diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index 1b8a267614..bc8e1c3467 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ input[type="range"] {
   background: none;
   border: none;
   background: none; }
-  .button-icon:active, .button-icon.active {
+  .button-icon.button:active, .button-icon.button.active {
     background: none;
     box-shadow: none;
     text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px white; }
diff --git a/scss/_button.scss b/scss/_button.scss
index 8da3bd4d3f..60f77e9713 100644
--- a/scss/_button.scss
+++ b/scss/_button.scss
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
   border: none;
   background: none;
 
-  &:active, &.active {
+  &.button:active, &.button.active {
     background: none;
     box-shadow: none;
     text-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #fff;