyleType] = "progress.spinner",
         speed: float = 1.0,
         finished_text: TextType = " ",
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def set_spinner(
         self,
-        spinner_name: str,
+        spinner_name: Union[str, SpinnerAnimation],
         spinner_style: Optional[StyleType] = "progress.spinner",
         speed: float = 1.0,
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/rich/spinner.py b/rich/spinner.py
index a3a3caf84..4e962b218 100644
--- a/rich/spinner.py
+++ b/rich/spinner.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Union, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union
 
-from ._spinners import SPINNERS
+from ._spinners import SPINNERS, SpinnerAnimation
 from .measure import Measurement
 from .table import Table
 from .text import Text
@@ -10,11 +10,19 @@
     from .style import StyleType
 
 
+# Explicitly export `SpinnerInfo` to avoid linter annoyances if other people
+# want to use our type definition.
+__all__ = [
+    "Spinner",
+    "SpinnerAnimation",
+]
+
+
 class Spinner:
     """A spinner animation.
 
     Args:
-        name (str): Name of spinner (run python -m rich.spinner).
+        name (str | SpinnerInfo): Name of spinner (run python -m rich.spinner), or a dict of shape { "interval": float, "frames": str | list[str] }
         text (RenderableType, optional): A renderable to display at the right of the spinner (str or Text typically). Defaults to "".
         style (StyleType, optional): Style for spinner animation. Defaults to None.
         speed (float, optional): Speed factor for animation. Defaults to 1.0.
@@ -25,22 +33,26 @@ class Spinner:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        name: str,
+        name: str | SpinnerAnimation,
         text: "RenderableType" = "",
         *,
         style: Optional["StyleType"] = None,
         speed: float = 1.0,
     ) -> None:
-        try:
-            spinner = SPINNERS[name]
-        except KeyError:
-            raise KeyError(f"no spinner called {name!r}")
+        if isinstance(name, str):
+            try:
+                spinner = SPINNERS[name]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise KeyError(f"no spinner called {name!r}")
+        else:
+            spinner = name
+
         self.text: "Union[RenderableType, Text]" = (
             Text.from_markup(text) if isinstance(text, str) else text
         )
         self.name = name
-        self.frames = cast(List[str], spinner["frames"])[:]
-        self.interval = cast(float, spinner["interval"])
+        self.frames = spinner["frames"][:]
+        self.interval = spinner["interval"]
         self.start_time: Optional[float] = None
         self.style = style
         self.speed = speed
diff --git a/rich/status.py b/rich/status.py
index 65744838e..6d1feb10b 100644
--- a/rich/status.py
+++ b/rich/status.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from types import TracebackType
-from typing import Optional, Type
+from typing import Optional, Type, Union
 
+from ._spinners import SpinnerAnimation
 from .console import Console, RenderableType
 from .jupyter import JupyterMixin
 from .live import Live
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def __init__(
         status: RenderableType,
         *,
         console: Optional[Console] = None,
-        spinner: str = "dots",
+        spinner: Union[str, SpinnerAnimation] = "dots",
         spinner_style: StyleType = "status.spinner",
         speed: float = 1.0,
         refresh_per_second: float = 12.5,
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ def update(
         self,
         status: Optional[RenderableType] = None,
         *,
-        spinner: Optional[str] = None,
+        spinner: Union[str, SpinnerAnimation, None] = None,
         spinner_style: Optional[StyleType] = None,
         speed: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_spinner.py b/tests/test_spinner.py
index efeeb7173..db1baba3c 100644
--- a/tests/test_spinner.py
+++ b/tests/test_spinner.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.measure import Measurement
 from rich.rule import Rule
-from rich.spinner import Spinner
+from rich.spinner import Spinner, SpinnerAnimation
 from rich.text import Text
 
 
@@ -70,3 +70,28 @@ def test_spinner_markup():
     spinner = Spinner("dots", "[bold]spinning[/bold]")
     assert isinstance(spinner.text, Text)
     assert str(spinner.text) == "spinning"
+
+
+def test_custom_spinner_render():
+    custom_spinner: SpinnerAnimation = {
+        "interval": 80,
+        "frames": "abcdef",
+    }
+    time = 0.0
+
+    def get_time():
+        nonlocal time
+        return time
+
+    console = Console(
+        width=80, color_system=None, force_terminal=True, get_time=get_time
+    )
+    console.begin_capture()
+    spinner = Spinner(custom_spinner, "Foo")
+    console.print(spinner)
+    time += 80 / 1000
+    console.print(spinner)
+    result = console.end_capture()
+    print(repr(result))
+    expected = "a Foo\nb Foo\n"
+    assert result == expected