diff --git a/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss b/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss
index 9661389f6a..4c277017c6 100644
--- a/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/alert/alert.md.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @import "../../globals.md";
 @import "./alert";
+@import "../button/button.md";
 
 // Material Design Alerts
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ $alert-md-buttons-justify-content:        flex-end !default;
   text-align: right;
 
   &.activated {
+    background-color: $button-md-clear-active-background-color;
     opacity: 1;
   }
 }