diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/button-test.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/button-test.jsx
index 6de961f784..ad7a0c49ca 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/button-test.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/__tests__/button-test.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { render, fireEvent, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
 
-import Button from '../button';
+import { Button } from '../button';
 
 describe('<Button />', () => {
   it('renders a button element', () => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/account.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/account.jsx
index fd5ea60407..69189a84b4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/account.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/account.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { VerifiedBadge } from 'mastodon/components/verified_badge';
 import { me } from '../initial_state';
 
 import { Avatar } from './avatar';
-import Button from './button';
+import { Button } from './button';
 import { FollowersCounter } from './counters';
 import { DisplayName } from './display_name';
 import { IconButton } from './icon_button';
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/button.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/button.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index faa6cb2910..0000000000
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/button.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { PureComponent } from 'react';
-
-import classNames from 'classnames';
-
-export default class Button extends PureComponent {
-
-  static propTypes = {
-    text: PropTypes.node,
-    type: PropTypes.string,
-    onClick: PropTypes.func,
-    disabled: PropTypes.bool,
-    block: PropTypes.bool,
-    secondary: PropTypes.bool,
-    className: PropTypes.string,
-    title: PropTypes.string,
-    children: PropTypes.node,
-  };
-
-  static defaultProps = {
-    type: 'button',
-  };
-
-  handleClick = (e) => {
-    if (!this.props.disabled && this.props.onClick) {
-      this.props.onClick(e);
-    }
-  };
-
-  setRef = (c) => {
-    this.node = c;
-  };
-
-  focus() {
-    this.node.focus();
-  }
-
-  render () {
-    const className = classNames('button', this.props.className, {
-      'button-secondary': this.props.secondary,
-      'button--block': this.props.block,
-    });
-
-    return (
-      <button
-        className={className}
-        disabled={this.props.disabled}
-        onClick={this.handleClick}
-        ref={this.setRef}
-        title={this.props.title}
-        type={this.props.type}
-      >
-        {this.props.text || this.props.children}
-      </button>
-    );
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/button.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b6a0f267e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+
+interface BaseProps extends React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement> {
+  block?: boolean;
+  secondary?: boolean;
+  text?: JSX.Element;
+}
+
+interface PropsWithChildren extends BaseProps {
+  text?: never;
+}
+
+interface PropsWithText extends BaseProps {
+  text: JSX.Element;
+  children: never;
+}
+
+type Props = PropsWithText | PropsWithChildren;
+
+export const Button: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  text,
+  type = 'button',
+  onClick,
+  disabled,
+  block,
+  secondary,
+  className,
+  title,
+  children,
+  ...props
+}) => {
+  const handleClick = useCallback<React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>>(
+    (e) => {
+      if (!disabled && onClick) {
+        onClick(e);
+      }
+    },
+    [disabled, onClick],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      className={classNames('button', className, {
+        'button-secondary': secondary,
+        'button--block': block,
+      })}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      onClick={handleClick}
+      title={title}
+      type={type}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {text ?? children}
+    </button>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
index 7183f7af90..9425b25b71 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 
 import { Avatar } from 'mastodon/components/avatar';
 import { Badge, AutomatedBadge, GroupBadge } from 'mastodon/components/badge';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { FollowersCounter, FollowingCounter, StatusesCounter } from 'mastodon/components/counters';
 import { Icon }  from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 import { IconButton } from 'mastodon/components/icon_button';
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/limited_account_hint.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/limited_account_hint.jsx
index 4872455e97..59b7358233 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/limited_account_hint.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/limited_account_hint.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { revealAccount } from 'mastodon/actions/accounts';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { domain } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { accountId }) => ({
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
index 5a680a68a5..32b7c176d2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/compose_form.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { WithOptionalRouterPropTypes, withOptionalRouter } from 'mastodon/utils/
 
 import AutosuggestInput from '../../../components/autosuggest_input';
 import AutosuggestTextarea from '../../../components/autosuggest_textarea';
-import Button from '../../../components/button';
+import { Button } from '../../../components/button';
 import EmojiPickerDropdown from '../containers/emoji_picker_dropdown_container';
 import LanguageDropdown from '../containers/language_dropdown_container';
 import PollButtonContainer from '../containers/poll_button_container';
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.jsx
index 0306b63d32..a5e5717b32 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from 'mastodon/actions/accounts';
 import { openModal } from 'mastodon/actions/modal';
 import { Avatar } from 'mastodon/components/avatar';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { DisplayName } from 'mastodon/components/display_name';
 import { ShortNumber } from 'mastodon/components/short_number';
 import { autoPlayGif, me, unfollowModal } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/filters/added_to_filter.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/filters/added_to_filter.jsx
index ec848f622e..e341eddbad 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/filters/added_to_filter.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/filters/added_to_filter.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { toServerSideType } from 'mastodon/utils/filters';
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state, { filterId }) => ({
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/hashtag_header.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/hashtag_header.jsx
index 46050309ff..d2fe8851f6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/hashtag_header.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/hashtag_timeline/components/hashtag_header.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { ShortNumber } from 'mastodon/components/short_number';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ HashtagHeader.propTypes = {
   disabled: PropTypes.bool,
   onClick: PropTypes.func,
   intl: PropTypes.object,
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/interaction_modal/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/interaction_modal/index.jsx
index 69bbd8cd87..d79a3d4154 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/interaction_modal/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/interaction_modal/index.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { throttle, escapeRegExp } from 'lodash';
 
