diff --git a/test/spec/ui/button-spec.js b/test/spec/ui/button-spec.js
index 650be4ed95..6b24923978 100644
--- a/test/spec/ui/button-spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/ui/button-spec.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe("test/ui/button-spec", function () {
                 expect(aButton.label).toEqual("");
             });
             it("should have a default value", function () {
+                expect(aButton.label).toEqual("Button");
                 aButton.label = "";
                 expect(aButton.label).toEqual("");
                 aButton.label = void 0;
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@ describe("test/ui/button-spec", function () {
                 aButton.draw();
                 expect(aButton.element.value).toEqual( "hello");
             });
+
+            it("should has not default value when the Button is subclassed", function () {
+                var MyButton = Button.specialize();
+                aButton = new MyButton();
+                expect(aButton.label).toEqual("");
+            });
         });
         describe("draw", function () {
             var aButton;
diff --git a/ui/button.reel/button.js b/ui/button.reel/button.js
index 7b5f2ebec0..379103cad4 100644
--- a/ui/button.reel/button.js
+++ b/ui/button.reel/button.js
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ var Button = exports.Button = Control.specialize(/** @lends module:"montage/ui/n
     */
     label: {
         get: function () {
-            return this._label;
+            return this._label !== void 0 && this._label !== null ?
+                this._label : this.defaultLabel;
         },
         set: function (value) {
             if (typeof value !== "undefined" && this.converter) {
@@ -220,6 +221,17 @@ var Button = exports.Button = Control.specialize(/** @lends module:"montage/ui/n
         }
     },
 
+    constructor: {
+        value: function () {
+            this.super();
+
+            if (this.constructor !== Button) {
+                // no default value when the Button Component is subclassed
+                this.defaultLabel = "";
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
     // HTMLInputElement/HTMLButtonElement methods
     // click() deliberately omitted (it isn't available on <button> anyways)