diff --git a/button/filled-button_test.ts b/button/filled-button_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d6d9e7965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/button/filled-button_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// import 'jasmine'; (google3-only)
+
+import {html} from 'lit';
+
+import {Environment} from '../testing/environment.js';
+import {createTokenTests} from '../testing/tokens.js';
+
+import {MdFilledButton} from './filled-button.js';
+import {ButtonHarness} from './harness.js';
+
+describe('<md-filled-button>', () => {
+  const env = new Environment();
+
+  describe('.styles', () => {
+    createTokenTests(MdFilledButton.styles);
+  });
+
+  describe('form associated', () => {
+    async function setupTest() {
+      const root =
+          env.render(html`<form><md-filled-button></md-filled-button></form>`);
+      const element = root.querySelector('md-filled-button');
+      if (!element) {
+        throw new Error(`Could not query rendered <md-filled-button>`);
+      }
+      const form = root.querySelector('form');
+      if (!form) throw new Error(`Could not query form`);
+
+      await env.waitForStability();
+
+      return {harness: new ButtonHarness(element), form};
+    }
+
+    it('button with type submit can submit a form', async () => {
+      const {harness, form} = await setupTest();
+      harness.element.type = 'submit';
+
+      spyOn(form, 'requestSubmit');
+      spyOn(form, 'reset');
+      await harness.clickWithMouse();
+
+      expect(form.requestSubmit).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(form.reset).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('button with type reset can reset a form', async () => {
+      const {harness, form} = await setupTest();
+      harness.element.type = 'reset';
+
+      spyOn(form, 'requestSubmit');
+      spyOn(form, 'reset');
+      await harness.clickWithMouse();
+
+      expect(form.requestSubmit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(form.reset).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('submit can be cancelled with preventDefault', async () => {
+      const {harness, form} = await setupTest();
+      harness.element.type = 'submit';
+
+      spyOn(form, 'requestSubmit');
+
+      harness.element.addEventListener('click', e => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }, {once: true});
+
+      await harness.clickWithMouse();
+
+      expect(form.requestSubmit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/button/lib/button.ts b/button/lib/button.ts
index 653f5396e9..fbdfbd3203 100644
--- a/button/lib/button.ts
+++ b/button/lib/button.ts
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ export abstract class Button extends LitElement {
    */
   @property({type: Boolean, attribute: 'has-icon'}) hasIcon = false;
 
-  /**
-   * Whether `preventDefault()` should be called on the underlying button.
-   * Useful for preventing certain native functionalities like preventing form
-   * submissions.
-   */
-  @property({type: Boolean}) preventClickDefault = false;
-
   /**
    * Specifies the type of button, used for controlling forms. When type
    * is `submit`, the containing form is submitted; when it is `reset` the
@@ -190,9 +183,6 @@ export abstract class Button extends LitElement {
     if (this.isRedispatchingEvent) {
       return;
     }
-    if (this.preventClickDefault) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-    }
     // based on type, trigger form action.
     const {type, internals: {form}} = this;
     if (!form) {