diff --git a/packages/core/stories/ghost-button/ghost-button.stories.tsx b/packages/core/stories/ghost-button/ghost-button.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ca6754480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/stories/ghost-button/ghost-button.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+import { Banner, Button, FlowLayout, StackLayout } from "@salt-ds/core";
+import { CloseIcon, SearchIcon } from "@salt-ds/icons";
+import { GhostButton, SystemStatus } from "@salt-ds/lab";
+import type { Meta, StoryFn } from "@storybook/react";
+
+export default {
+  title: "Lab/GhostButton",
+  component: GhostButton,
+  argTypes: { onClick: { action: "clicked" } },
+} as Meta<typeof GhostButton>;
+
+export const TestingEverything: StoryFn<typeof GhostButton> = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <StackLayout>
+      <div style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+        <Button appearance="transparent">
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+      <Banner status="success" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <Banner status="error" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <Banner status="info" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <Banner status="warning" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <Banner variant="secondary" status="success" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <Banner variant="secondary" status="error" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <Banner variant="secondary" status="info" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <Banner variant="secondary" status="warning" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <div style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton
+          adaptiveAppearance="solid"
+          disabled
+          aria-label="Search"
+          {...props}
+        >
+          <CloseIcon aria-hidden /> Button
+        </GhostButton>
+      </div>
+      <SystemStatus status="success" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid">
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+      </SystemStatus>
+      <SystemStatus status="error" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid">
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+      </SystemStatus>
+      <SystemStatus status="info" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid">
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+      </SystemStatus>
+      <SystemStatus status="warning" style={{ width: 500 }}>
+        <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid">
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+      </SystemStatus>
+    </StackLayout>
+  );
+};
+
+const ButtonGridTemplate: StoryFn<typeof GhostButton> = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <FlowLayout>
+      <GhostButton {...props}>Submit</GhostButton>
+      <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+        <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+      </GhostButton>
+      <GhostButton {...props}>
+        <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+      </GhostButton>
+      <Banner status="info">
+        <GhostButton {...props}>Submit</GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+        </GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton {...props}>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+      </Banner>
+      <SystemStatus status="info">
+        <GhostButton {...props}>Submit</GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" {...props}>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+        </GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton {...props}>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+      </SystemStatus>
+    </FlowLayout>
+  );
+};
+
+export const Disabled: StoryFn = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <StackLayout gap={3}>
+      <FlowLayout>
+        <GhostButton disabled>Submit</GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton aria-label="Search" disabled>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+        </GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton disabled>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+        <Banner status="info">
+          <GhostButton disabled>Submit</GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton aria-label="Search" disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+          </GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+          </GhostButton>
+        </Banner>
