diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/_button-base.scss b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/_button-base.scss
index 9b6a0f9220dc..181545166969 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/_button-base.scss
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/_button-base.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@use '@material/touch-target' as mdc-touch-target;
+@use '../mdc-helpers/mdc-helpers';
 @use '../../material/core/style/layout-common';
 
 // Adds styles necessary to provide stateful interactions with the button. This includes providing
@@ -59,3 +61,19 @@
     pointer-events: none;
   }
 }
+
+@mixin mat-private-button-touch-target($is-square) {
+  // Pseudo element used to ensure that the button has a touch target that meets the required
+  // minimum. Note that we use this, instead of MDC's built-in `mdc-button--touch` class, because
+  // the MDC class is implemented as `margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px` on the host element which
+  // goes against our rule of not having margins on the host node. Furthermore, having the margin on
+  // the button itself would require us to wrap it in another div. See:
+  // https://github.com/material-components/material-components-web/tree/master/packages/mdc-button#making-buttons-accessible
+  &::after {
+    content: '';
+
+    @include mdc-touch-target.touch-target(
+      $set-width: $is-square,
+      $query: mdc-helpers.$mat-base-styles-query);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/button.scss b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/button.scss
index 1ca09d997b9c..62b10a18d10c 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/button.scss
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/button.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 @use '@material/button/variables' as mdc-button-variables;
 @use '../mdc-helpers/mdc-helpers';
 @use '../../cdk/a11y';
-@use '_button-base';
+@use 'button-base';
 
 
 @include mdc-button.without-ripple($query: mdc-helpers.$mat-base-styles-query);
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 .mat-mdc-button, .mat-mdc-unelevated-button, .mat-mdc-raised-button, .mat-mdc-outlined-button {
   @include button-base.mat-private-button-interactive();
   @include button-base.mat-private-button-disabled();
+  @include button-base.mat-private-button-touch-target(false);
 }
 
 // MDC expects button icons to contain this HTML content:
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/fab.scss b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/fab.scss
index 4aa590867d66..074015505382 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/fab.scss
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/fab.scss
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 @use '@material/fab' as mdc-fab;
 @use '../mdc-helpers/mdc-helpers';
-@use '_button-base';
+@use 'button-base';
 
 @include mdc-fab.without-ripple($query: mdc-helpers.$mat-base-styles-query);
 
 .mat-mdc-fab, .mat-mdc-mini-fab {
   @include button-base.mat-private-button-interactive();
   @include button-base.mat-private-button-disabled();
+  @include button-base.mat-private-button-touch-target(true);
 
   // MDC adds some styles to fab and mini-fab that conflict with some of our focus indicator
   // styles and don't actually do anything. This undoes those conflicting styles.
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/icon-button.scss b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/icon-button.scss
index f7daec321298..7088c836934b 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/icon-button.scss
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-button/icon-button.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   border-radius: 50%;
 
   @include button-base.mat-private-button-disabled();
+  @include button-base.mat-private-button-touch-target(true);
 
   // MDC adds some styles to icon buttons that conflict with some of our focus indicator styles
   // and don't actually do anything. This undoes those conflicting styles.