diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/button/button.ts b/packages/web-components/src/button/button.ts
index 1c42a9c6109360..a20c85b22b5159 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/button/button.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/button/button.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class BaseButton extends FASTElement {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (this.popoverTargetElement) {
+    if (this.popoverTargetElement && !!this.popoverTargetElement.hasAttribute('popover')) {
       switch (this.popovertargetaction) {
         case 'hide':
           this.popoverTargetElement?.hidePopover();