+        <SystemStatus status="info">
+          <GhostButton disabled>Submit</GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton aria-label="Search" disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+          </GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+          </GhostButton>
+        </SystemStatus>
+      </FlowLayout>
+      <FlowLayout>
+        <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" disabled>
+          Submit
+        </GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" aria-label="Search" disabled>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+        </GhostButton>
+        <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" disabled>
+          <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+        </GhostButton>
+        <Banner status="info">
+          <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" disabled>
+            Submit
+          </GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" aria-label="Search" disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+          </GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+          </GhostButton>
+        </Banner>
+        <SystemStatus status="info">
+          <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" disabled>
+            Submit
+          </GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" aria-label="Search" disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden />
+          </GhostButton>
+          <GhostButton adaptiveAppearance="solid" disabled>
+            <SearchIcon aria-hidden /> Search
+          </GhostButton>
+        </SystemStatus>
+      </FlowLayout>
+    </StackLayout>
+  );
+};
+
+export const Solid = ButtonGridTemplate.bind({});
+Solid.args = {
+  adaptiveAppearance: "solid",
+};
+
+export const NonSolid = ButtonGridTemplate.bind({});
+NonSolid.args = {
+  adaptiveAppearance: "non-solid",
+};
diff --git a/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/GhostButton.css b/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/GhostButton.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..484b5362ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/GhostButton.css
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/* TODO: sort and rename*/
+
+.salt-theme.salt-theme-next[data-mode="light"] {
+  /* added the below token, needs renaming*/
+  --salt-palette-alpha-weaky: var(--salt-color-black-20a);
+
+  --salt-palette-alpha-hover-alt: var(--salt-color-black-10a);
+  --salt-palette-alpha-active-alt: var(--salt-color-black-20a);
+}
+.salt-theme.salt-theme-next[data-mode="dark"] {
+  /* added the below token, needs renaming*/
+  --salt-palette-alpha-weaky: var(--salt-color-white-20a);
+
+  --salt-palette-alpha-hover-alt: var(--salt-color-black-10a);
+  --salt-palette-alpha-active-alt: var(--salt-color-black-20a);
+}
+
+.salt-theme[data-mode="light"] {
+  /* added the below token, needs renaming*/
+  --salt-palette-alpha-weaky: var(--salt-color-black-fade-background-selection);
+  --salt-palette-alpha-weaker: var(--salt-color-black-fade-background-hover);
+  /* added alpha tokens, need renaming */
+  --salt-palette-alpha-hover-alt: var(--salt-color-black-fade-background-hover);
+  --salt-palette-alpha-active-alt: var(--salt-color-black-fade-background-selection);
+}
+
+.salt-theme[data-mode="dark"] {
+  /* added the below token, needs renaming*/
+  --salt-palette-alpha-weaky: var(--salt-color-white-fade-background-selection);
+  --salt-palette-alpha-weaker: var(--salt-color-white-fade-background-hover);
+  /* added alpha tokens, need renaming */
+  --salt-palette-alpha-hover-alt: var(--salt-color-black-fade-background-hover);
+  --salt-palette-alpha-active-alt: var(--salt-color-black-fade-background-selection);
+}
+.salt-theme {
+  /*added 2 colors to current theme, not the same opacity but same would need another 2 tokens in opacity*/
+  --salt-color-white-fade-background-hover: rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--salt-opacity-8));
+  --salt-color-white-fade-background-selection: rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--salt-opacity-15));
+}
+.salt-theme,
+.salt-theme-next {
+  --salt-actionable-alpha-background-hover-alt: var(--salt-palette-alpha-hover-alt);
+  --salt-actionable-alpha-background-active-alt: var(--salt-palette-alpha-active-alt);
+  --salt-actionable-alpha-background-hover: var(--salt-palette-alpha-weaker);
+  --salt-actionable-alpha-background-active: var(--salt-palette-alpha-weaky);
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------- */
