diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/ChatWindowController.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/ChatWindowController.cs
index 87e1f2de..64c0fc6b 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/ChatWindowController.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/ChatWindowController.cs
@@ -243,9 +243,8 @@ public sealed class ChatWindowController
 
         // ── Send button — Enter-alternate submit trigger ──────────────────
         // Retail's gmMainChatUI wires the Send button to the same ProcessCommand path.
-        if (layout.FindElement(SendId) is UiDatElement sendEl)
+        if (layout.FindElement(SendId) is UiButton sendEl)
         {
-            sendEl.ClickThrough = false;
             sendEl.OnClick = () => c.Input.Submit();
             // The Send sprite is a blank gold button — retail draws the caption as text.
             sendEl.Label = "Send";
@@ -276,14 +275,13 @@ public sealed class ChatWindowController
         }
 
         // ── Max/min toggle — simplified gmMainChatUI::HandleMaximizeButton ──
-        if (layout.FindElement(MaxMinId) is UiDatElement maxMinEl)
+        if (layout.FindElement(MaxMinId) is UiButton maxMinEl)
         {
             // The dat puts max/min and the scrollbar up-button at the SAME X (both
             // right-anchored), so at content width they overlap. Retail shows max/min
             // just LEFT of the scrollbar column — shift it one button-width left.
             if (track is not null)
                 maxMinEl.Left = track.Left - maxMinEl.Width;
-            maxMinEl.ClickThrough = false;
             maxMinEl.OnClick = c.ToggleMaximize;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs
index ee4d3da4..20b688a1 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using AcDream.App.UI;
 
 namespace AcDream.App.UI.Layout;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public static class DatWidgetFactory
 
         UiElement e = info.Type switch
         {
+            1  => new UiButton(info, resolve),         // UIElement_Button (reg :125828)
             7  => BuildMeter(info, resolve, datFont),  // UIElement_Meter
             11 => new UiScrollbar(),                   // UIElement_Scrollbar (reg :124137)
             _  => new UiDatElement(info, resolve),     // generic fallback for all other types
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiButton.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiButton.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6c5be26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiButton.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+using System;
+using System.Numerics;
+using AcDream.App.UI.Layout;
+
+namespace AcDream.App.UI;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Generic dat-widget button — the production replacement for any dat element of
+/// Type 1 (UIElement_Button, registered via RegisterElementClass(1, UIElement_Button::Create)
+/// @ acclient_2013_pseudo_c.txt:125828).
+///
+/// <para>
+/// Draws per-state sprite media exactly like <see cref="UiDatElement"/> (same
+/// <c>ActiveState</c> defaulting, same <c>ActiveMedia()</c> fallback chain, same tiled
+/// <c>DrawSprite</c> call with UV-repeat so chrome edges tile correctly) plus an
+/// optional centered text label. The click behavior mirrors <see cref="UiDatElement"/>
+/// one-for-one so the chat Send and Max/Min buttons that previously bound through
+/// <c>UiDatElement.OnClick</c> continue to work without behavioral change.
+/// </para>
+///
+/// <para>
+/// State selection: picks <see cref="ElementInfo.DefaultStateName"/> if set, then
+/// "Normal" if the element has a Normal state sprite, then falls back to the unnamed
+/// DirectState ("" key) — identical to <see cref="UiDatElement"/>.
+/// </para>
+///
+/// <para>
+/// Built by <see cref="DatWidgetFactory"/> for Type-1 elements (chat Send 0x10000019,
+/// Max/Min 0x1000046F). NOT the same as <see cref="UiSimpleButton"/>, which is an
+/// earlier dev-scaffold widget with no dat sprites.
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class UiButton : UiElement
+{
+    private readonly ElementInfo _info;
+    private readonly Func<uint, (uint tex, int w, int h)> _resolve;
+
+    /// <summary>Optional click handler. Wired by the controller (e.g. chat Submit, ToggleMaximize).</summary>
+    public Action? OnClick { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Optional centered text label drawn over the sprite (e.g. "Send" on a blank gold frame).</summary>
+    public string? Label { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Dat font for <see cref="Label"/>. Required for the label to draw.</summary>
+    public UiDatFont? LabelFont { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Label color (default white).</summary>
+    public Vector4 LabelColor { get; set; } = Vector4.One;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Active state name, runtime-settable (e.g. Max/Min toggling Normal ↔ Minimized).
+    /// Matches <see cref="UiDatElement.ActiveState"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ActiveState { get; set; } = "";
+
+    /// <param name="info">Merged <see cref="ElementInfo"/> for this element.</param>
+    /// <param name="resolve">Dat file-id → (GL texture handle, native px width, native px height).
+    /// Returns (0,0,0) when the texture is not yet uploaded.</param>
+    public UiButton(ElementInfo info, Func<uint, (uint tex, int w, int h)> resolve)
+    {
+        _info    = info;
+        _resolve = resolve;
+        ClickThrough = false;   // buttons are interactive — opt OUT of click-through
+
+        // State defaulting matches UiDatElement exactly:
+        // DefaultStateName wins; else "Normal" if that state has a sprite; else DirectState ("").
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.DefaultStateName))
+            ActiveState = info.DefaultStateName;
+        else if (info.StateMedia.ContainsKey("Normal"))
+            ActiveState = "Normal";
+        // else ActiveState stays "" (DirectState)
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the File id for the current <see cref="ActiveState"/>, falling back to
+    /// the DirectState ("" key) if the named state is absent.
+    /// Returns 0 if neither exists.
+    /// Mirrors <see cref="UiDatElement.ActiveMedia()"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    private uint ActiveFile()
+        => _info.StateMedia.TryGetValue(ActiveState, out var m) ? m.File
+         : _info.StateMedia.TryGetValue("", out var d) ? d.File : 0u;
+
+    protected override void OnDraw(UiRenderContext ctx)
+    {
+        uint file = ActiveFile();
+        if (file != 0)
+        {
+            var (tex, tw, th) = _resolve(file);
+            if (tex != 0 && tw != 0 && th != 0)
+            {
+                // Tiled draw — same call shape as UiDatElement.OnDraw (UV-repeat; GL_REPEAT-wrapped
+                // UI texture). Matches ImgTex::TileCSI; no Stretch mode exists.
+                ctx.DrawSprite(tex, 0, 0, Width, Height, 0, 0, Width / tw, Height / th, Vector4.One);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (Label is { Length: > 0 } label && LabelFont is { } lf)
+        {
+            float tx = (Width  - lf.MeasureWidth(label)) * 0.5f;
+            float ty = (Height - lf.LineHeight)           * 0.5f;
+            ctx.DrawStringDat(lf, label, tx, ty, LabelColor);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public override bool OnEvent(in UiEvent e)
+    {
+        if (e.Type == UiEventType.Click && OnClick is not null) { OnClick(); return true; }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs
index 9f941da1..b6a2085f 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiPanel.cs
@@ -57,14 +57,17 @@ public class UiLabel : UiElement
 /// callback. Retail equivalent is Keystone's button widget, driven by
 /// a <c>StateDesc</c> per <c>UIStateId</c> (normal / hot / pressed /
 /// disabled) from the panel layout.
+/// Note: the dat-widget button (Type 1 / UIElement_Button) is <see cref="AcDream.App.UI.UiButton"/>
+/// in <c>UiButton.cs</c> — that is the production widget used by D.2b panels.
+/// This class is the earlier dev-scaffold button (plain rect + text; no dat sprites).
 /// </summary>
-public class UiButton : UiPanel
+public class UiSimpleButton : UiPanel
 {
     public string Text       { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public Vector4 TextColor { get; set; } = new(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f);
     public event System.Action? Click;
 
