diff --git a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php
index d6000e10d..c3ae9baef 100644
--- a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php
+++ b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ class GridFieldDetailForm_ItemRequest extends RequestHandler {
 				->setAttribute('data-icon', 'accept'));
 
 			$actions->push(FormAction::create('doDelete', _t('GridFieldDetailForm.Delete', 'Delete'))
+				->setUseButtonTag(true)
 				->addExtraClass('ss-ui-action-destructive'));
 
 		}else{ // adding new record