diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js b/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
index 59f9d94e..8683a06a 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ var attachEvents = function() {
 //auto self-init widgets
 $( document ).bind( "pagecreate create", function( e ){
 
-	$( ":jqmData(role='button'), .ui-bar > a, .ui-header > a, .ui-footer > a", e.target )
+	$( ":jqmData(role='button'), .ui-bar > a, .ui-header > a, .ui-footer > a, .ui-footer > :jqmData(role='controlgroup') > a", e.target )
 		.not( ".ui-btn, :jqmData(role='none'), :jqmData(role='nojs')" )
 		.buttonMarkup();
 });