diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd2da532ffff..34f33c64fa69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
-No public interface changes since `0.0.49`.
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- `EuiButton`, `EuiButtonEmpty`, and `EuiButtonIcon` now look and behave disabled when `isDisabled={true}` ([#862](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/862))
 
 ## [`0.0.49`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v0.0.49)
 
 **Breaking changes**
+
 - EUI requires React `16.3` or higher ([#849](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/849))
 - `EuiHeaderBreadcrumbs` refactored to use `EuiBreadcrumbs`. This removed all child components of `EuiHeaderBreadcrumbs`. ([#844](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/844))
 
 **Bug fixes**
+
 - `EuiInMemoryTable` now applies its search filter ([#851](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/851))
 - `EuiInMemoryTable` and `EuiBasicTable` now pass unknown props through to their child ([#836](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/836))
 - Added `EuiHeaderLinks` which allow you to construct navigation in the header in place of the app menu. ([#844](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/844))
diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/button/button_as_link.js b/src-docs/src/views/button/button_as_link.js
index 1b523936f21e..fce37cf063f7 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/button/button_as_link.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/button/button_as_link.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
 
 import {
   EuiButton,
@@ -9,20 +9,41 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../src/components';
 
 export default () => (
-  <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="s" alignItems="center">
-    <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-      <EuiButton href="http://www.elastic.co">
-        Link to elastic.co
-      </EuiButton>
-    </EuiFlexItem>
+  <Fragment>
+    <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="s" alignItems="center">
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiButton href="http://www.elastic.co">
+          Link to elastic.co
+        </EuiButton>
+      </EuiFlexItem>
 
-    <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-      <EuiButtonEmpty href="http://www.elastic.co">
-        Link to elastic.co
-      </EuiButtonEmpty>
-    </EuiFlexItem>
-    <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-      <EuiButtonIcon href="http://www.elastic.co" iconType="link" aria-label="This is a link" />
-    </EuiFlexItem>
-  </EuiFlexGroup>
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiButtonEmpty href="http://www.elastic.co">
+          Link to elastic.co
+        </EuiButtonEmpty>
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiButtonIcon href="http://www.elastic.co" iconType="link" aria-label="This is a link" />
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+    </EuiFlexGroup>
+
+    <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="s" alignItems="center">
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiButton href="http://www.elastic.co" isDisabled>
+          Disabled link
+        </EuiButton>
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiButtonEmpty href="http://www.elastic.co" isDisabled>
+          Disabled empty link
+        </EuiButtonEmpty>
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+
+      <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+        <EuiButtonIcon href="http://www.elastic.co" iconType="link" aria-label="This is a link" isDisabled />
+      </EuiFlexItem>
+    </EuiFlexGroup>
+  </Fragment>
 );
diff --git a/src/components/button/__snapshots__/button.test.js.snap b/src/components/button/__snapshots__/button.test.js.snap
index ee3804c9c2b3..bed2854e7847 100644
--- a/src/components/button/__snapshots__/button.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/components/button/__snapshots__/button.test.js.snap
@@ -248,6 +248,22 @@ exports[`EuiButton props isDisabled is rendered 1`] = `
 </button>
 `;
 
+exports[`EuiButton props isDisabled renders a button even when href is defined 1`] = `
+<button
+  class="euiButton euiButton--primary"
+  disabled=""
+  type="button"
+>
+  <span
+    class="euiButton__content"
+  >
+    <span
+      class="euiButton__text"
+    />
+  </span>
+</button>
+`;
+
 exports[`EuiButton props isLoading is rendered 1`] = `
 <button
   class="euiButton euiButton--primary"
diff --git a/src/components/button/button.js b/src/components/button/button.js
index 6214a1468392..8beaf7496576 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.js
+++ b/src/components/button/button.js
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ export const EuiButton = ({
     );
   }
 
-  if (href) {
+  // <a> elements don't respect the `disabled` attribute. So if we're disabled, we'll just pretend
+  // this is a button and piggyback off its disabled styles.
+  if (href && !isDisabled) {
     const secureRel = getSecureRelForTarget(target, rel);
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/components/button/button.test.js b/src/components/button/button.test.js
index 290d74edc3ab..5fafda284ade 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.test.js
+++ b/src/components/button/button.test.js
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ describe('EuiButton', () => {
         expect(component)
           .toMatchSnapshot();
       });
+
+      it('renders a button even when href is defined', () => {
+        const component = render(
+          <EuiButton href="#" isDisabled />
+        );
+
+        expect(component)
+          .toMatchSnapshot();
+      });
     });
 
     describe('isLoading', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_empty/__snapshots__/button_empty.test.js.snap b/src/components/button/button_empty/__snapshots__/button_empty.test.js.snap
index b2702b8726f8..9e08ebcd9e53 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_empty/__snapshots__/button_empty.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/components/button/button_empty/__snapshots__/button_empty.test.js.snap
@@ -237,6 +237,20 @@ exports[`EuiButtonEmpty props isDisabled is rendered 1`] = `
 </button>
 `;
 
