diff --git a/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx b/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx
index bbb823b1e1..772c4fd6da 100644
--- a/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
 
-import { ActionSheetButton, Animation, AnimationBuilder, Color, Config, CssClassMap, Mode, OverlayEventDetail, OverlayInterface } from '../../interface';
+import { ActionSheetButton, Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, CssClassMap, Mode, OverlayEventDetail, OverlayInterface } from '../../interface';
 import { BACKDROP, dismiss, eventMethod, isCancel, present } from '../../utils/overlays';
-import { createColorClasses, getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
+import { getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
 
 import { iosEnterAnimation } from './animations/ios.enter';
 import { iosLeaveAnimation } from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { mdLeaveAnimation } from './animations/md.leave';
 export class ActionSheet implements OverlayInterface {
 
   mode!: Mode;
-  color?: Color;
 
   presented = false;
   animation?: Animation;
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ export class ActionSheet implements OverlayInterface {
         zIndex: 20000 + this.overlayId,
       },
       class: {
-        ...createColorClasses(this.color),
         ...getClassMap(this.cssClass),
         'action-sheet-translucent': this.translucent
       }
@@ -237,7 +235,7 @@ export class ActionSheet implements OverlayInterface {
               </div>
             }
             {buttons.map(b =>
-              <button type="button" class={buttonClass(b)} onClick={() => this.buttonClick(b)}>
+              <button type="button" ion-activable class={buttonClass(b)} onClick={() => this.buttonClick(b)}>
                 <span class="action-sheet-button-inner">
                   {b.icon && <ion-icon icon={b.icon} lazy={false} class="action-sheet-icon" />}
                   {b.text}
@@ -249,6 +247,7 @@ export class ActionSheet implements OverlayInterface {
           {cancelButton &&
             <div class="action-sheet-group action-sheet-group-cancel">
               <button
+                ion-activable
                 type="button"
                 class={buttonClass(cancelButton)}
                 onClick={() => this.buttonClick(cancelButton)}
diff --git a/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx b/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
index 106b14f606..a19e34ab45 100644
--- a/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/alert/alert.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop, Watch } from '@stencil/core';
 
-import { AlertButton, AlertInput, Animation, AnimationBuilder, Color, Config, CssClassMap, Mode, OverlayEventDetail, OverlayInterface } from '../../interface';
+import { AlertButton, AlertInput, Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, CssClassMap, Mode, OverlayEventDetail, OverlayInterface } from '../../interface';
 import { BACKDROP, dismiss, eventMethod, isCancel, present } from '../../utils/overlays';
-import { createColorClasses, getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
+import { getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
 
 import { iosEnterAnimation } from './animations/ios.enter';
 import { iosLeaveAnimation } from './animations/ios.leave';
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export class Alert implements OverlayInterface {
   presented = false;
   animation?: Animation;
 
-  color!: Color;
   @Prop() mode!: Mode;
 
   @Element() el!: HTMLStencilElement;
@@ -399,7 +398,6 @@ export class Alert implements OverlayInterface {
         zIndex: 20000 + this.overlayId,
       },
       class: {
-        ...createColorClasses(this.color),
         ...getClassMap(this.cssClass),
         'alert-translucent': this.translucent
       }
@@ -415,7 +413,7 @@ export class Alert implements OverlayInterface {
     return (
       <div class={alertButtonGroupClass}>
         {buttons.map(button =>
-          <button type="button" class={buttonClass(button)} tabIndex={0} onClick={() => this.buttonClick(button)}>
+          <button type="button" ion-activable class={buttonClass(button)} tabIndex={0} onClick={() => this.buttonClick(button)}>
             <span class="alert-button-inner">
               {button.text}
             </span>
diff --git a/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx b/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
index 4a4636fbe9..df445f2c1d 100644
--- a/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/back-button/back-button.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class BackButton {
         'button': true,
         'show-back-button': showBackButton
       },
-      'tappable': true,
+      'ion-activable': true,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/button/button.tsx b/core/src/components/button/button.tsx
index 02e9ea0638..82765c89be 100644
--- a/core/src/components/button/button.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/button/button.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export class Button {
         ...getColorClassMap(buttonType, color, fill, mode),
         'focused': this.keyFocus,
       },
-      'tappable': true,
+      'ion-activable': true,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx b/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx
index 4cbe7c2763..07d7ce7266 100755
--- a/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/fab-button/fab-button.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class FabButton {
   hostData() {
 
     return {
-      'tappable': !this.disabled,
+      'ion-activable': !this.disabled,
       class: {
         ...createColorClasses(this.color),
         ...this.getFabClassMap(),
diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.tsx b/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
index d4cca35c3b..53aafd8def 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class Item {
     });
 
     return {
-      'tappable': this.isClickable(),
+      'ion-activable': this.isClickable(),
       class: {
         ...childStyles,
         ...createColorClasses(this.color),
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx b/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
index 88b0489962..c2d8769e0f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class SegmentButton {
         'segment-button-disabled': disabled,
         'segment-checked': checked,
       },
-      'tappable': true,
+      'ion-activable': true,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx b/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
index 3280747caf..9874bf62e9 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/toast/toast.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
 
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Color, Config, Mode, OverlayEventDetail, OverlayInterface } from '../../interface';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, Mode, OverlayEventDetail, OverlayInterface } from '../../interface';
 import { dismiss, eventMethod, present } from '../../utils/overlays';
 import { createThemedClasses, getClassMap } from '../../utils/theme';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export class Toast implements OverlayInterface {
   @Element() el!: HTMLElement;
 
   mode!: Mode;
-  color?: Color;
   animation: Animation | undefined;
 
   @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl!: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ export class Toast implements OverlayInterface {
             ? <div class="toast-message">{this.message}</div>
             : null}
           {this.showCloseButton
-            ? <ion-button fill="clear" color="light" class="toast-button" onClick={() => this.dismiss()}>
+            ? <ion-button fill="clear" color="light" ion-activable class="toast-button" onClick={() => this.dismiss()}>
                 {this.closeButtonText || 'Close'}
               </ion-button>
             : null}
diff --git a/core/src/interface.d.ts b/core/src/interface.d.ts
index 328bd74c0b..ffed57326f 100644
--- a/core/src/interface.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/interface.d.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ declare global {
       // for ion-menu and ion-split-pane
       main?: boolean;
       tappable?: boolean;
+      'ion-activable'?: boolean;
 
       padding?: boolean;
       ['padding-top']?: boolean;
diff --git a/core/src/utils/tap-click.ts b/core/src/utils/tap-click.ts
index ddbdcb6e57..8f49a8f4e7 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/tap-click.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/tap-click.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function startTapClick(doc: Document) {
       return;
     }
     cancelled = false;
-    setActivatedElement(getActivatableTarget(ev.target), ev);
+    setActivatedElement(getActivatableTarget(ev), ev);
   }
 
   function pointerUp(ev: UIEvent) {
@@ -145,8 +145,18 @@ export function startTapClick(doc: Document) {
   doc.addEventListener('mouseup', onMouseUp, true);
 }
 
-function getActivatableTarget(el: HTMLElement): any {
-  return el.closest(':not([tappable]) > a, :not([tappable]) > button, [tappable]');
+function getActivatableTarget(ev: any): any {
+  if (ev.composedPath) {
+    const path = ev.composedPath() as HTMLElement[];
+    for (let i = path.length - 3; i >= 0; i--) {
+      const el = path[i];
+      if (el.hasAttribute && el.hasAttribute('ion-activable')) {
+        return el;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    return ev.target.closest('[ion-activable]');
+  }
 }
 
 const ACTIVATED = 'activated';