diff --git a/docs/src/content/guides/buttons.mdx b/docs/src/content/guides/buttons.mdx
index 502ddf0..1f23b04 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/guides/buttons.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/guides/buttons.mdx
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ You can add custom buttons using `onPopoverRender` callback. This callback is ca
     onPopoverRender: (popover, { config, state }) => {
       const firstButton = document.createElement("button");
       firstButton.innerText = "Go to First";
+      // Add this class to give the button the default driver.js styling.
+      // Leave it out if you want to apply your own styles instead.
+      firstButton.classList.add("driver-popover-footer-btn");
       popover.footerButtons.appendChild(firstButton);
 
       firstButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
diff --git a/docs/src/content/guides/theming.mdx b/docs/src/content/guides/theming.mdx
index 0cebbee..de3406d 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/guides/theming.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/guides/theming.mdx
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ Here is the list of classes applied to the popover which you can use in conjunct
 .driver-popover-prev-btn {}
 .driver-popover-next-btn {}
 
+/* Shared style for the footer buttons. The built-in prev/next buttons carry it,
+   and you can add it to custom buttons created in onPopoverRender to give them
+   the default button look (or leave it off to apply your own styles). */
+.driver-popover-footer-btn {}
+
 /* Added to the next button on the last step, when it acts as the "Done" button */
 .driver-popover-next-btn.driver-popover-done-btn {}
 ```
diff --git a/src/driver.css b/src/driver.css
index 69fc383..1584a62 100644
--- a/src/driver.css
+++ b/src/driver.css
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   zoom: 1;
 }
 
-.driver-popover-footer button {
+.driver-popover-footer-btn {
   all: unset;
   display: inline-block;
   box-sizing: border-box;
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
   pointer-events: none !important;
 }
 
-.driver-popover-footer button:hover,
-.driver-popover-footer button:focus {
+.driver-popover-footer-btn:hover,
+.driver-popover-footer-btn:focus {
   background-color: #f7f7f7;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/popover.ts b/src/popover.ts
index 6902a91..534809c 100644
--- a/src/popover.ts
+++ b/src/popover.ts
@@ -223,13 +223,15 @@ export function renderPopover(element: Element, step: DriveStep) {
       return undefined;
     },
     target => {
-      // Only prevent the default action if we're clicking on a driver button
-      // This allows us to have links inside the popover title and description
-      return (
-        !popover?.description.contains(target) &&
-        !popover?.title.contains(target) &&
-        typeof target.className === "string" &&
-        target.className.includes("driver-popover")
+      // Only prevent the default action if we're clicking on a driver button.
+      // This allows links inside the popover title/description, as well as
+      // custom buttons added through onPopoverRender, to behave normally.
+      if (popover?.description.contains(target) || popover?.title.contains(target)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return !!target.closest(
+        ".driver-popover-prev-btn, .driver-popover-next-btn, .driver-popover-close-btn"
       );
     }
   );
@@ -293,12 +295,12 @@ function createPopover(): PopoverDOM {
 
   const previousButton = document.createElement("button");
   previousButton.type = "button";
-  previousButton.classList.add("driver-popover-prev-btn");
+  previousButton.classList.add("driver-popover-prev-btn", "driver-popover-footer-btn");
   previousButton.innerHTML = "Previous";
 
   const nextButton = document.createElement("button");
   nextButton.type = "button";
-  nextButton.classList.add("driver-popover-next-btn");
+  nextButton.classList.add("driver-popover-next-btn", "driver-popover-footer-btn");
   nextButton.innerHTML = "Next";
 
   footerButtons.appendChild(previousButton);
diff --git a/tests/custom-buttons.test.ts b/tests/custom-buttons.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f5fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/custom-buttons.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
+import { resolve } from "path";
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createDriver, navButton, SAMPLE_STEPS, useDriverHarness } from "./utils";
+
+useDriverHarness();
+
+// The footer button styling lives in src/driver.css. jsdom resolves the
+// selectors below through getComputedStyle, so we load the real stylesheet
+// once into <head> (the harness only resets <body>, so it survives each test).
+beforeAll(() => {
+  const style = document.createElement("style");
+  style.textContent = readFileSync(resolve(process.cwd(), "src/driver.css"), "utf8");
+  document.head.appendChild(style);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+function addCustomFooterButton(opts: { keepDefaultStyle: boolean }): {
+  button: HTMLButtonElement;
+  onClick: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+} {
+  const onClick = vi.fn();
+  const button = document.createElement("button");
+  button.id = "custom-footer-btn";
+  button.innerText = "Custom";
+  if (opts.keepDefaultStyle) {
+    button.classList.add("driver-popover-footer-btn");
+  }
+  button.addEventListener("click", onClick);
+
+  const d = createDriver({
+    animate: false,
+    steps: SAMPLE_STEPS,
+    onPopoverRender: popover => {
+      popover.footerButtons.appendChild(button);
+    },
+  });
+  d.drive();
+
+  return { button, onClick };
+}
+
+describe("footer button styling", () => {
+  it("styles the built-in navigation buttons through the footer button class", () => {
+    const d = createDriver({ animate: false, steps: SAMPLE_STEPS });
+    d.drive();
+
+    const next = navButton("next")!;
+    expect(next.classList.contains("driver-popover-footer-btn")).toBe(true);
+    expect(navButton("prev")!.classList.contains("driver-popover-footer-btn")).toBe(true);
+
+    const styles = getComputedStyle(next);
+    expect(styles.padding).toBe("3px 7px");
+    expect(styles.borderRadius).toBe("3px");
+  });
+
+  it("lets a custom footer button opt out of the default button styling", () => {
+    const { button } = addCustomFooterButton({ keepDefaultStyle: false });
+
+    const styles = getComputedStyle(button);
+    expect(styles.padding).not.toBe("3px 7px");
+    expect(styles.borderRadius).not.toBe("3px");
+  });
+
+  it("lets a custom footer button opt in to the default button styling", () => {
+    const { button } = addCustomFooterButton({ keepDefaultStyle: true });
+
+    const styles = getComputedStyle(button);
+    expect(styles.padding).toBe("3px 7px");
+    expect(styles.borderRadius).toBe("3px");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("custom footer button click handling", () => {
+  it("does not swallow clicks on a custom footer button that opted in to the style", () => {
+    const { button, onClick } = addCustomFooterButton({ keepDefaultStyle: true });
+
+    const event = new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+    button.dispatchEvent(event);
+
+    expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("still intercepts clicks on the built-in navigation buttons", () => {
+    const onNextClick = vi.fn();
+    const d = createDriver({ animate: false, steps: SAMPLE_STEPS, onNextClick });
+    d.drive();
+
+    const event = new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+    navButton("next")!.dispatchEvent(event);
+
+    expect(onNextClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+  });
+});