diff --git a/src/components/button/themes/button/light/button.base.scss b/src/components/button/themes/button/light/button.base.scss
index 0705a008b..a1de4d4aa 100644
--- a/src/components/button/themes/button/light/button.base.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/themes/button/light/button.base.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ $slot-spacing: var(--igc-spacing-large);
 
 :host {
     display: inline-flex;
+    vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
 [part='base'] {
diff --git a/src/components/button/themes/icon-button/light/icon-button.base.scss b/src/components/button/themes/icon-button/light/icon-button.base.scss
index b8807aa0f..f7ca86eed 100644
--- a/src/components/button/themes/icon-button/light/icon-button.base.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/themes/icon-button/light/icon-button.base.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 :host {
     display: inline-flex;
+    vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
 button {