diff --git a/tests/unit/button/button_tickets.js b/tests/unit/button/button_tickets.js
index 9a7ccae43..83148db90 100644
--- a/tests/unit/button/button_tickets.js
+++ b/tests/unit/button/button_tickets.js
@@ -50,4 +50,10 @@ test( "#7092 - button creation that requires a matching label does not find labe
 	ok( group.find( "label" ).is( ".ui-button" ) );
 });
 
+test( "#7534 - Button label selector works for ids with \":\"", function() {
+	var group = $( "<span><input type='checkbox' id='check:7534'><label for='check:7534'>Label</label></span>" );
+	group.find( "input" ).button();
+	ok( group.find( "label" ).is( ".ui-button" ), "Found an id with a :" );
+});
+
 })( jQuery );
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.button.js b/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
index 2fac87cea..f7c7486e6 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.button", {
 			// we don't search against the document in case the element
 			// is disconnected from the DOM
 			var ancestor = this.element.parents().filter(":last"),
-				labelSelector = "label[for=" + this.element.attr("id") + "]";
+				labelSelector = "label[for='" + this.element.attr("id") + "']";
 			this.buttonElement = ancestor.find( labelSelector );
 			if ( !this.buttonElement.length ) {
 				ancestor = ancestor.length ? ancestor.siblings() : this.element.siblings();