diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
index 60da900176..1094abb864 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/bundle.js
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ define([
                     "key": "cancel",
                     "category": "conclude-editing",
                     "implementation": CancelAction,
-                    "name": "Cancel",
+                    // Because we use the name as label for edit buttons and mct-control buttons need
+                    // the label to be set to undefined in order to not apply the labeled CSS rule.
+                    "name": undefined,
                     "cssclass": "icon-x no-label",
                     "description": "Discard changes made to these objects.",
                     "depends": []
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/res/templates/edit-action-buttons.html b/platform/commonUI/edit/res/templates/edit-action-buttons.html
index 4bc020612f..2af47b6878 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/res/templates/edit-action-buttons.html
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/res/templates/edit-action-buttons.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <mct-control key="'button'"
                      structure="{
                         text: saveActions[0].getMetadata().name,
-                        click: saveActions[0].perform,
+                        click: actionPerformer(saveActions[0]),
                         cssclass: 'major ' + saveActions[0].getMetadata().cssclass
                      }">
         </mct-control>
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@
     </span>
 
     <span ng-repeat="currentAction in otherEditActions">
-        <a class='s-button {{currentAction.getMetadata().cssclass}}'
-           title='{{currentAction.getMetadata().name}}'
-           ng-click="currentAction.perform()"
-           ng-class="{ major: $index === 0 && saveActions.length === 0 }">
-            <span class="title-label">{{currentAction.getMetadata().name}}</span>
-        </a>
+        <mct-control key="'button'"
+                     structure="{
+                        text: currentAction.getMetadata().name,
+                        click: actionPerformer(currentAction),
+                        cssclass: currentAction.getMetadata().cssclass
+                     }">
+        </mct-control>
     </span>
 </span>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/controllers/EditActionController.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/controllers/EditActionController.js
index 7c33799ebb..ba91b63e9d 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/controllers/EditActionController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/controllers/EditActionController.js
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ define(
                 $scope.otherEditActions = $scope.action ?
                         $scope.action.getActions(OTHERS_ACTION_CONTEXT) :
                         [];
+
+                // Required because Angular does not allow 'bind'
+                // in expressions.
+                $scope.actionPerformer = function (action) {
+                    return action.perform.bind(action);
+                };
             }
 
             // Update set of actions whenever the action capability