diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.html
index 0117bac92d..02a0401c68 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/nestedcontent/nestedcontent.html
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="umb-nested-content__footer-bar" ng-hide="nodes.length >= maxItems">
-            <a class="umb-nested-content__icon" ng-click="openNodeTypePicker($event)" prevent-default>
+            <button type="button" class="umb-nested-content__icon" ng-click="openNodeTypePicker($event)" prevent-default>
                 <i class="icon icon-add"></i>
-            </a>
+            </button>
         </div>
 
     </ng-form>