diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-action.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-action.ts
index d19bb24409b5..a7c42ffcdfa4 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-action.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-action.ts
@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@ export class MatChipAction
   /** Whether the action is interactive. */
   @Input() isInteractive = true;
 
-  _handleClick(_event: MouseEvent) {
+  _handleClick(event: MouseEvent) {
     // Usually these events can't happen while the chip is disabled since the browser won't
     // allow them which is what MDC seems to rely on, however the event can be faked in tests.
     if (!this.disabled && this.isInteractive) {
       this._foundation.handleClick();
+      event.preventDefault();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
index e42d0de9411e..427ffb9fe3f3 100644
--- a/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {waitForAsync, ComponentFixture, TestBed, fakeAsync, flush} from '@angular/core/testing';
-import {dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing/private';
+import {dispatchKeyboardEvent, dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing/private';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {SPACE, ENTER} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import {MDCChipAnimation, MDCChipCssClasses} from '@material/chips/chip';
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ describe('MDC-based Chip Remove', () => {
       const buttonElement = chipNativeElement.querySelector('.mdc-evolution-chip__icon--trailing')!;
       expect(buttonElement.classList.contains('mat-mdc-focus-indicator')).toBe(true);
     }));
+
+    it('should prevent the default click action', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const buttonElement = chipNativeElement.querySelector('button')!;
+      const event = dispatchMouseEvent(buttonElement, 'click');
+      triggerRemoveSequence();
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    }));
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip-remove.spec.ts b/src/material/chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
index cf333f97862f..4632934cb376 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip-remove.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {Component, DebugElement} from '@angular/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {waitForAsync, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {MatChip, MatChipsModule} from './index';
+import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing/private';
 
 describe('Chip Remove', () => {
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<TestChip>;
@@ -74,6 +75,14 @@ describe('Chip Remove', () => {
 
       expect(testChip.didRemove).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should prevent the default click action', () => {
+      const buttonElement = chipNativeElement.querySelector('button')!;
+      const event = dispatchMouseEvent(buttonElement, 'click');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(event.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/material/chips/chip.ts b/src/material/chips/chip.ts
index fb1108ebb0ea..50ac4c7b07c4 100644
--- a/src/material/chips/chip.ts
+++ b/src/material/chips/chip.ts
@@ -500,5 +500,6 @@ export class MatChipRemove {
     // the parent click listener of the `MatChip` would prevent propagation, but it can happen
     // that the chip is being removed before the event bubbles up.
     event.stopPropagation();
+    event.preventDefault();
   }
 }