diff --git a/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 2e94405c2..28df8d1c0 100644
--- a/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ _During the beta period, these restrictions may be relaxed in the event of a mis
 ## Next
 
 - Added `sl-label-change` event to `<sl-menu-item>`
+- Added `blur()`, `click()`, and `focus()` methods as well as `sl-blur` and `sl-focus` events to `<sl-icon-button>` [#730](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/730)
 - Fixed a bug where updating a menu item's label wouldn't update the display label in `<sl-select>` [#729](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/729)
 - Improved performance of `<sl-select>` by caching menu items instead of traversing for them each time
 
diff --git a/src/components/button/button.test.ts b/src/components/button/button.test.ts
index e13732afc..0111d9a9b 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/button/button.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, fixture, html } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { expect, fixture, html, waitUntil } from '@open-wc/testing';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import type SlButton from './button';
 
@@ -195,4 +195,35 @@ describe('<sl-button>', () => {
       expect(submitter.formNoValidate).to.be.true;
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when using methods', () => {
+    it('should emit sl-focus and sl-blur when the button is focused and blurred', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture<SlButton>(html` <sl-button>Button</sl-button> `);
+      const focusHandler = sinon.spy();
+      const blurHandler = sinon.spy();
+
+      el.addEventListener('sl-focus', focusHandler);
+      el.addEventListener('sl-blur', blurHandler);
+
+      el.focus();
+      await waitUntil(() => focusHandler.calledOnce);
+
+      el.blur();
+      await waitUntil(() => blurHandler.calledOnce);
+
+      expect(focusHandler).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+      expect(blurHandler).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+    });
+
+    it('should emit a click event when calling click()', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture<SlButton>(html` <sl-button></sl-button> `);
+      const clickHandler = sinon.spy();
+
+      el.addEventListener('click', clickHandler);
+      el.click();
+      await waitUntil(() => clickHandler.calledOnce);
+
+      expect(clickHandler).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/button/button.ts b/src/components/button/button.ts
index 58ebe3bbc..c9bd1d584 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.ts
+++ b/src/components/button/button.ts
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ export default class SlButton extends LitElement {
           'button--has-suffix': this.hasSlotController.test('suffix')
         })}
         ?disabled=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : this.disabled)}
-        type=${this.type}
+        type=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : this.type)}
         name=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : this.name)}
         value=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : this.value)}
-        href=${ifDefined(this.href)}
-        target=${ifDefined(this.target)}
-        download=${ifDefined(this.download)}
-        rel=${ifDefined(this.target ? 'noreferrer noopener' : undefined)}
-        role="button"
+        href=${ifDefined(isLink ? this.href : undefined)}
+        target=${ifDefined(isLink ? this.target : undefined)}
+        download=${ifDefined(isLink ? this.download : undefined)}
+        rel=${ifDefined(isLink && this.target ? 'noreferrer noopener' : undefined)}
+        role=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : 'button')}
         aria-disabled=${this.disabled ? 'true' : 'false'}
         tabindex=${this.disabled ? '-1' : '0'}
         @blur=${this.handleBlur}
diff --git a/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.test.ts b/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.test.ts
index 8ee1af16e..6f3a7c48e 100644
--- a/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, fixture, html, waitUntil } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 import type SlIconButton from './icon-button';
 
 type LinkTarget = '_self' | '_blank' | '_parent' | '_top';
@@ -120,4 +121,35 @@ describe('<sl-icon-button>', () => {
       expect(el.shadowRoot?.querySelector(`a[aria-disabled="true"]`)).to.exist;
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when using methods', () => {
+    it('should emit sl-focus and sl-blur when the button is focused and blurred', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture<SlIconButton>(html` <sl-icon-button></sl-icon-button> `);
+      const focusHandler = sinon.spy();
+      const blurHandler = sinon.spy();
+
+      el.addEventListener('sl-focus', focusHandler);
+      el.addEventListener('sl-blur', blurHandler);
+
+      el.focus();
+      await waitUntil(() => focusHandler.calledOnce);
+
+      el.blur();
+      await waitUntil(() => blurHandler.calledOnce);
+
+      expect(focusHandler).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+      expect(blurHandler).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+    });
+
+    it('should emit a click event when calling click()', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture<SlIconButton>(html` <sl-icon-button></sl-icon-button> `);
+      const clickHandler = sinon.spy();
+
+      el.addEventListener('click', clickHandler);
+      el.click();
+      await waitUntil(() => clickHandler.calledOnce);
+
+      expect(clickHandler).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.ts b/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.ts
index 3faf81223..010ef2c1e 100644
--- a/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.ts
+++ b/src/components/icon-button/icon-button.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { html, LitElement } from 'lit';
-import { customElement, property, query } from 'lit/decorators.js';
+import { LitElement } from 'lit';
+import { customElement, property, query, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { classMap } from 'lit/directives/class-map.js';
 import { ifDefined } from 'lit/directives/if-defined.js';
+import { html, literal } from 'lit/static-html.js';
 import '../../components/icon/icon';
+import { emit } from '../../internal/event';
 import styles from './icon-button.styles';
 
