diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.h
index 5ce7d966cc..305121b3a6 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 - (NSAttributedString * _Nullable)attributedTitleForState:(ASControlState)state;
 
 /**
- *  Sets the styled title to use for the specified state.
+ *  Sets the styled title to use for the specified state. This will reset styled title previously set with -setTitle:withFont:withColor:forState.
  *
  *  @param title The styled text string to use for the title.
  *  @param state The state that uses the specified title. The possible values are described in ASControlState.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 - (void)setAttributedTitle:(nullable NSAttributedString *)title forState:(ASControlState)state;
 
 /**
- *  Sets the title to use for the specified state.
+ *  Sets the title to use for the specified state. This will reset styled title previously set with -setAttributedTitle:forState.
  *
  *  @param title The styled text string to use for the title.
  *  @param font The font to use for the title.
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.mm
index 0dc3812f7a..c0abfe11ca 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASButtonNode.mm
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@
     _titleNode = [[ASTextNode alloc] init];
     _imageNode = [[ASImageNode alloc] init];
     _backgroundImageNode = [[ASImageNode alloc] init];
+    [_backgroundImageNode setContentMode:UIViewContentModeScaleToFill];
     
+    [_titleNode setLayerBacked:YES];
+    [_imageNode setLayerBacked:YES];
+    [_backgroundImageNode setLayerBacked:YES];
+      
     _contentHorizontalAlignment = ASAlignmentMiddle;
     _contentVerticalAlignment = ASAlignmentCenter;
     
@@ -59,6 +64,12 @@
   return self;
 }
 
+- (void)setLayerBacked:(BOOL)layerBacked
+{
+  ASDisplayNodeAssert(!layerBacked, @"ASButtonNode must not be layer backed!");
+  [super setLayerBacked:layerBacked];
+}
+
 - (void)setEnabled:(BOOL)enabled
 {
   [super setEnabled:enabled];