diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/btn-default-lock-unlock.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/btn-default-lock-unlock.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..786ad6a6bb32183d1c4c72611c1aa300dfde811d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/btn-default-lock-unlock.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add btn-default class for unlock button in locked files page
+merge_request: 52858
+author: Yogi (@yo)
+type: other
diff --git a/ee/app/views/projects/path_locks/_path_lock.html.haml b/ee/app/views/projects/path_locks/_path_lock.html.haml
index 4ef1b0bbcdbbde98748beb75b26bec0911e166f7..9126da4db0e0821bc958675141fc72a626267cc7 100644
--- a/ee/app/views/projects/path_locks/_path_lock.html.haml
+++ b/ee/app/views/projects/path_locks/_path_lock.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     .controls
       - if can_unlock?(path_lock)
-        = link_to project_path_lock_path(@project, path_lock), class: 'btn gl-button', title: _("Unlock"), method: :delete, data: { confirm: _("Are you sure you want to unlock %{path_lock_path}?") % { path_lock_path: path_lock.path }, container: 'body', qa_selector: 'unlock_button' }, remote: true do
+        = link_to project_path_lock_path(@project, path_lock), class: 'btn gl-button btn-default', title: _("Unlock"), method: :delete, data: { confirm: _("Are you sure you want to unlock %{path_lock_path}?") % { path_lock_path: path_lock.path }, container: 'body', qa_selector: 'unlock_button' }, remote: true do
           = _('Unlock')
 
   = _("locked by %{path_lock_user_name} %{created_at}").html_safe % { path_lock_user_name: path_lock.user.name, created_at: time_ago_with_tooltip(path_lock.created_at) }