diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.scss b/core/src/components/item/item.scss
index 23514d555f..cfc579de78 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.scss
@@ -84,11 +84,14 @@
   text-transform: inherit;
 
   box-shadow: var(--box-shadow);
-  cursor: pointer;
   overflow: hidden;
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
+button, a {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .item-state {
   @include position(null, 0, 0, 0);