diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/content-type-button.tsx b/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/content-type-button.tsx
index ddb52d8ed..0848aff6e 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/content-type-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/content-type-button.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const ContentTypeButton: React.FC<IContentTypeButton> = ({ composeId, compact })
       }))}
     >
       <button
+        type='button'
         className='⁂-content-type-button'
         title={compact ? option?.text : intl.formatMessage(messages.changeContentType)}
       >
diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/language-dropdown.tsx b/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/language-dropdown.tsx
index b4c78770c..ac445e1cd 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/language-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/language-dropdown.tsx
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ const LanguageDropdownButton: React.FC<ILanguageDropdownButton> = ({ composeId,
 
   return (
     <DropdownMenu component={LanguageDropdown} className='⁂-language-dropdown'>
-      <button title={intl.formatMessage(messages.languagePrompt)}>
+      <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.languagePrompt)}>
         <Icon src={iconTranslate} aria-hidden />
         {buttonLabel}
         <Icon src={iconCaretDown} aria-hidden />
diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/privacy-dropdown.tsx b/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/privacy-dropdown.tsx
index 363aa0fee..18cdad9ba 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/privacy-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/features/compose/components/privacy-dropdown.tsx
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const PrivacyDropdown: React.FC<IPrivacyDropdown> = ({ composeId, compact }) =>
 
   return (
     <DropdownMenu items={items} width='16rem'>
-      <button title={compact ? text : intl.formatMessage(messages.changePrivacy)}>
+      <button type='button' title={compact ? text : intl.formatMessage(messages.changePrivacy)}>
         {valueOption?.icon && <Icon src={valueOption.icon} aria-hidden />}
         {compact ? undefined : text}
         <Icon src={iconCaretDown} aria-hidden />