diff --git a/app/views/snippets/_actions.html.haml b/app/views/snippets/_actions.html.haml
index ef8664e6f47..9952f373156 100644
--- a/app/views/snippets/_actions.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/snippets/_actions.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   - if can?(current_user, :admin_personal_snippet, @snippet)
     = link_to snippet_path(@snippet), method: :delete, data: { confirm: _("Are you sure?") }, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-inverted btn-remove", title: _('Delete Snippet') do
       = _("Delete")
-  = link_to new_snippet_path, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-inverted btn-create", title: _("New snippet") do
+  = link_to new_snippet_path, class: "btn btn-grouped btn-success btn-inverted", title: _("New snippet") do
     = _("New snippet")
   - if @snippet.submittable_as_spam_by?(current_user)
     = link_to _('Submit as spam'), mark_as_spam_snippet_path(@snippet), method: :post, class: 'btn btn-grouped btn-spam', title: _('Submit as spam')
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/61324-non-project-snippet-new-snippet-button-should-be-green-outline.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/61324-non-project-snippet-new-snippet-button-should-be-green-outline.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..350fd525a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/61324-non-project-snippet-new-snippet-button-should-be-green-outline.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Give New Snippet button green outline
+merge_request: 28559
+author: Marcel van Remmerden
+type: other