diff --git a/.changeset/giant-horses-knock.md b/.changeset/giant-horses-knock.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a72dbe84aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-horses-knock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@primer/react': patch
+---
+
+Add a console warning if the Button and IconButton as property is used incorrectly
diff --git a/src/Button/ButtonBase.tsx b/src/Button/ButtonBase.tsx
index 01840e098d6..6c2894400d1 100644
--- a/src/Button/ButtonBase.tsx
+++ b/src/Button/ButtonBase.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import {merge, SxProp} from '../sx'
 import {useTheme} from '../ThemeProvider'
 import {ButtonProps, StyledButton} from './types'
 import {getVariantStyles, getSizeStyles, getButtonStyles} from './styles'
+import {useRefObjectAsForwardedRef} from '../hooks/useRefObjectAsForwardedRef'
+declare let __DEV__: boolean
 
 const defaultSxProp = {}
 const iconWrapStyles = {
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@ const trailingIconStyles = {
 const ButtonBase = forwardRef<HTMLElement, ButtonProps>(
   ({children, as: Component = 'button', sx: sxProp = defaultSxProp, ...props}, forwardedRef): JSX.Element => {
     const {leadingIcon: LeadingIcon, trailingIcon: TrailingIcon, variant = 'default', size = 'medium', ...rest} = props
+    const innerRef = React.useRef<HTMLElement>(null)
+    useRefObjectAsForwardedRef(forwardedRef, innerRef)
+
     const {theme} = useTheme()
     const baseStyles = useMemo(() => {
       return merge.all([getButtonStyles(theme), getSizeStyles(size, variant, false), getVariantStyles(variant, theme)])
@@ -26,8 +31,17 @@ const ButtonBase = forwardRef<HTMLElement, ButtonProps>(
       return merge(baseStyles, sxProp as SxProp)
     }, [baseStyles, sxProp])
 
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      if (!(innerRef.current instanceof HTMLButtonElement) && !(innerRef.current instanceof HTMLAnchorElement)) {
+        if (__DEV__) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.warn('This component should be an instanceof a semantic button or anchor')
+        }
+      }
+    }, [innerRef])
+
     return (
-      <StyledButton as={Component} sx={sxStyles} {...rest} ref={forwardedRef}>
+      <StyledButton as={Component} sx={sxStyles} {...rest} ref={innerRef}>
         {LeadingIcon && (
           <Box as="span" data-component="leadingIcon" sx={iconWrapStyles}>
             <LeadingIcon />
diff --git a/src/Button/types.ts b/src/Button/types.ts
index 629809b6f1b..4072002d332 100644
--- a/src/Button/types.ts
+++ b/src/Button/types.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ export type Size = 'small' | 'medium' | 'large'
  */
 type StyledButtonProps = Omit<ComponentPropsWithRef<typeof StyledButton>, 'as'>
 
-type ButtonA11yProps = {'aria-label': string; 'aria-labelby'?: never} | {'aria-label'?: never; 'aria-labelby': string}
+type ButtonA11yProps =
+  | {'aria-label': string; 'aria-labelledby'?: never}
+  | {'aria-label'?: never; 'aria-labelledby': string}
 
 export type ButtonBaseProps = {
   /**