diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/debates/mark_featured_action.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/debates/mark_featured_action.scss
index f43861a6b..3684c90b8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/debates/mark_featured_action.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/debates/mark_featured_action.scss
@@ -4,4 +4,12 @@
   &::before {
     @include vertical-separator;
   }
+
+  form {
+    display: inline;
+  }
+
+  button {
+    @include link;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/debates/mark_featured_action_component.html.erb b/app/components/debates/mark_featured_action_component.html.erb
index 9e2023e42..5d7fe6565 100644
--- a/app/components/debates/mark_featured_action_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/debates/mark_featured_action_component.html.erb
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <div class="mark-featured-action">
   <% if debate.featured? %>
-    <%= link_to t("admin.actions.unmark_featured").capitalize,
-                unmark_featured_debate_path(debate),
-                method: :put,
-                data: { confirm: t("admin.actions.confirm_action",
-                                   action: t("admin.actions.unmark_featured"),
-                                   name: debate.title) } %>
+    <%= button_to t("admin.actions.unmark_featured").capitalize,
+                  unmark_featured_debate_path(debate),
+                  method: :put,
+                  data: { confirm: t("admin.actions.confirm_action",
+                                     action: t("admin.actions.unmark_featured"),
+                                     name: debate.title) } %>
   <% else %>
-    <%= link_to t("admin.actions.mark_featured").capitalize,
-                mark_featured_debate_path(debate),
-                method: :put,
-                data: { confirm: t("admin.actions.confirm_action",
-                                   action: t("admin.actions.mark_featured"),
-                                   name: debate.title) } %>
+    <%= button_to t("admin.actions.mark_featured").capitalize,
+                  mark_featured_debate_path(debate),
+                  method: :put,
+                  data: { confirm: t("admin.actions.confirm_action",
+                                     action: t("admin.actions.mark_featured"),
+                                     name: debate.title) } %>
   <% end %>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/system/debates_spec.rb b/spec/system/debates_spec.rb
index ff1b499d5..7496e10af 100644
--- a/spec/system/debates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/debates_spec.rb
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ describe "Debates" do
     end
 
     click_link debate.title
-    accept_confirm("Are you sure? Featured") { click_link "Featured" }
+    accept_confirm("Are you sure? Featured") { click_button "Featured" }
 
     within("#debates") do
       expect(page).to have_content "FEATURED"
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ describe "Debates" do
       click_link debate.title
     end
 
-    accept_confirm("Are you sure? Unmark featured") { click_link "Unmark featured" }
+    accept_confirm("Are you sure? Unmark featured") { click_button "Unmark featured" }
 
     within("#debates") do
       expect(page).not_to have_content "FEATURED"