Abstract: A new button protector for protecting a button on an article of clothing from breakage and other damage, especially when washing the article of clothing. The inventive device includes a housing having an interior space adapted for receiving a button on a garment therein. The housing comprises a pair of separable sections pivotally coupled together to provide an opening into the interior space of the housing. The panels of the housing each have a slot extending therethrough for extending the threading holding a button to a garment.