diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bcc2d7355cc..2d96f41b7a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Fixed `EuiTabs` `role` if no tabs are passed in ([#4435](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4435))
 - Fixed `EuiPopover` with initial `isOpen` working with `EuiOutsideClickDetector` ([#4461](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4461))
 - Fixed `EuiDataGridCellPopover` needing 2 state updates to close ([#4461](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4461))
+- Fixed `EuiBadge` with `iconOnClick` from catching form submit events ([#4479](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/4479))
 
 ## [`31.4.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v31.4.0)
 
diff --git a/src/components/badge/badge.tsx b/src/components/badge/badge.tsx
index 957c8dd3d3d..3e74bfb1b6b 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/badge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/badge/badge.tsx
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ export const EuiBadge: FunctionComponent<EuiBadgeProps> = ({
       }
       optionalIcon = (
         <button
+          type="button"
           className="euiBadge__iconButton"
           aria-label={iconOnClickAriaLabel}
           disabled={isDisabled}