diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_button.py b/src/textual/widgets/_button.py
index 532076c9f8..551a9d4816 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_button.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_button.py
@@ -253,10 +253,13 @@ async def _on_click(self, event: events.Click) -> None:
         self.press()
 
     def press(self) -> Self:
-        """Respond to a button press.
+        """Animate the button and send the [Pressed][textual.widgets.button.Button.Pressed] message.
+
+        Can be used to simulate the button being pressed by a user.
 
         Returns:
-            The button instance."""
+            The button instance.
+        """
         if self.disabled or not self.display:
             return self
         # Manage the "active" effect: