diff --git a/src/Bootstrap.php b/src/Bootstrap.php
index 7697735..fba168e 100644
--- a/src/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/src/Bootstrap.php
@@ -735,9 +735,11 @@ class Bootstrap {
       'variables' => [
         'alignment' => 'down',
         'attributes' => [],
+        'default_button' => TRUE,
         'items' => [],
         'split' => FALSE,
         'toggle' => NULL,
+        'toggle_label' => NULL,
       ],
     ];
 
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Preprocess/BootstrapDropdown.php b/src/Plugin/Preprocess/BootstrapDropdown.php
index cba2d20..f272cff 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Preprocess/BootstrapDropdown.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Preprocess/BootstrapDropdown.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class BootstrapDropdown extends PreprocessBase implements PreprocessInterface {
 
     $toggle = Element::create($variables->toggle);
     $toggle->setProperty('split', $variables->split);
+    $toggle->setProperty('default_button', $variables->default_button);
 
     // Convert the items into a proper item list.
     $variables->items = [
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ class BootstrapDropdown extends PreprocessBase implements PreprocessInterface {
 
       // Iterate over all provided "links". The array may be associative, so
       // this cannot rely on the key to be numeric, it must be tracked manually.
-      $i = -1;
+      $i = $variables->default_button ? -1 : 0;
       foreach ($links->children(TRUE) as $key => $child) {
         $i++;
 
@@ -171,15 +172,22 @@ class BootstrapDropdown extends PreprocessBase implements PreprocessInterface {
       }
 
       // Create a toggle button, extracting relevant info from primary action.
-      $toggle = Element::createStandalone([
-        '#type' => 'button',
-        '#attributes' => $primary_action->getAttributes()->getArrayCopy(),
-        '#value' => $primary_action->getProperty('value', $primary_action->getProperty('title', $primary_action->getProperty('text'))),
-      ]);
-
-      // Remove the "hidden" class that was added to the primary action.
-      $toggle->removeClass('hidden')->removeAttribute('id')->setAttribute('data-dropdown-target', '#' . $primary_action->getAttribute('id'));
-
+      if ($variables->default_button) {
+        $toggle = Element::createStandalone([
+          '#type' => 'button',
+          '#attributes' => $primary_action->getAttributes()->getArrayCopy(),
+          '#value' => $primary_action->getProperty('value', $primary_action->getProperty('title', $primary_action->getProperty('text'))),
+        ]);
+
+        // Remove the "hidden" class that was added to the primary action.
+        $toggle->removeClass('hidden')->removeAttribute('id')->setAttribute('data-dropdown-target', '#' . $primary_action->getAttribute('id'));
+      }
+      else {
+        $toggle = Element::createStandalone([
+          '#type' => 'button',
+          '#value' => $variables->toggle_label,
+        ]);
+      }
       // Make operations smaller.
       if ($operations) {
         $toggle->setButtonSize('btn-xs', FALSE);
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Preprocess/InputButtonSplit.php b/src/Plugin/Preprocess/InputButtonSplit.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614339a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Plugin/Preprocess/InputButtonSplit.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\bootstrap\Plugin\Preprocess;
+
+use Drupal\bootstrap\Utility\Element;
+use Drupal\bootstrap\Utility\Variables;
+
+/**
+ * Pre-processes variables for the "input__button__split" theme hook.
+ *
+ * @ingroup plugins_preprocess
+ *
+ * @BootstrapPreprocess("input__button__split")
+ */
+class InputButtonSplit extends InputButton implements PreprocessInterface {
+
+  /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+  public function preprocessElement(Element $element, Variables $variables) {
+        $variables['default_button'] = $element->getProperty('default_button');
+        parent::preprocessElement($element, $variables);
+      }
+
+}
diff --git a/templates/input/input--button--split.html.twig b/templates/input/input--button--split.html.twig
index dfef5f5..9d76328 100644
--- a/templates/input/input--button--split.html.twig
+++ b/templates/input/input--button--split.html.twig
@@ -31,28 +31,32 @@
       icon and icon_position and not icon_only ? 'icon-' ~ icon_position,
     ]
     %}
-    {% if icon_only %}
-      <button{{ attributes.addClass(classes, 'icon-only') }}>
-        <span class="sr-only">{{ label }}</span>
-        {{ icon }}
-      </button>
-    {% else %}
-      {% if icon_position == 'after' %}
-        <button{{ attributes.addClass(classes) }}>{{ label }}{{ icon }}</button>{{ children }}
+    {% if default_button %}
+      {% if icon_only %}
+        <button{{ attributes.addClass(classes, 'icon-only') }}>
+          <span class="sr-only">{{ label }}</span>
+          {{ icon }}
+        </button>
       {% else %}
-        <button{{ attributes.addClass(classes) }}>{{ icon }}{{ label }}</button>{{ children }}
+        {% if icon_position == 'after' %}
+          <button{{ attributes.addClass(classes) }}>{{ label }}{{ icon }}</button>{{ children }}
+        {% else %}
+          <button{{ attributes.addClass(classes) }}>{{ icon }}{{ label }}</button>{{ children }}
+        {% endif %}
       {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
     {%
       set classes = [
-        'btn',
-        'dropdown-toggle',
-      ]
+      'btn',
+      'dropdown-toggle',
+    ]
     %}
     <button{{ split_button_attributes.addClass(classes) }} type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
+      {% if not default_button %}
+        {{ label }}
+      {% endif %}
       <span class="caret"></span>
       <span class="sr-only">{{ 'Toggle Dropdown'|t }}</span>
     </button>
     {{ children }}
   {% endapply %}{% endblock %}
-