diff --git a/src/components/DownloadButton.vue b/src/components/DownloadButton.vue
index 10826d4982..e303c38397 100644
--- a/src/components/DownloadButton.vue
+++ b/src/components/DownloadButton.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     v-if="filesizes"
     :dropdown-aria-label="$t('download-button.aria.dropdown-label')"
     :is-single-item="formats.length === 1"
+    :size="size"
   >
     <template #default="{ buttonProps }">
       <a
@@ -77,6 +78,13 @@ export default {
         return formats.every((format) => properties.every((p) => p in format))
       },
     },
+    size: {
+      type: /** @type {import('@nuxtjs/composition-api').PropType<'medium' | 'small'>} */ (
+        String
+      ),
+      default: 'medium',
+      validator: (v) => ['medium', 'small'].includes(v),
+    },
   },
   data() {
     const savedFormatExtension =
diff --git a/src/components/DropdownButton.vue b/src/components/DropdownButton.vue
index 292530c63c..f145bf4ec7 100644
--- a/src/components/DropdownButton.vue
+++ b/src/components/DropdownButton.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <div class="flex">
       <slot
         :button-props="{
-          class: 'dropdown-button rounded-s-sm rounded-e-none',
+          class: `dropdown-button rounded-s-sm rounded-e-none dropdown-button-${size}`,
           type: 'button',
         }"
       />
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
         ref="dropdownButton"
         type="button"
         class="dropdown-button ms-1 rounded-e-sm rounded-s-none w-14"
-        :class="{ 'dropdown-button-active': isOpen }"
+        :class="[
+          isOpen && 'dropdown-button-active',
+          `dropdown-icon-button-${size}`,
+        ]"
         aria-haspopup="menu"
         :aria-label="safeDropdownAriaLabel"
         :aria-expanded="isOpen"
@@ -47,9 +50,10 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import { defineComponent } from '@nuxtjs/composition-api'
 import caretDown from '~/assets/icons/caret-down.svg'
 
-const DropdownButton = {
+const DropdownButton = defineComponent({
   name: 'DropdownButton',
   props: {
     dropdownAriaLabel: {
@@ -60,6 +64,13 @@ const DropdownButton = {
       type: Boolean,
       required: false,
     },
+    size: {
+      type: /** @type {import('@nuxtjs/composition-api').PropType<'medium' | 'small'>} */ (
+        String
+      ),
+      default: 'medium',
+      validator: (v) => ['medium', 'small'].includes(v),
+    },
   },
   data() {
     return {
@@ -71,6 +82,11 @@ const DropdownButton = {
         this.dropdownAriaLabel || this.$t('dropdown-button.aria.arrow-label'),
     }
   },
+  computed: {
+    sizeClass() {
+      return `dropdown-button-${this.size}`
+    },
+  },
   mounted() {
     document.addEventListener('click', this.onClickout)
   },
@@ -144,14 +160,43 @@ const DropdownButton = {
       }
     },
   },
-}
+})
 
 export default DropdownButton
 </script>
 
 <style lang="css" scoped>
 .dropdown-button {
-  @apply flex items-center justify-center bg-pink text-white font-bold p-4 leading-6 transition-shadow duration-100 ease-linear disabled:opacity-70 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-pink hover:bg-dark-pink no-underline appearance-none;
+  @apply flex items-center justify-center bg-pink text-white font-bold transition-shadow duration-100 ease-linear disabled:opacity-70 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-pink hover:bg-dark-pink no-underline appearance-none;
+}
+
+.dropdown-icon-button-medium,
+.dropdown-button-medium {
+  @apply p-4 leading-6;
+}
+
+/*
+Note the bespoke `py-[0.86rem]` class used below is necessary
+to match the height of the small Audio play/pause button.
+
+This is currently the only application of the DropdownButton
+component (via the DownloadButton component) so as a stop-gap
+solution to get the redesign out the door in a timely manner it
+is necessary.
+
+In the future it would be nice to coordinate these sizes across
+all our buttons, regardless of content (icon vs text for example)
+so that don't have to worry about things like this. We should feel
+free to use sizes like 0.86rem if they're the right size, but it is
+good to avoid the long term effects of scattering too many ad-hoc
+sizes throughout the codebase.
+*/
+.dropdown-button-small {
+  @apply px-4 py-[0.86rem] leading-3;
+}
+
+.dropdown-icon-button-small {
+  @apply px-0 py-[0.86rem] leading-3 w-10;
 }
 
