diff --git a/modules/widgets/src/button-group-widget.tsx b/modules/widgets/src/button-group-widget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3991c5e4cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/widgets/src/button-group-widget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// deck.gl
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
+
+import {Widget} from '@deck.gl/core';
+import {Viewport, WidgetProps, WidgetPlacement} from '@deck.gl/core';
+import {render} from 'preact';
+import {ButtonGroup} from './lib/components/button-group';
+import {GroupedIconButton} from './lib/components/grouped-icon-button';
+
+/** Defined one button in the menu */
+export type Button =
+  | {
+      id: string;
+      label: string;
+      icon?: () => JSX.Element;
+    }
+  | {
+      id: string;
+      label: string;
+      className: string;
+    };
+
+export type ButtonGroupWidgetProps = WidgetProps & {
+  /** Widget positioning within the view. Default 'top-left'. */
+  placement?: WidgetPlacement;
+  /** View to attach to and interact with. Required when using multiple views. */
+  viewId?: string | null;
+  /** Button orientation. */
+  orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal';
+  /** List of buttons to show */
+  buttons: Button[];
+  /** Tooltip message on zoom out button. */
+  onButtonClick?: (id: string, widget: ButtonGroupWidget) => void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A widget that lets the user add custom icon buttons to deck
+ * The buttons participate in widget positioning and theming,
+ * however the functionality is defined by the props.onButtonClick callback
+ */
+export class ButtonGroupWidget extends Widget<ButtonGroupWidgetProps> {
+  static defaultProps: Required<ButtonGroupWidgetProps> = {
+    ...Widget.defaultProps,
+    id: 'button-group',
+    placement: 'top-left',
+    orientation: 'vertical',
+    viewId: undefined!,
+    buttons: [],
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    onButtonClick: (id, widget) => console.log(`Button ${id} clicked`, widget)
+  };
+
+  className = 'deck-widget-zoom';
+  placement: WidgetPlacement = 'top-left';
+  viewId?: string | null = null;
+  viewports: {[id: string]: Viewport} = {};
+
+  constructor(props: ButtonGroupWidgetProps) {
+    super(props, ButtonGroupWidget.defaultProps);
+    this.setProps(props);
+  }
+
+  setProps(props: Partial<ButtonGroupWidgetProps>) {
+    this.placement = props.placement ?? this.placement;
+    this.viewId = props.viewId ?? this.viewId;
+    super.setProps(props);
+  }
+
+  onRenderHTML(rootElement: HTMLElement): void {
+    const ui = (
+      <ButtonGroup orientation={this.props.orientation}>
+        {this.props.buttons.map(button => (
+          <GroupedIconButton
+            key={button.id}
+            label={button.label}
+            className="deck-widget-button"
+            icon={'icon' in button && button.icon}
+            onClick={() => this.props.onButtonClick(button.id, this)}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </ButtonGroup>
+    );
+    render(ui, rootElement);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/widgets/src/index.ts b/modules/widgets/src/index.ts
index dd144ea8fd8..2dff0faa607 100644
--- a/modules/widgets/src/index.ts
+++ b/modules/widgets/src/index.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export {ContextMenuWidget as _ContextMenuWidget} from './context-menu-widget';
 export {SplitterWidget as _SplitterWidget} from './splitter-widget';
 export {TimelineWidget as _TimelineWidget} from './timeline-widget';
 export {ViewSelectorWidget as _ViewSelectorWidget} from './view-selector-widget';
+export {
+  ButtonGroupWidget as _ButtonGroupWidget,
+  type ButtonGroupWidgetProps
+} from './button-group-widget';
 
 export type {FullscreenWidgetProps} from './fullscreen-widget';
 export type {CompassWidgetProps} from './compass-widget';
diff --git a/modules/widgets/src/lib/components/grouped-icon-button.tsx b/modules/widgets/src/lib/components/grouped-icon-button.tsx
index a358c12e02b..cce1afd0bd9 100644
--- a/modules/widgets/src/lib/components/grouped-icon-button.tsx
+++ b/modules/widgets/src/lib/components/grouped-icon-button.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) vis.gl contributors
 
 export type GroupedIconButtonProps = {
-  className?: string;
   label: string;
+  /** Icons can be loaded from style sheet using class name */
+  className: string;
+  /** Alterhnatively an SVG icon element can be provided */
+  icon?: () => JSX.Element;
+  /** Action to take when button was clicked */
   onClick: () => void;
 };
 
 /** Renders an icon button as part of a ButtonGroup */
 export const GroupedIconButton = props => {
-  const {className, label, onClick} = props;
+  const {className, label, icon, onClick} = props;
   return (
     <button
       className={`deck-widget-icon-button ${className || ''}`}
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ export const GroupedIconButton = props => {
       onClick={onClick}
       title={label}
     >
-      <div className="deck-widget-icon" />
+      <div className="deck-widget-icon">{icon && icon()}</div>
     </button>
   );
 };