diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/buttons/umbbutton.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/buttons/umbbutton.directive.js
index 56416e3544..dc012945dd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/buttons/umbbutton.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/buttons/umbbutton.directive.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Use this directive to render an umbraco button. The directive can be used to gen
                 alias: "@?",
                 addEllipsis: "@?",
                 showCaret: "@?",
-                autoFocus: "@?",
+                autoFocus: "<?",
                 hasPopup: "@?",
                 isExpanded: "<?"
             }