diff --git a/src/components/Button/__test__/button.spec.js b/src/components/Button/__test__/button.spec.js
index 81acfeb3e..ccb7587fb 100644
--- a/src/components/Button/__test__/button.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/Button/__test__/button.spec.js
@@ -79,4 +79,10 @@ describe('<Button/>', () => {
         const component = mount(<Button label="OK">Test</Button>);
         expect(component.text()).toBe('Test');
     });
+    it('should return the html button element when access the htmlElementRef getter', () => {
+        const component = mount(<Button label="OK" />);
+        expect(component.instance().htmlElementRef).toEqual({
+            current: expect.any(HTMLButtonElement),
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/Button/index.js b/src/components/Button/index.js
index a92135cf0..427d886a6 100644
--- a/src/components/Button/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Button/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default class Button extends Component {
     }
 
     get htmlElementRef() {
-        return this.buttonRef.current;
+        return this.buttonRef;
     }
 
     isDisabled() {