diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/engines_overview.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/engines_overview.tsx
index 4d51012f2aa2a..d7e2309fd2a07 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/engines_overview.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/engines/engines_overview.tsx
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ export const EnginesOverview: React.FC = () => {
               <EuiPageContentHeaderSection>
                 {canManageEngines && (
                   <EuiButtonTo
-                    color="primary"
-                    fill
+                    color="secondary"
+                    size="s"
+                    iconType="plusInCircle"
                     data-test-subj="appSearchEnginesMetaEngineCreationButton"
                     to={META_ENGINE_CREATION_PATH}
                   >