diff --git a/src/components/button/button.scss b/src/components/button/button.scss
index e3658e77f8e..752b8ff4b03 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/button.scss
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ $icon-button-margin: 0.600rem !default;
   padding: $button-padding;
   margin: $button-margin;
   line-height: $button-line-height;
+  height: $button-line-height;
   background: transparent;
   white-space: nowrap;
   // override for FAB, icon buttons, etc.