 import { openModal, closeModal } from 'mastodon/actions/modal';
 import api from 'mastodon/api';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { Icon }  from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 import { registrationsOpen, sso_redirect } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/lists/components/new_list_form.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/lists/components/new_list_form.jsx
index 40e2d4a1c2..0fed9d70a2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/lists/components/new_list_form.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/lists/components/new_list_form.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { changeListEditorTitle, submitListEditor } from 'mastodon/actions/lists';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   label: { id: 'lists.new.title_placeholder', defaultMessage: 'New list title' },
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/notifications_permission_banner.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/notifications_permission_banner.jsx
index 59b0335c10..9ce014d258 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/notifications_permission_banner.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/notifications_permission_banner.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { requestBrowserPermission } from 'mastodon/actions/notifications';
 import { changeSetting } from 'mastodon/actions/settings';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { Icon }  from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 import { IconButton } from 'mastodon/components/icon_button';
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/category.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/category.jsx
index fb9e55c579..a2fc3b23b4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/category.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/category.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 
 import Option from './components/option';
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/comment.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/comment.jsx
index ca9ea9d268..ec59746923 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/comment.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/comment.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 import Toggle from 'react-toggle';
 
 import { fetchAccount } from 'mastodon/actions/accounts';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'mastodon/store';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/rules.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/rules.jsx
index 67d92839ed..621f140adb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/rules.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/rules.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 
 import Option from './components/option';
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/statuses.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/statuses.jsx
index 4ba8d6065f..5e416f1e1a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/statuses.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/statuses.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { OrderedSet } from 'immutable';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { LoadingIndicator } from 'mastodon/components/loading_indicator';
 import StatusCheckBox from 'mastodon/features/report/containers/status_check_box_container';
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/thanks.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/thanks.jsx
index 79ddc2e802..146d4b3897 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/thanks.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/report/thanks.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   muteAccount,
   blockAccount,
 } from 'mastodon/actions/accounts';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 
 const mapStateToProps = () => ({});
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/subscribed_languages_modal/index.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/subscribed_languages_modal/index.jsx
index eb128f68e7..003f50183d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/subscribed_languages_modal/index.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/subscribed_languages_modal/index.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import { followAccount } from 'mastodon/actions/accounts';
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { IconButton } from 'mastodon/components/icon_button';
 import Option from 'mastodon/features/report/components/option';
 import { languages as preloadedLanguages } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/block_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/block_modal.jsx
index 7cfd252e0b..cfac692324 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/block_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/block_modal.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { blockAccount } from '../../../actions/accounts';
 import { closeModal } from '../../../actions/modal';
 import { initReport } from '../../../actions/reports';
-import Button from '../../../components/button';
+import { Button } from '../../../components/button';
 import { makeGetAccount } from '../../../selectors';
 
 const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ class BlockModal extends PureComponent {
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   };
 
-  componentDidMount() {
-    this.button.focus();
-  }
-
   handleClick = () => {
     this.props.onClose();
     this.props.onConfirm(this.props.account);
@@ -69,10 +65,6 @@ class BlockModal extends PureComponent {
     this.props.onClose();
   };
 
-  setRef = (c) => {
-    this.button = c;
-  };
-
   render () {
     const { account } = this.props;
 
@@ -95,7 +87,7 @@ class BlockModal extends PureComponent {
           <Button onClick={this.handleSecondary} className='confirmation-modal__secondary-button'>
             <FormattedMessage id='confirmations.block.block_and_report' defaultMessage='Block & Report' />
           </Button>
-          <Button onClick={this.handleClick} ref={this.setRef}>
+          <Button onClick={this.handleClick} autoFocus>
             <FormattedMessage id='confirmations.block.confirm' defaultMessage='Block' />
           </Button>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx
index 9944bb1644..91a77f883d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/boost_modal.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import PrivacyDropdown from 'mastodon/features/compose/components/privacy_dropdo
 import { WithRouterPropTypes } from 'mastodon/utils/react_router';
 
 import { Avatar } from '../../../components/avatar';
-import Button from '../../../components/button';
+import { Button } from '../../../components/button';
 import { DisplayName } from '../../../components/display_name';
 import { RelativeTimestamp } from '../../../components/relative_timestamp';
 import StatusContent from '../../../components/status_content';
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ class BoostModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     ...WithRouterPropTypes,
   };
 
