diff --git a/.changeset/serious-gifts-attack.md b/.changeset/serious-gifts-attack.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f1698fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/serious-gifts-attack.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@buape/carbon": patch
+---
+
+fix: don't require the user to cast types for button styles
diff --git a/apps/rocko/src/commands/testing/button.ts b/apps/rocko/src/commands/testing/button.ts
index a93f76d0..16b42c9e 100644
--- a/apps/rocko/src/commands/testing/button.ts
+++ b/apps/rocko/src/commands/testing/button.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default class ButtonCommand extends Command {
 class PingButton extends Button {
 	customId = "ping"
 	label = "Ping"
-	style = ButtonStyle.Primary as typeof Button.prototype.style
+	style = ButtonStyle.Primary
 
 	async run(interaction: ButtonInteraction) {
 		await interaction.reply({ content: "OMG YOU CLICKED THE BUTTON" })
diff --git a/packages/carbon/src/classes/Button.ts b/packages/carbon/src/classes/Button.ts
index abc88f5a..6a504f5c 100644
--- a/packages/carbon/src/classes/Button.ts
+++ b/packages/carbon/src/classes/Button.ts
@@ -37,14 +37,19 @@ abstract class BaseButton extends BaseComponent {
 }
 
 export abstract class Button extends BaseButton {
-	/**
-	 * The style of the button
-	 */
-	abstract style: Exclude<ButtonStyle, ButtonStyle.Link | ButtonStyle.Premium>
-
 	abstract run(interaction: ButtonInteraction): Promise<void>
 
 	serialize = (): APIButtonComponent => {
+		if (this.style === ButtonStyle.Link) {
+			throw new Error(
+				"Link buttons cannot be serialized. Are you using the right class?"
+			)
+		}
+		if (this.style === ButtonStyle.Premium) {
+			throw new Error(
+				"Premium buttons cannot be serialized. Are you using the right class?"
+			)
+		}
 		return {
 			type: ComponentType.Button,
 			style: this.style,