diff --git a/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts b/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts
index 32f381008b0..a38d69dc79f 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/gesture/gesture-controller.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class GestureController {
    * Creates a gesture delegate based on the GestureConfig passed
    */
   createGesture(config: GestureConfig): GestureDelegate {
-    return new GestureDelegate(this, this.newID(), config.name, config.priority ?? 0, !!config.disableScroll);
+    return new GestureDelegate(this, this.newID(), config.name, config.priority ?? 0, !!config.disableScroll, config.el);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class GestureController {
     return true;
   }
 
-  capture(gestureName: string, id: number, priority: number): boolean {
+  capture(gestureName: string, id: number, priority: number, el?: Node): boolean {
     if (!this.start(gestureName, id, priority)) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class GestureController {
       this.capturedId = id;
       requestedStart.clear();
 
-      const event = new CustomEvent('ionGestureCaptured', { detail: { gestureName } });
+      const event = new CustomEvent('ionGestureCaptured', { detail: { gestureName, el } });
       document.dispatchEvent(event);
       return true;
     }
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ class GestureDelegate {
     private id: number,
     private name: string,
     priority: number,
-    private disableScroll: boolean
+    private disableScroll: boolean,
+    private el?: Node
   ) {
     this.priority = priority * 1000000 + id;
     this.ctrl = ctrl;
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ class GestureDelegate {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const captured = this.ctrl.capture(this.name, this.id, this.priority);
+    const captured = this.ctrl.capture(this.name, this.id, this.priority, this.el);
     if (captured && this.disableScroll) {
       this.ctrl.disableScroll(this.id);
     }
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ export interface GestureConfig {
   name: string;
   priority?: number;
   disableScroll?: boolean;
+  el?: Node;
 }
 
 export interface BlockerConfig {
diff --git a/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts b/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts
index 79e5ee323df..d398b6a69c0 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/gesture/index.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const createGesture = (config: GestureConfig): Gesture => {
     name: config.gestureName,
     priority: config.gesturePriority,
     disableScroll: config.disableScroll,
+    el: config.el,
   });
 
   const pointerDown = (ev: UIEvent): boolean => {
diff --git a/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts b/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts
index c5a10595f47..6379ce435af 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/tap-click/index.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,19 @@ export const startTapClick = (config: Config) => {
     }
   };
 
-  doc.addEventListener('ionGestureCaptured', cancelActive);
+  doc.addEventListener('ionGestureCaptured', (ev: Event) => {
+    const { el } = (ev as CustomEvent).detail;
+    /**
+     * Do not cancel the active ripple if the gesture was captured
+     * on an activatable element (e.g. ion-button). The ripple effect
+     * should still apply in this case.
+     * See https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/22491
+     */
+    if (el instanceof Element && el.closest('.ion-activatable')) {
+      return;
+    }
+    cancelActive();
+  });
 
   doc.addEventListener('pointerdown', pointerDown, true);
   doc.addEventListener('pointerup', pointerUp, true);