-  componentDidMount() {
-    this.button.focus();
-  }
-
   handleReblog = () => {
     this.props.onReblog(this.props.status, this.props.privacy);
     this.props.onClose();
@@ -76,10 +72,6 @@ class BoostModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return document.getElementsByClassName('modal-root__container')[0];
   };
 
-  setRef = (c) => {
-    this.button = c;
-  };
-
   render () {
     const { status, privacy, intl } = this.props;
     const buttonText = status.get('reblogged') ? messages.cancel_reblog : messages.reblog;
@@ -133,7 +125,7 @@ class BoostModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               onChange={this.props.onChangeBoostPrivacy}
             />
           )}
-          <Button text={intl.formatMessage(buttonText)} onClick={this.handleReblog} ref={this.setRef} />
+          <Button text={intl.formatMessage(buttonText)} onClick={this.handleReblog} autoFocus />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/bundle_column_error.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/bundle_column_error.jsx
index b85d5ec011..eb6682d77b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/bundle_column_error.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/bundle_column_error.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import Column from 'mastodon/components/column';
 import { autoPlayGif } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.jsx
index 5a940e09c9..5080c0bf85 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/confirmation_modal.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { PureComponent } from 'react';
 
 import { injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
-import Button from '../../../components/button';
+import { Button } from '../../../components/button';
 
 class ConfirmationModal extends PureComponent {
 
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ class ConfirmationModal extends PureComponent {
     closeWhenConfirm: true,
   };
 
-  componentDidMount() {
-    this.button.focus();
-  }
-
   handleClick = () => {
     if (this.props.closeWhenConfirm) {
       this.props.onClose();
@@ -42,10 +38,6 @@ class ConfirmationModal extends PureComponent {
     this.props.onClose();
   };
 
-  setRef = (c) => {
-    this.button = c;
-  };
-
   render () {
     const { message, confirm, secondary } = this.props;
 
@@ -62,7 +54,7 @@ class ConfirmationModal extends PureComponent {
           {secondary !== undefined && (
             <Button text={secondary} onClick={this.handleSecondary} className='confirmation-modal__secondary-button' />
           )}
-          <Button text={confirm} onClick={this.handleClick} ref={this.setRef} />
+          <Button text={confirm} onClick={this.handleClick} autoFocus />
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/focal_point_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/focal_point_modal.jsx
index 0c2e3901ea..0eac91df80 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/focal_point_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/focal_point_modal.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import tesseractWorkerPath from 'tesseract.js/dist/worker.min.js';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
 import tesseractCorePath from 'tesseract.js-core/tesseract-core.wasm.js';
 
-import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { Button } from 'mastodon/components/button';
 import { GIFV } from 'mastodon/components/gifv';
 import { IconButton } from 'mastodon/components/icon_button';
 import Audio from 'mastodon/features/audio';
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/mute_modal.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/mute_modal.jsx
index 708bd757cf..2d95cabef8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/mute_modal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/mute_modal.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Toggle from 'react-toggle';
 import { muteAccount } from '../../../actions/accounts';
 import { closeModal } from '../../../actions/modal';
 import { toggleHideNotifications, changeMuteDuration } from '../../../actions/mutes';
-import Button from '../../../components/button';
+import { Button } from '../../../components/button';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   minutes: { id: 'intervals.full.minutes', defaultMessage: '{number, plural, one {# minute} other {# minutes}}' },
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ class MuteModal extends PureComponent {
     onChangeMuteDuration: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
-  componentDidMount() {
-    this.button.focus();
-  }
-
   handleClick = () => {
     this.props.onClose();
     this.props.onConfirm(this.props.account, this.props.notifications, this.props.muteDuration);
@@ -76,10 +72,6 @@ class MuteModal extends PureComponent {
     this.props.onClose();
   };
 
-  setRef = (c) => {
-    this.button = c;
-  };
-
   toggleNotifications = () => {
     this.props.onToggleNotifications();
   };
@@ -134,7 +126,7 @@ class MuteModal extends PureComponent {
           <Button onClick={this.handleCancel} className='mute-modal__cancel-button'>
             <FormattedMessage id='confirmation_modal.cancel' defaultMessage='Cancel' />
           </Button>
-          <Button onClick={this.handleClick} ref={this.setRef}>
+          <Button onClick={this.handleClick} autoFocus>
             <FormattedMessage id='confirmations.mute.confirm' defaultMessage='Mute' />
           </Button>
         </div>