diff --git a/components/upload/Upload.tsx b/components/upload/Upload.tsx
index 07c1d8d897..8d9914f258 100644
--- a/components/upload/Upload.tsx
+++ b/components/upload/Upload.tsx
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ const InternalUpload: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<UploadRef, UploadProps> = (
     downloadIcon,
   } = typeof showUploadList === 'boolean' ? ({} as ShowUploadListInterface) : showUploadList;
 
+  // use showRemoveIcon if it is specified explicitly
+  const realShowRemoveIcon =
+    typeof showRemoveIcon === 'undefined' ? !mergedDisabled : !!showRemoveIcon;
+
   const renderUploadList = (button?: React.ReactNode, buttonVisible?: boolean) => {
     if (!showUploadList) {
       return button;
@@ -389,7 +393,7 @@ const InternalUpload: React.ForwardRefRenderFunction<UploadRef, UploadProps> = (
         onPreview={onPreview}
         onDownload={onDownload}
         onRemove={handleRemove}
-        showRemoveIcon={!mergedDisabled && showRemoveIcon}
+        showRemoveIcon={realShowRemoveIcon}
         showPreviewIcon={showPreviewIcon}
         showDownloadIcon={showDownloadIcon}
         removeIcon={removeIcon}
diff --git a/components/upload/__tests__/uploadlist.test.tsx b/components/upload/__tests__/uploadlist.test.tsx
index 95c3f219b7..d7cb156775 100644
--- a/components/upload/__tests__/uploadlist.test.tsx
+++ b/components/upload/__tests__/uploadlist.test.tsx
@@ -579,6 +579,34 @@ describe('Upload List', () => {
     unmount();
   });
 
+  // https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/issues/27519
+  // https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design/issues/45735
+  it('should show remove icon when showRemoveIcon is true', () => {
+    const list = [
+      {
+        name: 'image',
+        status: 'uploading',
+        uid: '-4',
+        url: 'https://cdn.xxx.com/aaa',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const { container: wrapper, unmount } = render(
+      <Upload
+        listType="picture"
+        defaultFileList={list as UploadProps['defaultFileList']}
+        showUploadList={{
+          showRemoveIcon: true,
+        }}
+        disabled
+      >
+        <button type="button">upload</button>
+      </Upload>,
+    );
+    expect(wrapper.querySelector('.anticon-delete')).toBeTruthy();
+    unmount();
+  });
+
   it('should support custom onClick in custom icon', async () => {
     const handleRemove = jest.fn();
     const handleChange = jest.fn();