Index: wp-admin/css/common.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/common.css	(revision 39142)
+++ wp-admin/css/common.css	(working copy)
@@ -899,6 +899,32 @@
 	color: #f00;
 }
 
+.row-actions .button-link {
+	color: #0073aa;
+	outline: 0;
+	-webkit-transition-property: border, background, color;
+	transition-property: border, background, color;
+	-webkit-transition-duration: .05s;
+	transition-duration: .05s;
+	-webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;
+	transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.row-actions .button-link:hover,
+.row-actions .button-link:active {
+	color: #00a0d2;
+}
+
+.row-actions .button-link:focus {
+	color: #124964;
+	-webkit-box-shadow:
+		0 0 0 1px #5b9dd9,
+		0 0 2px 1px rgba(30, 140, 190, .8);
+	box-shadow:
+		0 0 0 1px #5b9dd9,
+		0 0 2px 1px rgba(30, 140, 190, .8);
+}
+
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3.0 - Actions
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Index: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php	(revision 39142)
+++ wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php	(working copy)
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
 				__( 'Edit' )
 			);
 			$actions['inline hide-if-no-js'] = sprintf(
-				'<a href="#" class="editinline" aria-label="%s">%s</a>',
+				'<button class="button-link editinline" aria-label="%s" type="button">%s</button>',
 				/* translators: %s: post title */
 				esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'Quick edit &#8220;%s&#8221; inline' ), $title ) ),
 				__( 'Quick&nbsp;Edit' )
Index: wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js	(revision 39142)
+++ wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js	(working copy)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		});
 
 		// add events
-		$('#the-list').on( 'click', 'a.editinline', function( e ) {
+		$('#the-list').on( 'click', '.editinline', function( e ) {
 			e.preventDefault();
 			inlineEditPost.edit(this);
 		});