diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/classes.ts b/packages/core/src/common/classes.ts
index 14740fab0a..b46f668bf0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/classes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/classes.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const INTERACTIVE = `${NS}-interactive`;
 export const LARGE = `${NS}-large`;
 export const LOADING = `${NS}-loading`;
 export const MINIMAL = `${NS}-minimal`;
+export const OUTLINED = `${NS}-outlined`;
 export const MULTILINE = `${NS}-multiline`;
 export const ROUND = `${NS}-round`;
 export const SMALL = `${NS}-small`;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/button/_button.scss b/packages/core/src/components/button/_button.scss
index 15f9d78745..d674046e3e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/button/_button.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/button/_button.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Markup:
 .#{$ns}-intent-warning - Warning intent
 .#{$ns}-intent-danger - Danger intent
 .#{$ns}-minimal - More subtle appearance
+.#{$ns}-outlined - Subtle yet structured appearance
 .#{$ns}-large - Larger size
 .#{$ns}-small - Smaller size
 .#{$ns}-fill - Fill parent container
@@ -163,6 +164,12 @@ Styleguide button
   &.#{$ns}-minimal {
     @include pt-button-minimal();
   }
+
+  // outline is based on the styles of minimal
+  &.#{$ns}-outlined {
+    @include pt-button-minimal();
+    @include pt-button-outlined();
+  }
 }
 
 a.#{$ns}-button {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/button/_common.scss b/packages/core/src/components/button/_common.scss
index 10c82fbbfc..af8c0f8810 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/button/_common.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/button/_common.scss
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ $dark-minimal-button-background-color: none !default;
 $dark-minimal-button-background-color-hover: rgba($gray3, 0.15) !default;
 $dark-minimal-button-background-color-active: rgba($gray3, 0.3) !default;
 
+$button-outlined-width: 1px !default;
+$button-outlined-border-intent-opacity: 0.6 !default;
+$button-outlined-border-disabled-intent-opacity: 0.2 !default;
+
 // "intent": (default, hover, active colors)
 $button-intents: (
   "primary": ($pt-intent-primary, $blue2, $blue1),
@@ -448,3 +452,56 @@ $button-intents: (
   }
 }
 
+@mixin pt-button-outlined() {
+  border: $button-outlined-width solid rgba($pt-text-color, 0.2);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+
+  &:disabled,
+  &.#{$ns}-disabled,
+  &:disabled:hover,
+  &.#{$ns}-disabled:hover {
+    border-color: rgba($pt-text-color-disabled, 0.1);
+  }
+
+  .#{$ns}-dark & {
+    @include pt-dark-button-outlined();
+  }
+
+  @each $intent, $colors in $button-intents {
+    &.#{$ns}-intent-#{$intent} {
+      @include pt-button-outlined-intent(
+        map-get($pt-intent-text-colors, $intent),
+        map-get($pt-dark-intent-text-colors, $intent)
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+@mixin pt-dark-button-outlined() {
+  border-color: rgba($white, 0.4);
+
+  &:disabled,
+  &:disabled:hover,
+  &.#{$ns}-disabled,
+  &.#{$ns}-disabled:hover {
+    border-color: rgba($white, 0.2);
+  }
+}
+
+@mixin pt-button-outlined-intent($text-color, $dark-text-color) {
+  border-color: rgba($text-color, $button-outlined-border-intent-opacity);
+
+  &:disabled,
+  &.#{$ns}-disabled {
+    border-color: rgba($text-color, $button-outlined-border-disabled-intent-opacity);
+  }
+
+  .#{$ns}-dark & {
+    border-color: rgba($dark-text-color, $button-outlined-border-intent-opacity);
+
+    &:disabled,
+    &.#{$ns}-disabled {
+      border-color: rgba($dark-text-color, $button-outlined-border-disabled-intent-opacity);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/button/abstractButton.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/button/abstractButton.tsx
index 36b31324be..0dc9e3c5d9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/button/abstractButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/button/abstractButton.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export interface IButtonProps extends IActionProps {
     /** Whether this button should use minimal styles. */
     minimal?: boolean;
 
+    /** Whether this button should use outlined styles. */
+    outlined?: boolean;
+
     /** Name of a Blueprint UI icon (or an icon element) to render after the text. */
     rightIcon?: IconName | MaybeElement;
 
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractButton<H extends React.HTMLAttributes<any>> extend
     public abstract render(): JSX.Element;
 
     protected getCommonButtonProps() {
-        const { alignText, fill, large, loading, minimal, small, tabIndex } = this.props;
+        const { alignText, fill, large, loading, outlined, minimal, small, tabIndex } = this.props;
         const disabled = this.props.disabled || loading;
 
         const className = classNames(
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractButton<H extends React.HTMLAttributes<any>> extend
                 [Classes.LARGE]: large,
                 [Classes.LOADING]: loading,
                 [Classes.MINIMAL]: minimal,
+                [Classes.OUTLINED]: outlined,
                 [Classes.SMALL]: small,
             },
             Classes.alignmentClass(alignText),
diff --git a/packages/docs-app/src/examples/core-examples/buttonsExample.tsx b/packages/docs-app/src/examples/core-examples/buttonsExample.tsx
index d756f8537b..c5d9ac8120 100644
--- a/packages/docs-app/src/examples/core-examples/buttonsExample.tsx
+++ b/packages/docs-app/src/examples/core-examples/buttonsExample.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface IButtonsExampleState {
     loading: boolean;
     large: boolean;
     minimal: boolean;
+    outlined: boolean;
     wiggling: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export class ButtonsExample extends React.PureComponent<IExampleProps, IButtonsE
         large: false,
         loading: false,
         minimal: false,
+        outlined: false,
         wiggling: false,
     };
 
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ export class ButtonsExample extends React.PureComponent<IExampleProps, IButtonsE
     private handleLargeChange = handleBooleanChange(large => this.setState({ large }));
     private handleLoadingChange = handleBooleanChange(loading => this.setState({ loading }));
     private handleMinimalChange = handleBooleanChange(minimal => this.setState({ minimal }));
+    private handleOutlinedChange = handleBooleanChange(outlined => this.setState({ outlined }));
     private handleIntentChange = handleStringChange((intent: Intent) => this.setState({ intent }));
 
     private wiggleTimeoutId: number;
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ export class ButtonsExample extends React.PureComponent<IExampleProps, IButtonsE
                 <Switch label="Large" checked={this.state.large} onChange={this.handleLargeChange} />
                 <Switch label="Loading" checked={this.state.loading} onChange={this.handleLoadingChange} />
                 <Switch label="Minimal" checked={this.state.minimal} onChange={this.handleMinimalChange} />
+                <Switch label="Outlined" checked={this.state.outlined} onChange={this.handleOutlinedChange} />
                 <IntentSelect intent={this.state.intent} onChange={this.handleIntentChange} />
                 <H5>Example</H5>
                 <Switch label="Icons only" checked={this.state.iconOnly} onChange={this.handleIconOnlyChange} />