diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/10-button-width.hbs b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/10-button-width.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b1f2e2b801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/10-button-width.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{{!-- TODO: let's not use those modifier classes, but inherit their meaning via CSS correctly and introduce sample classes for the styleguide --}}
+<p>
+	{{> elements-button variant='brand-primary' value='(Default) Auto width'}}
+	<!-- [html-validate-disable-next no-inline-style -- we're doing inline-styling for simplification here] -->
+	<span style="width: 500px;display:inline-block;">{{> elements-button variant='brand-primary' value='Width full' width='full' }}</span>
+</p>
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_buttons.md b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_buttons.md
index 89cced3a1c1..7cd9c13be85 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_buttons.md
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/_buttons.md
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ Extend one of the size SCSS placeholders in case that you don't want the default
 
 You could set the different button sizes via the `data-size` attribute, the default is "regular" and in that case is optional.
 
+### Width
+
+Regularly, our buttons shouldn't increase to it's horizontally available space, but only the one determined by it's included textual content.
+
+#### SCSS (recommended)
+
+Extend the width SCSS placeholders in case that you don't want the default (`auto`): `%width-Full`
+
+#### HTML attribute
+
+You could set the button width to increase to it's full available space via the `data-width="full"` attribute, the default is `auto` and in that case is optional.
+
 ## Usability
 
 > Buttons should be used in situations where users might need to:
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.hbs b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.hbs
index 4e8f0b8e7ef..50a40b920b4 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.hbs
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.hbs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	{{#if disabled }} disabled{{/if }}
 	{{#if icon}} data-icon="{{ icon }}"{{/if}}
 	{{#if icon-after}} data-icon-after="{{ icon-after }}"{{/if}}
-	{{#if label}} aria-label="{{ label }}"{{/if }}>
+	{{#if label}} aria-label="{{ label }}"{{/if }}
+	{{#if width }} data-width="{{ width }}"{{/if }}>
 	{{{ value }}}
 </button>
diff --git a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss
index 42f833cdf61..ac2b83ade46 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss
+++ b/source/_patterns/01-elements/buttons/button.scss
@@ -216,4 +216,13 @@
 	&:disabled {
 		color: unquote($button---color + "80");
 	}
+
+	// width
+	&%width-Full {
+		inline-size: 100%;
+	}
+
+	&[data-width="full"] {
+		@extend %width-Full;
+	}
 }