diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index 73439c3950a..8d9148c533c 100644
--- a/UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/UNRELEASED.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Use [the changelog guidelines](https://git.io/polaris-changelog-guidelines) to f
 - Add `onQueryFocus` callback prop to the `Filters` component ([#1948](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1948))
 - Moved `ResourceItem` to its own component ([#1774](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1774))
 - Updated `ResourceList` sort to show an inline label ([#1774](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1774))
+- Removed the `tap-highlight-color` for `Buttons` ([#1545](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1545))
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/src/styles/shared/_buttons.scss b/src/styles/shared/_buttons.scss
index 9519b16c70a..8dac0c4deea 100644
--- a/src/styles/shared/_buttons.scss
+++ b/src/styles/shared/_buttons.scss
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   transition-property: background, border, box-shadow;
   transition-duration: duration();
   transition-timing-function: easing();
+  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
 
   &:hover {
     background: linear-gradient(