diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java
index dd93ce9ae8c..2b9188e02cf 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.ui/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/ui/internal/components/UIComponentSitemapProvider.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.openhab.core.model.sitemap.sitemap.VisibilityRule;
 import org.openhab.core.model.sitemap.sitemap.Widget;
 import org.openhab.core.model.sitemap.sitemap.impl.ButtonDefinitionImpl;
+import org.openhab.core.model.sitemap.sitemap.impl.ButtonImpl;
 import org.openhab.core.model.sitemap.sitemap.impl.ButtongridImpl;
 import org.openhab.core.model.sitemap.sitemap.impl.ChartImpl;
 import org.openhab.core.model.sitemap.sitemap.impl.ColorArrayImpl;
@@ -270,6 +271,16 @@ protected Sitemap buildSitemap(RootUIComponent rootComponent) {
                 addWidgetButtons(buttongridWidget.getButtons(), component);
                 widget = buttongridWidget;
                 break;
+            case "Button":
+                ButtonImpl buttonWidget = (ButtonImpl) SitemapFactory.eINSTANCE.createButton();
+                widget = buttonWidget;
+                setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "row", SitemapPackage.BUTTON__ROW);
+                setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "column", SitemapPackage.BUTTON__COLUMN);
+                setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "stateless", SitemapPackage.BUTTON__STATELESS);
+                setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "cmd", SitemapPackage.BUTTON__CMD);
+                setWidgetPropertyFromComponentConfig(widget, component, "releaseCmd",
+                        SitemapPackage.BUTTON__RELEASE_CMD);
+                break;
             case "Default":
                 DefaultImpl defaultWidget = (DefaultImpl) SitemapFactory.eINSTANCE.createDefault();
                 widget = defaultWidget;