 /**
@@ -11,12 +13,17 @@ import styles from './icon-button.styles';
  *
  * @dependency sl-icon
  *
+ * @event sl-blur - Emitted when the icon button loses focus.
+ * @event sl-focus - Emitted when the icon button gains focus.
+ *
  * @csspart base - The component's internal wrapper.
  */
 @customElement('sl-icon-button')
 export default class SlIconButton extends LitElement {
   static styles = styles;
 
+  @state() private hasFocus = false;
+
   @query('.icon-button') button: HTMLButtonElement | HTMLLinkElement;
 
   /** The name of the icon to draw. */
@@ -46,49 +53,73 @@ export default class SlIconButton extends LitElement {
   /** Disables the button. */
   @property({ type: Boolean, reflect: true }) disabled = false;
 
+  /** Simulates a click on the icon button. */
+  click() {
+    this.button.click();
+  }
+
+  /** Sets focus on the icon button. */
+  focus(options?: FocusOptions) {
+    this.button.focus(options);
+  }
+
+  /** Removes focus from the icon button. */
+  blur() {
+    this.button.blur();
+  }
+
+  handleBlur() {
+    this.hasFocus = false;
+    emit(this, 'sl-blur');
+  }
+
+  handleFocus() {
+    this.hasFocus = true;
+    emit(this, 'sl-focus');
+  }
+
+  handleClick(event: MouseEvent) {
+    if (this.disabled) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+    }
+  }
+
   render() {
     const isLink = this.href ? true : false;
+    const tag = isLink ? literal`a` : literal`button`;
 
-    const interior = html`
-      <sl-icon
-        name=${ifDefined(this.name)}
-        library=${ifDefined(this.library)}
-        src=${ifDefined(this.src)}
-        aria-hidden="true"
-      ></sl-icon>
+    /* eslint-disable lit/binding-positions, lit/no-invalid-html */
+    return html`
+      <${tag}
+        part="base"
+        class=${classMap({
+          'icon-button': true,
+          'icon-button--disabled': !isLink && this.disabled,
+          'icon-button--focused': this.hasFocus
+        })}
+        ?disabled=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : this.disabled)}
+        type=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : 'button')}
+        href=${ifDefined(isLink ? this.href : undefined)}
+        target=${ifDefined(isLink ? this.target : undefined)}
+        download=${ifDefined(isLink ? this.download : undefined)}
+        rel=${ifDefined(isLink && this.target ? 'noreferrer noopener' : undefined)}
+        role=${ifDefined(isLink ? undefined : 'button')}
+        aria-disabled=${this.disabled ? 'true' : 'false'}
+        aria-label="${this.label}"
+        tabindex=${this.disabled ? '-1' : '0'}
+        @blur=${this.handleBlur}
+        @focus=${this.handleFocus}
+        @click=${this.handleClick}
+      >
+        <sl-icon
+          name=${ifDefined(this.name)}
+          library=${ifDefined(this.library)}
+          src=${ifDefined(this.src)}
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        ></sl-icon>
+      </${tag}>
     `;
-
-    return isLink
-      ? html`
-          <a
-            part="base"
-            class="icon-button"
-            href=${ifDefined(this.href)}
-            target=${ifDefined(this.target)}
-            download=${ifDefined(this.download)}
-            rel=${ifDefined(this.target ? 'noreferrer noopener' : undefined)}
-            role="button"
-            aria-disabled=${this.disabled ? 'true' : 'false'}
-            aria-label="${this.label}"
-            tabindex=${this.disabled ? '-1' : '0'}
-          >
-            ${interior}
-          </a>
-        `
-      : html`
-          <button
-            part="base"
-            class=${classMap({
-              'icon-button': true,
-              'icon-button--disabled': this.disabled
-            })}
-            ?disabled=${this.disabled}
-            type="button"
-            aria-label=${this.label}
-          >
-            ${interior}
-          </button>
-        `;
   }
 }