diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ios.scss b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
index 8d626347db..30db203697 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ $alert-ios-input-border-radius:                 4px !default;
 $alert-ios-button-min-height:                   44px !default;
 $alert-ios-button-font-size:                    17px !default;
 $alert-ios-button-text-color:                   map-get($colors-ios, primary) !default;
+$alert-ios-button-background-color:             transparent !default;
 $alert-ios-button-border-color:                 #c8c7cc !default;
 $alert-ios-button-activated-background-color:   #e9e9e9 !default;
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ ion-alert {
   border-top: 1px solid $alert-ios-button-border-color;
   border-right: 1px solid $alert-ios-button-border-color;
   color: $alert-ios-button-text-color;
-  background-color: transparent;
+  background-color: $alert-ios-button-background-color;
 
   &:last-child {
     font-weight: bold;
diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss b/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss
index 9a46bf1f05..f664896020 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ $alert-md-input-highlight-color:          map-get($colors-md, primary) !default;
 $alert-md-input-margin-top:               5px !default;
 $alert-md-input-margin-bottom:            5px !default;
 
+$alert-md-button-text-color:              map-get($colors-md, primary) !default;
+$alert-md-button-background-color:        transparent !default;
 $alert-md-buttons-padding:                8px 8px 8px 24px !default;
 $alert-md-buttons-justify-content:        flex-end !default;
 
@@ -70,6 +72,14 @@ $alert-md-buttons-justify-content:        flex-end !default;
   justify-content: $alert-md-buttons-justify-content;
 }
 
-.alert-button.activated {
-  opacity: 1;
+.alert-button {
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: $alert-md-button-text-color;
+  background-color: $alert-md-button-background-color;
+
+  &.activated {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
 }