diff --git a/src/components/Button.tsx b/src/components/Button.tsx
index 06226ad1e0..a37017decc 100644
--- a/src/components/Button.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Button.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ import {
   TextProps,
   ViewStyle,
   AccessibilityProps,
+  View,
+  TextStyle,
+  StyleSheet,
 } from 'react-native'
 import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient'
 
-import {useTheme, atoms, tokens, web, native} from '#/alf'
+import {useTheme, atoms as a, tokens, web, native} from '#/alf'
+import {Props as SVGIconProps} from '#/components/icons/common'
 
 export type ButtonVariant = 'solid' | 'outline' | 'ghost' | 'gradient'
 export type ButtonColor =
@@ -38,26 +42,33 @@ export type VariantProps = {
   size?: ButtonSize
 }
 
-export type ButtonProps = Pick<PressableProps, 'disabled' | 'onPress'> &
-  AccessibilityProps &
-  VariantProps & {
-    children:
-      | ((props: {
-          state: {
-            pressed: boolean
-            hovered: boolean
-            focused: boolean
-          }
-          props: VariantProps & {
-            disabled?: boolean
-          }
-        }) => React.ReactNode)
-      | React.ReactNode
-      | string
-    label: string
-  }
+export type ButtonProps = React.PropsWithChildren<
+  Pick<PressableProps, 'disabled' | 'onPress'> &
+    AccessibilityProps &
+    VariantProps & {
+      label: string
+    }
+>
 export type ButtonTextProps = TextProps & VariantProps & {disabled?: boolean}
 
+const Context = React.createContext<
+  VariantProps & {
+    hovered: boolean
+    focused: boolean
+    pressed: boolean
+    disabled: boolean
+  }
+>({
+  hovered: false,
+  focused: false,
+  pressed: false,
+  disabled: false,
+})
+
+export function useButtonContext() {
+  return React.useContext(Context)
+}
+
 export function Button({
   children,
   variant,
@@ -131,21 +142,21 @@ export function Button({
           })
         }
       } else if (variant === 'outline') {
-        baseStyles.push(atoms.border, t.atoms.bg, {
+        baseStyles.push(a.border, t.atoms.bg, {
           borderWidth: 1,
         })
 
         if (!disabled) {
-          baseStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          baseStyles.push(a.border, {
             borderColor: tokens.color.blue_500,
           })
-          hoverStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          hoverStyles.push(a.border, {
             backgroundColor: light
               ? t.palette.primary_100
               : t.palette.primary_900,
           })
         } else {
-          baseStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          baseStyles.push(a.border, {
             borderColor: light ? tokens.color.blue_200 : tokens.color.blue_900,
           })
         }
@@ -180,17 +191,17 @@ export function Button({
           })
         }
       } else if (variant === 'outline') {
-        baseStyles.push(atoms.border, t.atoms.bg, {
+        baseStyles.push(a.border, t.atoms.bg, {
           borderWidth: 1,
         })
 
         if (!disabled) {
-          baseStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          baseStyles.push(a.border, {
             borderColor: light ? tokens.color.gray_500 : tokens.color.gray_500,
           })
-          hoverStyles.push(atoms.border, t.atoms.bg_contrast_50)
+          hoverStyles.push(a.border, t.atoms.bg_contrast_50)
         } else {
-          baseStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          baseStyles.push(a.border, {
             borderColor: light ? tokens.color.gray_200 : tokens.color.gray_800,
           })
         }
@@ -219,19 +230,19 @@ export function Button({
           })
         }
       } else if (variant === 'outline') {
-        baseStyles.push(atoms.border, t.atoms.bg, {
+        baseStyles.push(a.border, t.atoms.bg, {
           borderWidth: 1,
         })
 
         if (!disabled) {
-          baseStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          baseStyles.push(a.border, {
             borderColor: t.palette.negative_600,
           })
-          hoverStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          hoverStyles.push(a.border, {
             backgroundColor: light ? t.palette.negative_50 : '#2D0614', // darker red
           })
         } else {
-          baseStyles.push(atoms.border, {
+          baseStyles.push(a.border, {
             borderColor: light
               ? t.palette.negative_200
               : t.palette.negative_900,
@@ -248,19 +259,9 @@ export function Button({
     }
 
     if (size === 'large') {
-      baseStyles.push(
-        {paddingVertical: 15},
-        atoms.px_2xl,
-        atoms.rounded_sm,
-        atoms.gap_sm,
-      )
+      baseStyles.push({paddingVertical: 15}, a.px_2xl, a.rounded_sm, a.gap_sm)
     } else if (size === 'small') {
-      baseStyles.push(
-        {paddingVertical: 9},
-        atoms.px_md,
-        atoms.rounded_sm,
-        atoms.gap_xs,
-      )
+      baseStyles.push({paddingVertical: 9}, a.px_md, a.rounded_sm, a.gap_sm)
     }
 
     return {
@@ -305,15 +306,13 @@ export function Button({
       }
     }, [variant, color])
 
