diff --git a/chips/lib/_shared.scss b/chips/lib/_shared.scss
index 070018bccd..ea44982fcb 100644
--- a/chips/lib/_shared.scss
+++ b/chips/lib/_shared.scss
@@ -75,17 +75,16 @@
     border: none;
     border-radius: inherit;
     display: flex;
+    gap: 8px;
     outline: none;
     padding: 0;
+    position: relative;
     text-decoration: none;
   }
 
-  .action:first-of-type {
+  .primary.action {
     padding-inline-start: 8px;
-  }
-
-  .action:last-of-type {
-    padding-inline-end: 8px;
+    padding-inline-end: 16px;
   }
 
   .touch {
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@
     display: flex;
     font: var(--_label-text-type);
     height: 100%;
-    padding: 0 8px;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     user-select: none;
     white-space: nowrap;
diff --git a/chips/lib/_trailing-icon.scss b/chips/lib/_trailing-icon.scss
index 5a5ac8d9ea..2ea3ff7976 100644
--- a/chips/lib/_trailing-icon.scss
+++ b/chips/lib/_trailing-icon.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,40 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
+// go/keep-sorted start
+@use '../../focus/focus-ring';
+// go/keep-sorted end
+
 @mixin styles() {
+  .trailing.action {
+    display: flex;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+
+    // Note: the trailing action's shape only follows the trailing end of the
+    // chip. For example, if the leading end is rounded, but the trailing is end
+    // squared, then the focus ring will be squared (not rounded+squared).
+    @include focus-ring.theme(
+      (
+        'shape-start-start': var(--_container-shape-start-end),
+        'shape-end-start': var(--_container-shape-end-end),
+        'shape-end-end': var(--_container-shape-end-end),
+        'shape-start-end': var(--_container-shape-start-end),
+        'offset': -2px,
+      )
+    );
+  }
+
+  .trailing.action md-ripple {
+    height: calc(4 / 3 * var(--_icon-size)); // 24px default
+    inset: 50% 0 0 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
+    width: calc(4 / 3 * var(--_icon-size)); // 24px default
+  }
+
+  :has(.trailing.action) .primary.action {
+    padding-inline-end: 0;
+  }
+
   .trailing .icon {
     color: var(--_trailing-icon-color);
   }
diff --git a/chips/lib/assist-chip.ts b/chips/lib/assist-chip.ts
index ecf3ab111a..dbea3c4575 100644
--- a/chips/lib/assist-chip.ts
+++ b/chips/lib/assist-chip.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class AssistChip extends Chip {
     const {ariaLabel} = this as ARIAMixinStrict;
     if (this.href) {
       return html`
-        <a class="action"
+        <a class="primary action"
           id="link"
           aria-label=${ariaLabel || nothing}
           href=${this.href}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class AssistChip extends Chip {
     }
 
     return html`
-      <button class="action"
+      <button class="primary action"
         id="button"
         aria-label=${ariaLabel || nothing}
         ?disabled=${this.disabled}
diff --git a/chips/lib/chip.ts b/chips/lib/chip.ts
index 331637cd3d..17478ef95c 100644
--- a/chips/lib/chip.ts
+++ b/chips/lib/chip.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export abstract class Chip extends LitElement {
         <md-focus-ring for=${this.focusFor}></md-focus-ring>
         ${ripple}
         ${this.renderPrimaryAction()}
-        ${this.renderTrailingAction()}
+        ${this.renderTrailingAction?.() || nothing}
       </div>
     `;
   }
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ export abstract class Chip extends LitElement {
 
   protected abstract renderPrimaryAction(): TemplateResult;
 
-  protected renderTrailingAction(): TemplateResult|typeof nothing {
-    return nothing;
-  }
+  protected renderTrailingAction?(): TemplateResult|typeof nothing;
 
   protected renderOutline() {
     return html`<span class="outline"></span>`;
diff --git a/chips/lib/filter-chip.ts b/chips/lib/filter-chip.ts
index ed0262a331..97487abeb2 100644
--- a/chips/lib/filter-chip.ts
+++ b/chips/lib/filter-chip.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ import {ripple} from '../../ripple/directive.js';
 import {ARIAMixinStrict} from '../../types/aria.js';
 
 import {Chip} from './chip.js';
+import {renderRemoveButton} from './trailing-actions.js';
 
 /**
  * A filter chip component.
  */
 export class FilterChip extends Chip {
   @property({type: Boolean}) elevated = false;
+  @property({type: Boolean}) removable = false;
   @property({type: Boolean}) selected = false;
 
   protected get focusFor() {
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ export class FilterChip extends Chip {
   protected override renderPrimaryAction() {
     const {ariaLabel} = this as ARIAMixinStrict;
     return html`
-      <button class="action"
+      <button class="primary action"
         id="option"
         aria-label=${ariaLabel || nothing}
         aria-selected=${this.selected}
@@ -78,6 +80,14 @@ export class FilterChip extends Chip {
     `;
   }
 
+  protected override renderTrailingAction() {
+    if (this.removable) {
+      return renderRemoveButton({disabled: this.disabled});
+    }
+
+    return nothing;
+  }
+
   protected override renderOutline() {
     if (this.elevated) {
       return html`<md-elevation></md-elevation>`;
diff --git a/chips/lib/trailing-actions.ts b/chips/lib/trailing-actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4757aecc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chips/lib/trailing-actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import '../../focus/focus-ring.js';
+import '../../ripple/ripple.js';
+
+import {html} from 'lit';
+import {createRef, ref} from 'lit/directives/ref.js';
+
+import {ripple} from '../../ripple/directive.js';
+import {MdRipple} from '../../ripple/ripple.js';
+
+import {Chip} from './chip.js';
+
+/** @protected */
+export function renderRemoveButton({disabled}: {disabled: boolean}) {
+  const rippleRef = createRef<MdRipple>();
+  return html`
+    <button class="trailing action"
+      ?disabled=${disabled ?? false}
+      @click=${handleRemoveClick}
+      ${ripple(() => rippleRef.value || null)}
+    >
+      <md-focus-ring></md-focus-ring>
+      <md-ripple ${ref(rippleRef)} unbounded></md-ripple>
+      <svg class="icon" viewBox="0 96 960 960">
+        <path d="m249 849-42-42 231-231-231-231 42-42 231 231 231-231 42 42-231 231 231 231-42 42-231-231-231 231Z" />
+      </svg>
+      <span class="touch"></span>
+    </button>
+  `;
+}
+
+function handleRemoveClick(this: Chip, event: Event) {
+  if (this.disabled) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  const preventDefault = !this.dispatchEvent(new Event('remove'));
+  if (preventDefault) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  this.remove();
+}