diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
index 7ad155f16..7d9dddf0d 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
@@ -240,6 +240,18 @@ impl<'a> Button<'a> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Show some text on the left side of the button.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn left_text(mut self, left_text: impl IntoAtoms<'a>) -> Self {
+        self.layout.push_left(Atom::grow());
+
+        for atom in left_text.into_atoms() {
+            self.layout.push_left(atom);
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Show some text on the right side of the button.
     #[inline]
     pub fn right_text(mut self, right_text: impl IntoAtoms<'a>) -> Self {