+
+.saltGhostButton {
+  align-items: var(--saltGhostButton-alignItems, center);
+  appearance: none;
+  background: var(--saltGhostButton-background, var(--ghostButton-background));
+  border-color: var(--saltGhostButton-borderColor, var(--ghostButton-borderColor, transparent));
+  border-style: var(--saltGhostButton-borderStyle, solid);
+  border-width: var(--saltGhostButton-borderWidth, var(--salt-size-border, 0));
+  border-radius: var(--saltGhostButton-borderRadius, var(--salt-palette-corner-weak, 0));
+  color: var(--saltGhostButton-text-color, var(--ghostButton-text-color));
+  cursor: var(--saltGhostButton-cursor, pointer);
+  display: inline-flex;
+  gap: var(--salt-spacing-50);
+  justify-content: var(--saltGhostButton-justifyContent, center);
+  font-size: var(--saltGhostButton-fontSize, var(--salt-text-fontSize));
+  font-family: var(--saltGhostButton-fontFamily, var(--salt-text-action-fontFamily));
+  line-height: var(--saltGhostButton-lineHeight, var(--salt-text-lineHeight));
+  letter-spacing: var(--saltGhostButton-letterSpacing, var(--salt-text-action-letterSpacing));
+  text-transform: var(--saltGhostButton-textTransform, var(--salt-text-action-textTransform));
+  padding: 0 var(--saltGhostButton-padding, calc(var(--salt-spacing-100) - var(--saltGhostButton-borderWidth, var(--salt-size-border, 0))));
+  margin: var(--saltGhostButton-margin, 0);
+  height: var(--saltGhostButton-height, var(--salt-size-base));
+  min-width: var(--saltGhostButton-minWidth, unset);
+  position: relative;
+  text-align: var(--saltGhostButton-textAlign, var(--salt-text-action-textAlign));
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: none;
+  width: var(--saltGhostButton-width, auto);
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
+  font-weight: var(--saltGhostButton-fontWeight, var(--salt-text-action-fontWeight));
+}
+
+/* Pseudo-class applied to the root element on focus */
+.saltGhostButton:focus-visible {
+  outline-style: var(--salt-focused-outlineStyle);
+  outline-width: var(--salt-focused-outlineWidth);
+  outline-color: var(--salt-focused-outlineColor);
+  outline-offset: var(--salt-focused-outlineOffset);
+  background: var(--saltGhostButton-background-hover, var(--ghostButton-background-hover));
+  color: var(--saltGhostButton-text-color-hover, var(--ghostButton-text-color-hover));
+}
+
+/* Pseudo-class applied to the root element on focus when Button is active */
+.saltGhostButton.saltGhostButton-active:focus-visible,
+.saltGhostButton:focus-visible:active {
+  background: var(--saltGhostButton-background-active-hover, var(--ghostButton-background));
+  color: var(--saltGhostButton-text-color-active-hover, var(--ghostButton-text-color));
+}
+
+/* Pseudo-class applied to the root element on hover when Button is not active or disabled */
+.saltGhostButton:hover {
+  background: var(--saltGhostButton-background-hover, var(--ghostButton-background-hover));
+  color: var(--saltGhostButton-text-color-hover, var(--ghostButton-text-color-hover));
+}
+
+/* Pseudo-class applied to the root element when Button is active and not disabled */
+.saltGhostButton:active,
+.saltGhostButton.saltGhostButton-active {
+  background: var(--saltGhostButton-background-active, var(--ghostButton-background-active));
+  color: var(--saltGhostButton-text-color-active, var(--ghostButton-text-color-active));
+}
+
+/* Styles applied when the button triggers a dialog or menu */
+.saltGhostButton[aria-expanded="true"][aria-haspopup="menu"],
+.saltGhostButton[aria-expanded="true"][aria-haspopup="dialog"] {
+  background: var(--saltGhostButton-background-active, var(--ghostButton-background-active));
+  color: var(--saltGhostButton-text-color-active, var(--ghostButton-text-color-active));
+  border-color: var(--saltGhostButton-borderColor-active, var(--ghostButton-borderColor-active));
+}
+
+/* Pseudo-class applied to the root element if disabled={true} */
+.saltGhostButton:disabled,
+.saltGhostButton-disabled,
+.saltGhostButton-disabled:active,
+.saltGhostButton-disabled:focus-visible,
+.saltGhostButton-disabled:focus-visible:active,
+.saltGhostButton-disabled:hover {
+  background: var(--saltGhostButton-background-disabled, var(--ghostButton-background-disabled));
+  color: var(--saltGhostButton-text-color-disabled, var(--ghostButton-text-color-disabled));
+  cursor: var(--saltGhostButton-cursor-disabled, var(--salt-actionable-cursor-disabled));
+}
+
+/* TODO: update tokens*/
+.saltGhostButton {
+  --ghostButton-text-color: var(--salt-content-primary-foreground);
+  --ghostButton-text-color-hover: var(--salt-content-primary-foreground);
