diff --git a/doc/other-inputs.md b/doc/other-inputs.md
index 4690c887df3..c42e5f14d22 100644
--- a/doc/other-inputs.md
+++ b/doc/other-inputs.md
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ As the name suggests this button is a hud by default, which means that it will b
 screen even if the camera for the game moves around. You can also use this component as a non-hud by
 setting `hudButtonComponent.respectCamera = true;`.
 
-If you want to act upon the button being pressed (which would be the common thing to do) you can either pass in
-a callback function as the `onPressed` argument, or you extend the component and override
-`onTapDown`, `onTapUp` and/or `onTapCancel` and implement your logic there.
+If you want to act upon the button being pressed (which would be the common thing to do) and released,
+you can either pass in callback functions as the `onPressed` and `onReleased` arguments, or you can
+extend the component and override `onTapDown`, `onTapUp` and/or `onTapCancel` and implement your logic there.
 
 ## SpriteButtonComponent
 
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/input/hud_button_component.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/input/hud_button_component.dart
index 4246f9105bb..6698959e598 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/input/hud_button_component.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/input/hud_button_component.dart
@@ -14,15 +14,21 @@ class HudButtonComponent extends HudMarginComponent with Tappable {
   late final PositionComponent? buttonDown;
 
   /// Callback for what should happen when the button is pressed.
-  /// If you want to interact with [onTapUp] or [onTapCancel] it is recommended
-  /// to extend [HudButtonComponent].
+  /// If you want to directly interact with [onTapUp], [onTapDown] or
+  /// [onTapCancel] it is recommended to extend [HudButtonComponent].
   void Function()? onPressed;
 
+  /// Callback for what should happen when the button is released.
+  /// If you want to directly interact with [onTapUp], [onTapDown] or
+  /// [onTapCancel] it is recommended to extend [HudButtonComponent].
+  void Function()? onReleased;
+
   HudButtonComponent({
     this.button,
     this.buttonDown,
     EdgeInsets? margin,
     this.onPressed,
+    this.onReleased,
     Vector2? position,
     Vector2? size,
     Vector2? scale,
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ class HudButtonComponent extends HudMarginComponent with Tappable {
   @mustCallSuper
   bool onTapUp(TapUpInfo info) {
     onTapCancel();
+    onReleased?.call();
     return true;
   }