diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VChip/VChip.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VChip/VChip.tsx
index 259ac1c505f..ad3726000e2 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VChip/VChip.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VChip/VChip.tsx
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export const VChip = genericComponent<VChipSlots>()({
           )}
 
           { hasClose && (
-            <div
+            <button
               key="close"
               class="v-chip__close"
               { ...closeProps.value }
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export const VChip = genericComponent<VChipSlots>()({
                   v-slots:default={ slots.close }
                 />
               )}
-            </div>
+            </button>
           )}
         </Tag>
       )