+  --ghostButton-text-color-active: var(--salt-content-primary-foreground);
+  --ghostButton-text-color-disabled: var(--salt-content-primary-foreground-disabled);
+
+  --ghostButton-background-active: var(--salt-actionable-alpha-background-active);
+  --ghostButton-background-hover: var(--salt-actionable-alpha-background-hover);
+}
+
+.saltGhostButton.saltGhostButton-solid {
+  --ghostButton-text-color: var(--salt-content-bold-foreground);
+  --ghostButton-text-color-hover: var(--salt-content-bold-foreground);
+  --ghostButton-text-color-active: var(--salt-content-bold-foreground);
+  --ghostButton-text-color-disabled: var(--salt-content-bold-foreground-disabled);
+
+  --ghostButton-background-active: var(--salt-actionable-alpha-background-active-alt);
+  --ghostButton-background-hover: var(--salt-actionable-alpha-background-hover-alt);
+}
diff --git a/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/GhostButton.tsx b/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/GhostButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c6d971f2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/GhostButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { useComponentCssInjection } from "@salt-ds/styles";
+import { useWindow } from "@salt-ds/window";
+import { clsx } from "clsx";
+import {
+  type ComponentPropsWithoutRef,
+  type ReactElement,
+  forwardRef,
+} from "react";
+
+import { makePrefixer, useButton } from "@salt-ds/core";
+import ghostButtonCss from "./GhostButton.css";
+
+const withBaseName = makePrefixer("saltGhostButton");
+
+export interface GhostButtonProps extends ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"button"> {
+  /**
+   * If `true`, the button will be disabled.
+   */
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If `true`, the button will be focusable when disabled.
+   */
+  focusableWhenDisabled?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The appearance of the button.
+   */
+  adaptiveAppearance?: "solid" | "non-solid";
+}
+
+export const GhostButton = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, GhostButtonProps>(
+  function GhostButton(
+    {
+      children,
+      className,
+      disabled = false,
+      adaptiveAppearance = "non-solid",
+      focusableWhenDisabled,
+      onKeyUp,
+      onKeyDown,
+      onBlur,
+      onClick,
+      type = "button",
+      ...restProps
+    },
+    ref,
+  ): ReactElement<GhostButtonProps> {
+    const { active, buttonProps } = useButton({
+      disabled,
+      focusableWhenDisabled,
+      onKeyUp,
+      onKeyDown,
+      onBlur,
+      onClick,
+    });
+
+    const targetWindow = useWindow();
+    useComponentCssInjection({
+      testId: "salt-ghost-button",
+      css: ghostButtonCss,
+      window: targetWindow,
+    });
+
+    return (
+      <button
+        {...buttonProps}
+        className={clsx(
+          withBaseName(),
+          {
+            [withBaseName("disabled")]: disabled,
+            [withBaseName("active")]: active,
+            [withBaseName(adaptiveAppearance)]: adaptiveAppearance === "solid",
+          },
+          className,
+        )}
+        {...restProps}
+        ref={ref}
+        type={type}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </button>
+    );
+  },
+);
diff --git a/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/index.ts b/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c55973bee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/lab/src/ghost-button/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "./GhostButton";
diff --git a/packages/lab/src/index.ts b/packages/lab/src/index.ts
index ec404c772e..1a23eb5452 100644
--- a/packages/lab/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/lab/src/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export {
 export * from "./form-field-context-legacy";
 export * from "./form-group";
 export * from "./formatted-input";
+export * from "./ghost-button";
 export {
   InputLegacy as Input,
   type InputLegacyProps as InputProps,
diff --git a/packages/theme/css/foundations/opacity.css b/packages/theme/css/foundations/opacity.css
index 0c5cd0e6f4..3cbd27ec13 100644
--- a/packages/theme/css/foundations/opacity.css
+++ b/packages/theme/css/foundations/opacity.css
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .salt-theme {
   --salt-opacity-0: 0;
-  --salt-opacity-8: 0.08;
+  /*--salt-opacity-8: 0.08; TODO: deprecate and add .1 and .2? */
+  --salt-opacity-10: 0.1;
   --salt-opacity-15: 0.15;
   --salt-opacity-25: 0.25;
   --salt-opacity-40: 0.4;