diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList/MemberListHeaderView.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList/MemberListHeaderView.tsx
index 3c6fad8aa1..88fc07881c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList/MemberListHeaderView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList/MemberListHeaderView.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const InviteButton: React.FC<Props> = ({ vm }) => {
                     Icon={InviteIcon}
                     disabled={disabled}
                     aria-label={_t("action|invite")}
+                    type="button"
                 />
             </OptionalTooltip>
         );
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ const InviteButton: React.FC<Props> = ({ vm }) => {
                 className="mx_MemberListHeaderView_invite_large"
                 disabled={!vm.canInvite}
                 onClick={vm.onInviteButtonClick}
+                type="button"
             >
                 {_t("action|invite")}
             </Button>