-  const childProps = React.useMemo(
+  const context = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
-      state,
-      props: {
-        variant,
-        color,
-        size,
-        disabled: disabled || false,
-      },
+      ...state,
+      variant,
+      color,
+      size,
+      disabled: disabled || false,
     }),
     [state, variant, color, size, disabled],
   )
@@ -331,9 +330,9 @@ export function Button({
         disabled: disabled || false,
       }}
       style={[
-        atoms.flex_row,
-        atoms.align_center,
-        atoms.overflow_hidden,
+        a.flex_row,
+        a.align_center,
+        a.overflow_hidden,
         ...baseStyles,
         ...(state.hovered || state.pressed ? hoverStyles : []),
         ...(state.focused ? focusStyles : []),
@@ -354,39 +353,25 @@ export function Button({
           locations={gradientLocations}
           start={{x: 0, y: 0}}
           end={{x: 1, y: 1}}
-          style={[atoms.absolute, atoms.inset_0]}
+          style={[a.absolute, a.inset_0]}
         />
       )}
-      {typeof children === 'string' ? (
-        <ButtonText
-          variant={variant}
-          color={color}
-          size={size}
-          disabled={disabled || false}>
-          {children}
-        </ButtonText>
-      ) : typeof children === 'function' ? (
-        children(childProps)
-      ) : (
-        children
-      )}
+      <Context.Provider value={context}>
+        {typeof children === 'string' ? (
+          <ButtonText>{children}</ButtonText>
+        ) : (
+          children
+        )}
+      </Context.Provider>
     </Pressable>
   )
 }
 
-export function ButtonText({
-  children,
-  style,
-  variant,
-  color,
-  size,
-  disabled,
-  ...rest
-}: ButtonTextProps) {
+export function useSharedButtonTextStyles() {
   const t = useTheme()
-
-  const textStyles = React.useMemo(() => {
-    const baseStyles = []
+  const {color, variant, disabled, size} = useButtonContext()
+  return React.useMemo(() => {
+    const baseStyles: TextStyle[] = []
     const light = t.name === 'light'
 
     if (color === 'primary') {
@@ -473,26 +458,46 @@ export function ButtonText({
 
     if (size === 'large') {
       baseStyles.push(
-        atoms.text_md,
+        a.text_md,
         web({paddingBottom: 1}),
         native({marginTop: 2}),
       )
     } else {
       baseStyles.push(
-        atoms.text_md,
+        a.text_md,
         web({paddingBottom: 1}),
         native({marginTop: 2}),
       )
     }
 
-    return baseStyles
+    return StyleSheet.flatten(baseStyles)
   }, [t, variant, color, size, disabled])
+}
+
+export function ButtonText({children, style, ...rest}: ButtonTextProps) {
+  const textStyles = useSharedButtonTextStyles()
 
   return (
-    <Text
-      {...rest}
-      style={[atoms.font_bold, atoms.text_center, ...textStyles, style]}>
+    <Text {...rest} style={[a.font_bold, a.text_center, textStyles, style]}>
       {children}
     </Text>
   )
 }
+
+export function ButtonIcon({
+  icon: Comp,
+}: {
+  icon: React.ComponentType<SVGIconProps>
+}) {
+  const {size} = useButtonContext()
+  const textStyles = useSharedButtonTextStyles()
+
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.z_20]}>
+      <Comp
+        size={size === 'large' ? 'md' : 'sm'}
+        style={[{color: textStyles.color, pointerEvents: 'none'}]}
+      />
+    </View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Link.tsx b/src/components/Link.tsx
index 2eb7b6bffd..8f686f3c4c 100644
--- a/src/components/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Link.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {
 import {sanitizeUrl} from '@braintree/sanitize-url'
 
 import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
-import {useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
-import {Button, ButtonProps} from '#/components/Button'
+import {useTheme, web, flatten} from '#/alf'
+import {Button, ButtonProps, useButtonContext} from '#/components/Button'
 import {AllNavigatorParams, NavigationProp} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {
   convertBskyAppUrlIfNeeded,
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import {
 import {useModalControls} from '#/state/modals'
 import {router} from '#/routes'
 
-export type LinkProps = Omit<ButtonProps, 'style' | 'onPress' | 'disabled'> & {
+export type LinkProps = Omit<
+  ButtonProps,
+  'style' | 'onPress' | 'disabled' | 'label'
+> & {
   /**
    * `TextStyle` to apply to the anchor element itself. Does not apply to any children.
    */
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ export type LinkProps = Omit<ButtonProps, 'style' | 'onPress' | 'disabled'> & {
    * works for Links with children that are strings i.e. text links.
    */
   warnOnMismatchingTextChild?: boolean
+  label?: ButtonProps['label']
 } & Pick<Parameters<typeof useLinkProps<AllNavigatorParams>>[0], 'to'>
 
