diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.js b/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.js
index f34c7002808023..82cc86dbbb8011 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.js
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ const ButtonBase = React.forwardRef(function ButtonBase(props, ref) {
       });
     }
 
+    if (event.target === event.currentTarget && isNonNativeButton() && event.key === ' ') {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
     if (onKeyDown) {
       onKeyDown(event);
     }
@@ -240,15 +244,13 @@ const ButtonBase = React.forwardRef(function ButtonBase(props, ref) {
 
     // Keyboard accessibility for non interactive elements
     if (
+      onClick &&
       event.target === event.currentTarget &&
       isNonNativeButton() &&
       event.key === ' ' &&
       !event.defaultPrevented
     ) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      if (onClick) {
-        onClick(event);
-      }
+      onClick(event);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.test.js b/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.test.js
index cc7e2e1022fc38..edbf34e11f00da 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.test.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/ButtonBase/ButtonBase.test.js
@@ -679,10 +679,11 @@ describe('<ButtonBase />', () => {
     });
 
     describe('keyboard accessibility for non interactive elements', () => {
-      it('does not call onClick when a spacebar is pressed on the element', () => {
+      it('does not call onClick when a spacebar is pressed on the element but prevents the default', () => {
+        const onKeyDown = spy(event => event.defaultPrevented);
         const onClickSpy = spy(event => event.defaultPrevented);
         const { getByRole } = render(
-          <ButtonBase onClick={onClickSpy} component="div">
+          <ButtonBase onClick={onClickSpy} onKeyDown={onKeyDown} component="div">
             Hello
           </ButtonBase>,
         );
@@ -694,6 +695,8 @@ describe('<ButtonBase />', () => {
         });
 
         expect(onClickSpy.callCount).to.equal(0);
+        // defaultPrevented?
+        expect(onKeyDown.returnValues[0]).to.equal(true);
       });
 
       it('does call onClick when a spacebar is released on the element', () => {
@@ -712,7 +715,7 @@ describe('<ButtonBase />', () => {
 
         expect(onClickSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
         // defaultPrevented?
-        expect(onClickSpy.returnValues[0]).to.equal(true);
+        expect(onClickSpy.returnValues[0]).to.equal(false);
       });
 
       it('does not call onClick when a spacebar is released and the default is prevented', () => {