diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/segmented_control.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/segmented_control.dart
index ca111c042a..1340a92473 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/segmented_control.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/segmented_control.dart
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ class _SegmentedControlState<T> extends State<SegmentedControl<T>>
           child: new DefaultTextStyle(
             style: textStyle,
             child: new Semantics(
+              button: true,
               inMutuallyExclusiveGroup: true,
               selected: widget.groupValue == currentKey,
               child: child,
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/segmented_control_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/segmented_control_test.dart
index f168176aec..502724e059 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/segmented_control_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/segmented_control_test.dart
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ void main() {
               new TestSemantics.rootChild(
                 label: 'Child 1',
                 flags: <SemanticsFlag>[
+                  SemanticsFlag.isButton,
                   SemanticsFlag.isInMutuallyExclusiveGroup,
                   SemanticsFlag.isSelected,
                 ],
@@ -616,6 +617,7 @@ void main() {
               new TestSemantics.rootChild(
                 label: 'Child 2',
                 flags: <SemanticsFlag>[
+                  SemanticsFlag.isButton,
                   SemanticsFlag.isInMutuallyExclusiveGroup,
                 ],
                 actions: <SemanticsAction>[
@@ -640,6 +642,7 @@ void main() {
               new TestSemantics.rootChild(
                 label: 'Child 1',
                 flags: <SemanticsFlag>[
+                  SemanticsFlag.isButton,
                   SemanticsFlag.isInMutuallyExclusiveGroup,
                 ],
                 actions: <SemanticsAction>[
@@ -649,6 +652,7 @@ void main() {
               new TestSemantics.rootChild(
                 label: 'Child 2',
                 flags: <SemanticsFlag>[
+                  SemanticsFlag.isButton,
                   SemanticsFlag.isInMutuallyExclusiveGroup,
                   SemanticsFlag.isSelected,
                 ],