diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 520fd4d..3b7657e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ NEXT
   `font-family: inherit;` has been added to the `.pure-button` selector to
   normalize the difference in height. ([#221][] @narcis-radu)
 
-* Buttons now have uniform `padding` on all four sides. ([#191][] @achalv)
+* Buttons now have visually uniform default `padding` on all four sides. The
+  left/right padding is 2x the top/bottom padding. ([#191][] @achalv)
 
 ### Forms
 
diff --git a/src/buttons/css/buttons.css b/src/buttons/css/buttons.css
index 5c4edb8..cdce424 100644
--- a/src/buttons/css/buttons.css
+++ b/src/buttons/css/buttons.css
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     font-size: 100%;
     *font-size: 90%; /*IE 6/7 - To reduce IE's oversized button text*/
     *overflow: visible; /*IE 6/7 - Because of IE's overly large left/right padding on buttons */
-    padding: 0.5em;
+    padding: 0.5em 1em;
     color: #444; /* rgba not supported (IE 8) */
     color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.80); /* rgba supported */
     *color: #444; /* IE 6 & 7 */