diff --git a/src/isFocusableInput.js b/src/isFocusableInput.js
index 72c2b2c..5bc3a73 100644
--- a/src/isFocusableInput.js
+++ b/src/isFocusableInput.js
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  * Predicate to identify inputs that can have focus() called on them
  */
 const isFocusableInput = (wtf: any) =>
-  !!(wtf && typeof wtf.focus === 'function')
+  !!(wtf && typeof wtf.focus === 'function' && wtf.tagName !== 'BUTTON')
 
 export default isFocusableInput
diff --git a/src/isFocusableInput.test.js b/src/isFocusableInput.test.js
index 9e9276b..213cea9 100644
--- a/src/isFocusableInput.test.js
+++ b/src/isFocusableInput.test.js
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ describe('isFocusableInput', () => {
   it('should return true for an object with a focus method', () => {
     expect(isFocusableInput({ focus: () => {} })).toBe(true)
   })
+
+  it('should return false for a button', () => {
+    expect(isFocusableInput(document.createElement('button'))).toBe(false)
+  })
 })