-    public UiButton()
+    public UiSimpleButton()
     {
         BackgroundColor = new Vector4(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.15f, 0.8f);
         BorderColor     = new Vector4(0.45f, 0.45f, 0.55f, 1f);
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs
index cd543635..d2e8c439 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ public class DatWidgetFactoryTests
         Assert.Null(DatWidgetFactory.Create(noMedia, NoTex, null));
     }
 
+    // ── Test 5c: Type 1 → UiButton ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Type1_Button_MakesUiButton()
+    {
+        var e = DatWidgetFactory.Create(new ElementInfo { Type = 1, Width = 46, Height = 18 }, NoTex, null);
+        Assert.IsType<UiButton>(e);
+    }
+
     // ── Test 5b: Type 11 → UiScrollbar ──────────────────────────────────────
 
     [Fact]
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiButtonTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiButtonTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bbadae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/UiButtonTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using AcDream.App.UI;
+using AcDream.App.UI.Layout;
+namespace AcDream.App.Tests.UI;
+
+public class UiButtonTests
+{
+    private static (uint, int, int) NoTex(uint _) => (0, 0, 0);
+    private bool _clicked;
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Click_InvokesOnClick()
+    {
+        var b = new UiButton(new ElementInfo { Type = 1, Width = 46, Height = 18 }, NoTex)
+        { OnClick = () => _clicked = true };
+        b.OnEvent(new UiEvent(0, null, UiEventType.Click));
+        Assert.True(_clicked);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NotClickThrough_SoItReceivesClicks()
+    {
+        var b = new UiButton(new ElementInfo { Type = 1 }, NoTex);
+        Assert.False(b.ClickThrough);
+    }
+}