 /**
@@ -52,12 +56,11 @@ export type LinkProps = Omit<ButtonProps, 'style' | 'onPress' | 'disabled'> & {
 export function Link({
   children,
   to,
-  style,
   action = 'push',
   warnOnMismatchingTextChild,
+  style,
   ...rest
 }: LinkProps) {
-  const t = useTheme()
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const {href} = useLinkProps<AllNavigatorParams>({
     to:
@@ -67,12 +70,12 @@ export function Link({
   const {openModal, closeModal} = useModalControls()
   const onPress = React.useCallback(
     (e: GestureResponderEvent) => {
-      const label = typeof children === 'string' ? children : ''
+      const stringChildren = typeof children === 'string' ? children : ''
       const requiresWarning = Boolean(
         warnOnMismatchingTextChild &&
-          label &&
+          stringChildren &&
           isExternal &&
-          linkRequiresWarning(href, label),
+          linkRequiresWarning(href, stringChildren),
       )
 
       if (requiresWarning) {
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ export function Link({
 
         openModal({
           name: 'link-warning',
-          text: label,
+          text: stringChildren,
           href: href,
         })
       } else {
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ export function Link({
 
   return (
     <Button
+      label={href}
       {...rest}
       role="link"
       accessibilityRole="link"
@@ -154,21 +158,34 @@ export function Link({
           noUnderline: '1',
         },
       })}>
-      {typeof children === 'string'
-        ? ({state}) => (
-            <Text
-              style={[
-                style,
-                {color: t.palette.primary_500},
-                state.hovered && {
-                  textDecorationLine: 'underline',
-                  textDecorationColor: t.palette.primary_500,
-                },
-              ]}>
-              {children as string}
-            </Text>
-          )
-        : children}
+      {typeof children === 'string' ? (
+        <LinkText style={style}>{children}</LinkText>
+      ) : (
+        children
+      )}
     </Button>
   )
 }
+
+function LinkText({
+  children,
+  style,
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<{
+  style?: StyleProp<TextStyle>
+}>) {
+  const t = useTheme()
+  const {hovered} = useButtonContext()
+  return (
+    <Text
+      style={[
+        {color: t.palette.primary_500},
+        hovered && {
+          textDecorationLine: 'underline',
+          textDecorationColor: t.palette.primary_500,
+        },
+        flatten(style),
+      ]}>
+      {children as string}
+    </Text>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Storybook/Buttons.tsx b/src/view/screens/Storybook/Buttons.tsx
index 168d088408..fbdc84eb4b 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Storybook/Buttons.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Storybook/Buttons.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@ import React from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
 
 import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
-import {Button, ButtonVariant, ButtonColor} from '#/components/Button'
+import {
+  Button,
+  ButtonVariant,
+  ButtonColor,
+  ButtonIcon,
+  ButtonText,
+} from '#/components/Button'
 import {H1} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {ArrowTopRight_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as ArrowTopRight} from '#/components/icons/ArrowTopRight'
+import {Globe_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Globe} from '#/components/icons/Globe'
 
 export function Buttons() {
   return (
@@ -83,6 +91,33 @@ export function Buttons() {
             )}
           </View>
         </View>
+
+        <Button
+          variant="gradient"
+          color="gradient_sky"
+          size="large"
+          label="Link out">
+          <ButtonText>Link out</ButtonText>
+          <ButtonIcon icon={ArrowTopRight} />
+        </Button>
+
+        <Button
+          variant="gradient"
+          color="gradient_sky"
+          size="small"
+          label="Link out">
+          <ButtonText>Link out</ButtonText>
+          <ButtonIcon icon={ArrowTopRight} />
+        </Button>
+
+        <Button
+          variant="gradient"
+          color="gradient_sky"
+          size="small"
+          label="Link out">
+          <ButtonIcon icon={Globe} />
+          <ButtonText>See the world</ButtonText>
+        </Button>
       </View>
     </View>
   )
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx b/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx
index 2b9da2a9de..c3b1c0e0f3 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Storybook/Links.tsx
@@ -13,27 +13,21 @@ export function Links() {
 
       <View style={[a.gap_md, a.align_start]}>
         <Link
-          label="Click here"
           to="https://blueskyweb.xyz"
           warnOnMismatchingTextChild
           style={[a.text_md]}>
           External
         </Link>
-        <Link
-          label="Click here"
-          to="https://blueskyweb.xyz"
-          style={[a.text_md]}>
+        <Link to="https://blueskyweb.xyz" style={[a.text_md]}>
           <H3>External with custom children</H3>
         </Link>
         <Link
-          label="Click here"
           to="https://blueskyweb.xyz"
           warnOnMismatchingTextChild
-          style={[a.text_md]}>
+          style={[a.text_lg]}>
           https://blueskyweb.xyz
         </Link>
         <Link
-          label="Click here"
           to="https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app"
           warnOnMismatchingTextChild
           style={[a.text_md]}>
@@ -41,12 +35,12 @@ export function Links() {
         </Link>
 
         <Link
-          label="Click here"
           variant="solid"
           color="primary"
           size="large"
+          label="View @bsky.app's profile"
           to="https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app">
-          {({props}) => <ButtonText {...props}>Link as a button</ButtonText>}
+          <ButtonText>Link as a button</ButtonText>
         </Link>
       </View>
     </View>