diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.tsx b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.tsx
index f87739a40f48b..2844679ec5a00 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { useFormControl } from '@mui/material/FormControl';
 import { styled, useThemeProps } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import useForkRef from '@mui/utils/useForkRef';
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import refType from '@mui/utils/refType';
 import composeClasses from '@mui/utils/composeClasses';
 import capitalize from '@mui/utils/capitalize';
 import useSlotProps from '@mui/utils/useSlotProps';
+import resolveComponentProps from '@mui/utils/resolveComponentProps';
 import visuallyHidden from '@mui/utils/visuallyHidden';
 import { MuiEvent } from '@mui/x-internals/types';
 import {
@@ -23,9 +25,24 @@ import {
   Unstable_PickersSectionListSectionSeparator as PickersSectionListSectionSeparator,
   Unstable_PickersSectionListSectionContent as PickersSectionListSectionContent,
   PickersSectionElement,
+  PickersSectionListSlotProps,
 } from '../../PickersSectionList';
 import { usePickerTextFieldOwnerState } from '../usePickerTextFieldOwnerState';
 import { PickerTextFieldOwnerState } from '../../models/fields';
+import { PickerOwnerState } from '../../models/pickers';
+
+function mergePickersInputBaseSectionContentSlotProps(
+  consumerSlotProps: PickersSectionListSlotProps['sectionContent'],
+  baseClassName: string,
+): PickersSectionListSlotProps['sectionContent'] {
+  return (ownerState: PickerOwnerState) => {
+    const resolved = resolveComponentProps(consumerSlotProps, ownerState) ?? {};
+    return {
+      ...resolved,
+      className: clsx(baseClassName, resolved.className),
+    };
+  };
+}
 
 const round = (value: number) => Math.round(value * 1e5) / 1e5;
 
@@ -444,7 +461,10 @@ const PickersInputBase = React.forwardRef(function PickersInputBase(
             ...slotProps?.input,
             ownerState,
           } as any,
-          sectionContent: { className: pickersInputBaseClasses.sectionContent },
+          sectionContent: mergePickersInputBaseSectionContentSlotProps(
+            slotProps?.sectionContent,
+            pickersInputBaseClasses.sectionContent,
+          ),
           sectionSeparator: ({ separatorPosition }) => ({
             className:
               separatorPosition === 'before'
diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.types.ts b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.types.ts
index 8847880c64513..7165ffc531190 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersInputBase/PickersInputBase.types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { SxProps, Theme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { MuiEvent } from '@mui/x-internals/types';
-import { PickersSectionListProps } from '../../PickersSectionList';
+import { PickersSectionListProps, PickersSectionListSlotProps } from '../../PickersSectionList';
 import { PickerTextFieldOwnerState } from '../../models/fields';
 
 export interface PickersInputPropsUsedByField extends Pick<
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ export interface PickersInputBaseSlotProps {
   root?: PickersInputBaseRootSlotProps;
   input?: PickersInputBaseInputSlotProps;
   htmlInput?: React.ComponentPropsWithRef<'input'>;
+  /**
+   * Props forwarded to each section's content element inside `PickersSectionList`.
+   * Merged with the built-in section content styles.
+   */
+  sectionContent?: PickersSectionListSlotProps['sectionContent'];
 }
 
 export interface PickersInputBaseProps
diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersTextField.test.tsx b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersTextField.test.tsx
index ca43c81448b16..0c7d345185615 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersTextField.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/PickersTextField/PickersTextField.test.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,52 @@ describe('<PickersTextField /> - slot forwarding', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('html-input')).not.to.equal(null);
   });
 
+  it('should merge `slotProps.input.slotProps.sectionContent` onto each section content element', () => {
+    render(
+      <PickersTextField
+        {...STUB_PROPS}
+        slotProps={{
+          input: {
+            slotProps: {
+              sectionContent: { 'data-testid': 'picker-section-content' } as any,
+            },
+          },
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const nodes = screen.getAllByTestId('picker-section-content');
+    expect(nodes.length).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+    nodes.forEach((node) => {
+      expect(node.className).to.include('MuiPickersInputBase-sectionContent');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should resolve a callback `slotProps.input.slotProps.sectionContent` and merge the result onto each section content element', () => {
+    render(
+      <PickersTextField
+        {...STUB_PROPS}
+        slotProps={{
+          input: {
+            slotProps: {
+              sectionContent: (() => ({
+                'data-testid': 'picker-section-content-fn',
+                className: 'custom-section-content',
+              })) as any,
+            },
+          },
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const nodes = screen.getAllByTestId('picker-section-content-fn');
+    expect(nodes.length).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+    nodes.forEach((node) => {
+      expect(node.className).to.include('MuiPickersInputBase-sectionContent');
+      expect(node.className).to.include('custom-section-content');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should forward `slotProps.inputLabel` to the label element', () => {
     render(
       <PickersTextField