 .dropdown-button-active {
diff --git a/src/components/VAudioTrack/layouts/VFullLayout.vue b/src/components/VAudioTrack/layouts/VFullLayout.vue
index 410d400970..60fd7e5671 100644
--- a/src/components/VAudioTrack/layouts/VFullLayout.vue
+++ b/src/components/VAudioTrack/layouts/VFullLayout.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
       <DownloadButton
         class="ms-auto order-1 sm:order-2"
         :formats="getFormats(audio)"
+        :size="isSmall ? 'small' : 'medium'"
       />
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/VButton.vue b/src/components/VButton.vue
index f00a41d67f..698f89cbfa 100644
--- a/src/components/VButton.vue
+++ b/src/components/VButton.vue
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ const VButton = defineComponent({
      * @default 'button'
      */
     as: {
-      type: String,
+      type: /** @type {import('@nuxtjs/composition-api').PropType<'a' | 'button'>} */ (
+        String
+      ),
       default: 'button',
       validate: (v) => ['a', 'button', 'NuxtLink'].includes(v),
     },
@@ -71,7 +73,9 @@ const VButton = defineComponent({
      * @default 'primary'
      */
     variant: {
-      type: String,
+      type: /** @type {import('@nuxtjs/composition-api').PropType<'primary' | 'secondary' | 'tertiary' | 'action-menu' | 'action-menu-muted' | 'grouped'>} */ (
+        String
+      ),
       default: 'primary',
       validate: (v) =>
         [
@@ -101,7 +105,9 @@ const VButton = defineComponent({
      * @default 'medium'
      */
     size: {
-      type: String,
+      type: /** @type {import('@nuxtjs/composition-api').PropType<'large' | 'medium' | 'small' | 'disabled'>} */ (
+        String
+      ),
       default: 'medium',
       validate: (v) => ['large', 'medium', 'small', 'disabled'].includes(v),
     },
@@ -135,12 +141,17 @@ const VButton = defineComponent({
      * @default 'button'
      */
     type: {
-      type: String,
+      type: /** @type {import('@nuxtjs/composition-api').PropType<'buton' | 'submit' | 'reset'>} */ (
+        String
+      ),
       default: 'button',
       validate: (v) => ['button', 'submit', 'reset'].includes(v),
     },
   },
-  /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
+  /**
+   * @param {Props} props
+   * @param {import('@nuxtjs/composition-api').SetupContext}
+   */
   setup(props, { attrs }) {
     const propsRef = toRefs(props)
     const disabledAttributeRef = ref(propsRef.disabled.value)
diff --git a/src/components/meta/DropdownButton.stories.js b/src/components/meta/DropdownButton.stories.js
index fa88150b36..3fc437acf4 100644
--- a/src/components/meta/DropdownButton.stories.js
+++ b/src/components/meta/DropdownButton.stories.js
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@ import DropdownButton from '~/components/DropdownButton'
 export default {
   title: 'Components/DropdownButton',
   component: DropdownButton,
+  argTypes: {
+    size: {
+      type: 'select',
+      options: ['medium', 'small'],
+    },
+  },
 }
 
-export const Default = () => ({
+export const Default = (args, { argTypes }) => ({
   template: `
     <div>
-      <DropdownButton>
+      <DropdownButton v-bind="$props">
         <template #default="{ buttonProps }">
           <button v-bind="buttonProps" class="whitespace-nowrap" @click="onClick">Download {{ activeItem?.name ?? '' }}</button>
         </template>
@@ -24,14 +30,18 @@ export const Default = () => ({
       Test element below
     </div>
   `,
-  data: () => ({
-    items: [
-      { name: 'Item 1', active: false },
-      { name: 'Item 2', active: false },
-    ],
-  }),
+  props: Object.keys(argTypes).filter((i) => i !== 'items'),
+  data() {
+    return {
+      items: [
+        { name: 'Item 1', active: false },
+        { name: 'Item 2', active: false },
+      ],
+    }
+  },
   computed: {
     activeItem() {
+      console.log(this)
       return this.items.find((item) => item.active)
     },
   },