diff --git a/widget/button.go b/widget/button.go
index dcd81180..410ba201 100644
--- a/widget/button.go
+++ b/widget/button.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Clickable struct {
 	keyTag       struct{}
 	requestFocus bool
 	focused      bool
+	pressedKey   string
 }
 
 // Click represents a click.
@@ -178,17 +179,30 @@ func (b *Clickable) update(gtx layout.Context) {
 		switch e := e.(type) {
 		case key.FocusEvent:
 			b.focused = e.Focus
+			if !b.focused {
+				b.pressedKey = ""
+			}
 		case key.Event:
-			if !b.focused || e.State != key.Release {
+			if !b.focused {
 				break
 			}
 			if e.Name != key.NameReturn && e.Name != key.NameSpace {
 				break
 			}
-			b.clicks = append(b.clicks, Click{
-				Modifiers: e.Modifiers,
-				NumClicks: 1,
-			})
+			switch e.State {
+			case key.Press:
+				b.pressedKey = e.Name
+			case key.Release:
+				if b.pressedKey != e.Name {
+					break
+				}
+				// only register a key as a click if the key was pressed and released while this button was focused
+				b.pressedKey = ""
+				b.clicks = append(b.clicks, Click{
+					Modifiers: e.Modifiers,
+					NumClicks: 1,
+				})
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/widget/button_test.go b/widget/button_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bb712f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widget/button_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR MIT
+
+package widget_test
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gioui.org/io/key"
+	"gioui.org/io/router"
+	"gioui.org/io/system"
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+	"gioui.org/op"
+	"gioui.org/widget"
+)
+
+func TestClickable(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		ops op.Ops
+		r   router.Router
+		b1  widget.Clickable
+		b2  widget.Clickable
+	)
+	gtx := layout.NewContext(&ops, system.FrameEvent{Queue: &r})
+	layout := func() {
+		b1.Layout(gtx, func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+			return layout.Dimensions{Size: image.Pt(100, 100)}
+		})
+		// buttons are on top of each other but we only use focus and keyevents, so this is fine
+		b2.Layout(gtx, func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+			return layout.Dimensions{Size: image.Pt(100, 100)}
+		})
+	}
+	frame := func() {
+		ops.Reset()
+		layout()
+		r.Frame(gtx.Ops)
+	}
+	// frame: request focus for button 1
+	b1.Focus()
+	frame()
+	// frame: gain focus for button 1
+	frame()
+	if !b1.Focused() {
+		t.Error("button 1 did not gain focus")
+	}
+	if b2.Focused() {
+		t.Error("button 2 should not have focus")
+	}
+	// frame: press & release return
+	r.Queue(
+		key.Event{
+			Name:  key.NameReturn,
+			State: key.Press,
+		},
+		key.Event{
+			Name:  key.NameReturn,
+			State: key.Release,
+		},
+	)
+	frame()
+	if !b1.Clicked() {
+		t.Error("button 1 did not get clicked when it got return press & release")
+	}
+	if b2.Clicked() {
+		t.Error("button 2 got clicked when it did not have focus")
+	}
+	// frame: press return down
+	r.Queue(
+		key.Event{
+			Name:  key.NameReturn,
+			State: key.Press,
+		},
+	)
+	frame()
+	if b1.Clicked() {
+		t.Error("button 1 got clicked, even if it only got return press")
+	}
+	// frame: request focus for button 2
+	b2.Focus()
+	frame()
+	// frame: gain focus for button 2
+	frame()
+	if b1.Focused() {
+		t.Error("button 1 should not have focus")
+	}
+	if !b2.Focused() {
+		t.Error("button 2 did not gain focus")
+	}
+	// frame: release return
+	r.Queue(
+		key.Event{
+			Name:  key.NameReturn,
+			State: key.Release,
+		},
+	)
+	frame()
+	if b1.Clicked() {
+		t.Error("button 1 got clicked, even if it had lost focus")
+	}
+	if b2.Clicked() {
+		t.Error("button 2 should not have been clicked, as it only got return release")
+	}
+}