diff --git a/src/components/select/select.ts b/src/components/select/select.ts
index d218bacf1f..1c37f89e46 100644
--- a/src/components/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/select.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ import { SelectPopover, SelectPopoverOption } from './select-popover-component';
       '<div class="select-icon-inner"></div>' +
     '</div>' +
     '<button aria-haspopup="true" ' +
+            'type="button" ' +
             '[id]="id" ' +
             'ion-button="item-cover" ' +
             '[attr.aria-labelledby]="_labelId" ' +