diff --git a/dist/framework-with-theme.css b/dist/framework-with-theme.css
index b67891042c..2b42d8debc 100644
--- a/dist/framework-with-theme.css
+++ b/dist/framework-with-theme.css
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-default:hover {
     color: #333333;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-default:active {
+  .button-default.active, .button-default:active {
     background-color: #e6e6e6;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-secondary:hover {
     color: #333333;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-secondary:active {
+  .button-secondary.active, .button-secondary:active {
     background-color: gainsboro;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-primary:hover {
     color: white;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-primary:active {
+  .button-primary.active, .button-primary:active {
     background-color: #3d7be2;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-info:hover {
     color: white;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-info:active {
+  .button-info.active, .button-info:active {
     background-color: #34c6df;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-success:hover {
     color: white;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-success:active {
+  .button-success.active, .button-success:active {
     background-color: #6fac45;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-warning:hover {
     color: white;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-warning:active {
+  .button-warning.active, .button-warning:active {
     background-color: #eba612;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-danger:hover {
     color: white;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-danger:active {
+  .button-danger.active, .button-danger:active {
     background-color: #cc3724;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ a.list-item:hover, a.list-item:focus {
   .button-dark:hover {
     color: white;
     text-decoration: none; }
-  .button-dark:active {
+  .button-dark.active, .button-dark:active {
     background-color: #2b2b2b;
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
 
diff --git a/example/buttons.html b/example/buttons.html
index 675fbcda2e..8fb34b038b 100644
--- a/example/buttons.html
+++ b/example/buttons.html
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     <script src="../js/jquery/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/framework/framework-utilities.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/framework/framework-navigation.js"></script>
+    <script src="../js/framework/framework-buttons.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/framework/test/event-listeners.js"></script>
     <script src="../js/framework/framework-init.js"></script>
   </body>
diff --git a/js/framework/framework-buttons.js b/js/framework/framework-buttons.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87252705c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/framework/framework-buttons.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+(function(window, document, framework) {
+  framework.Button = function() {}
+
+  framework.Button.prototype._onTouchStart = function(event) {
+    console.log('Touch start!', event);
+    if(event.target && event.target.classList.contains('button')) {
+      event.target.classList.add('active');
+    }
+  };
+  framework.Button.prototype._onTouchEnd = function(event) {
+    console.log('Touch end!', event);
+    if(event.target && event.target.classList.contains('button')) {
+      event.target.classList.remove('active');
+    }
+  };
+
+  document.addEventListener('touchstart', framework.Button.prototype._onTouchStart);
+  document.addEventListener('touchend', framework.Button.prototype._onTouchEnd);
+
+})(this, document, this.FM = this.FM || {});
diff --git a/scss/framework/structure/_mixins.scss b/scss/framework/structure/_mixins.scss
index 8f947a7be2..eee25c641c 100644
--- a/scss/framework/structure/_mixins.scss
+++ b/scss/framework/structure/_mixins.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     // want it on desktop
 		//background-color: lighten($bgColor, 10%);
   }
-	&:active {
+	&.active, &:active {
 		background-color: darken($bgColor, 10%);
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
 	}
diff --git a/scss/framework/theme/default/_button.scss b/scss/framework/theme/default/_button.scss
index 8c93c49e9a..d3d60e2e0f 100644
--- a/scss/framework/theme/default/_button.scss
+++ b/scss/framework/theme/default/_button.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   border-width: $buttonBorderWidth;
   border-style: solid;
 	padding: $buttonPadding;
-
 }
 
 .button-default {