+exports[`EuiButtonEmpty props isDisabled renders a button even when href is defined 1`] = `
+<button
+  class="euiButtonEmpty euiButtonEmpty--primary"
+  disabled=""
+  type="button"
+>
+  <span
+    class="euiButtonEmpty__content"
+  >
+    <span />
+  </span>
+</button>
+`;
+
 exports[`EuiButtonEmpty props size l is rendered 1`] = `
 <button
   class="euiButtonEmpty euiButtonEmpty--primary euiButtonEmpty--large"
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.js b/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.js
index d136ff847cde..3ed06daf3fce 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.js
+++ b/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.js
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ export const EuiButtonEmpty = ({
     );
   }
 
-  if (href) {
+  // <a> elements don't respect the `disabled` attribute. So if we're disabled, we'll just pretend
+  // this is a button and piggyback off its disabled styles.
+  if (href && !isDisabled) {
     const secureRel = getSecureRelForTarget(target, rel);
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.test.js b/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.test.js
index 78b6069b18c0..48bae022efaa 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.test.js
+++ b/src/components/button/button_empty/button_empty.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ describe('EuiButtonEmpty', () => {
         expect(component)
           .toMatchSnapshot();
       });
+
+      it('renders a button even when href is defined', () => {
+        const component = render(
+          <EuiButtonEmpty href="#" isDisabled />
+        );
+
+        expect(component)
+          .toMatchSnapshot();
+      });
     });
 
     describe('iconType', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_icon/__snapshots__/button_icon.test.js.snap b/src/components/button/button_icon/__snapshots__/button_icon.test.js.snap
index af28ab7e1b72..7d25f0ceb8bb 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_icon/__snapshots__/button_icon.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/components/button/button_icon/__snapshots__/button_icon.test.js.snap
@@ -95,3 +95,12 @@ exports[`EuiButtonIcon props isDisabled is rendered 1`] = `
   type="button"
 />
 `;
+
+exports[`EuiButtonIcon props isDisabled renders a button even when href is defined 1`] = `
+<button
+  aria-label="button"
+  class="euiButtonIcon euiButtonIcon--primary"
+  disabled=""
+  type="button"
+/>
+`;
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_icon/_button_icon.scss b/src/components/button/button_icon/_button_icon.scss
index ed773e7d0304..e465cc555127 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_icon/_button_icon.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/button_icon/_button_icon.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
     color: $euiButtonColorDisabled;
     pointer-events: none;
 
+    .euiButtonIcon__icon {
+      pointer-events: auto;
+      cursor: not-allowed;
+    }
+
     &:hover, &:focus {
       background-color: $euiColorEmptyShade;
       text-decoration: none;
@@ -44,7 +49,6 @@ $buttonTypes: (
     }
 
     &:hover, &:focus {
-
       @if ($name == 'disabled') {
         cursor: not-allowed;
       }
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.js b/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.js
index 20c8adfeb0d2..9b0abae05ea2 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.js
+++ b/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.js
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ export const EuiButtonIcon = ({
     );
   }
 
-  if (href) {
+  // <a> elements don't respect the `disabled` attribute. So if we're disabled, we'll just pretend
+  // this is a button and piggyback off its disabled styles.
+  if (href && !isDisabled) {
     const secureRel = getSecureRelForTarget(target, rel);
 
     return (
diff --git a/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.test.js b/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.test.js
index 148595c0810e..9ff01f468403 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.test.js
+++ b/src/components/button/button_icon/button_icon.test.js
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ describe('EuiButtonIcon', () => {
         expect(component)
           .toMatchSnapshot();
       });
+
+      it('renders a button even when href is defined', () => {
+        const component = render(
+          <EuiButtonIcon aria-label="button" href="#" isDisabled />
+        );
+
+        expect(component)
+          .toMatchSnapshot();
+      });
     });
 
     describe('iconType', () => {