diff --git a/packages/dom/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts b/packages/dom/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
index 974d984..bb6d9f9 100644
--- a/packages/dom/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
+++ b/packages/dom/src/lib/ElementAssertion.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Assertion, AssertionError } from "@assertive-ts/core";
 import equal from "fast-deep-equal";
 
 import { getAccessibleDescription } from "./helpers/accessibility";
-import { isElementEmpty } from "./helpers/dom";
+import { isButtonElement, isElementEmpty, isValidAriaPressed } from "./helpers/dom";
 import { getExpectedAndReceivedStyles } from "./helpers/styles";
 
 export class ElementAssertion<T extends Element> extends Assertion<T> {
@@ -355,6 +355,75 @@ export class ElementAssertion<T extends Element> extends Assertion<T> {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Asserts that the element is a pressed button.
+   *
+   * @returns the assertion instance.
+   */
+
+  public toBePressed(): this {
+    if (!isButtonElement(this.actual) || !isValidAriaPressed(this.actual)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        '.toBePressed() requires a button, input[type="button"], or role="button" with valid aria-pressed',
+      );
+    }
+
+    const pressedAttribute = this.actual.getAttribute("aria-pressed");
+    const isPressed = pressedAttribute === "true";
+
+    const error = new AssertionError({
+      actual: pressedAttribute,
+      expected: "true",
+      message: `Expected the element to be pressed, but received aria-pressed="${pressedAttribute}"`,
+    });
+
+    const invertedError = new AssertionError({
+      actual: pressedAttribute,
+      expected: "false",
+      message: `Expected the element to NOT be pressed, but received aria-pressed="${pressedAttribute}"`,
+    });
+
+    return this.execute({
+      assertWhen: isPressed,
+      error,
+      invertedError,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Asserts that the element is a partially pressed button.
+   *
+   * @returns the assertion instance.
+   */
+
+  public toBePartiallyPressed(): this {
+    if (!isButtonElement(this.actual) || !isValidAriaPressed(this.actual)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        '.toBePartiallyPressed() requires a button, input[type="button"], or role="button" with valid aria-pressed',
+      );
+    }
+
+    const pressedAttribute = this.actual.getAttribute("aria-pressed");
+    const isPartiallyPressed = pressedAttribute === "mixed";
+
+    const error = new AssertionError({
+      actual: pressedAttribute,
+      expected: "mixed",
+      message: `Expected the element to be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="${pressedAttribute}"`,
+    });
+
+    const invertedError = new AssertionError({
+      actual: pressedAttribute,
+      message: `Expected the element to NOT be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="${pressedAttribute}"`,
+    });
+
+    return this.execute({
+      assertWhen: isPartiallyPressed,
+      error,
+      invertedError,
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Helper method to assert the presence or absence of class names.
    *
diff --git a/packages/dom/src/lib/helpers/dom.ts b/packages/dom/src/lib/helpers/dom.ts
index 62d0012..a52bd0a 100644
--- a/packages/dom/src/lib/helpers/dom.ts
+++ b/packages/dom/src/lib/helpers/dom.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,23 @@ export function isElementEmpty(element: Element): boolean {
   const nonCommentChildNodes = [...element.childNodes].filter(child => child.nodeType !== COMMENT_NODE_TYPE);
   return nonCommentChildNodes.length === 0;
 }
+
+export function isButtonElement(element: Element): boolean {
+  const roles = (element.getAttribute("role") || "")
+    .split(" ")
+    .map(role => role.trim());
+
+  const tagName = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
+  const type = element.getAttribute("type");
+
+  return (
+    tagName === "button"
+    || (tagName === "input" && type === "button")
+    || roles.includes("button")
+  );
+}
+
+export function isValidAriaPressed(element: Element): boolean {
+  const pressedAttribute = element.getAttribute("aria-pressed");
+  return pressedAttribute === "true" || pressedAttribute === "false" || pressedAttribute === "mixed";
+}
diff --git a/packages/dom/test/unit/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx b/packages/dom/test/unit/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx
index f6f4093..ec746b2 100644
--- a/packages/dom/test/unit/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dom/test/unit/lib/ElementAssertion.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ElementAssertion } from "../../../src/lib/ElementAssertion";
 
 import { HaveClassTest } from "./fixtures/HaveClassTest";
 import { NestedElementsTest } from "./fixtures/NestedElementsTest";
+import { PressedTestComponent } from "./fixtures/PressedTestComponent";
 import { SimpleTest } from "./fixtures/SimpleTest";
 import { WithAttributesTest } from "./fixtures/WithAttributesTest";
 import { DescriptionTestComponent } from "./fixtures/descriptionTestComponent";
@@ -586,4 +587,240 @@ describe("[Unit] ElementAssertion.test.ts", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe(".toBePressed", () => {
+    context("when the element is a valid button-like element", () => {
+      context("when aria-pressed is \"true\"", () => {
+        it("returns the assertion instance", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const button = getByTestId("button-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+          expect(test.toBePressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+
+          expect(() => test.not.toBePressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to NOT be pressed, but received aria-pressed="true"');
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when aria-pressed is \"false\"", () => {
+        it("throws an assertion error", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const button = getByTestId("button-not-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be pressed, but received aria-pressed="false"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when aria-pressed is \"mixed\"", () => {
+        it("throws an assertion error", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const button = getByTestId("button-mixed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be pressed, but received aria-pressed="mixed"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when the element is an input with type=\"button\"", () => {
+        it("returns the assertion instance when aria-pressed is \"true\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const input = getByTestId("input-button-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(input);
+
+          expect(test.toBePressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+
+          expect(() => test.not.toBePressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to NOT be pressed, but received aria-pressed="true"');
+        });
+
+        it("throws an assertion error when aria-pressed is \"false\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const input = getByTestId("input-button-not-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(input);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be pressed, but received aria-pressed="false"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when the element has role=\"button\"", () => {
+        it("returns the assertion instance when aria-pressed is \"true\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const div = getByTestId("role-button-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(div);
+
+          expect(test.toBePressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+
+          expect(() => test.not.toBePressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to NOT be pressed, but received aria-pressed="true"');
+        });
+
+        it("throws an assertion error when aria-pressed is \"false\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const div = getByTestId("role-button-not-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(div);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be pressed, but received aria-pressed="false"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when the element is not a valid button-like element", () => {
+      it("throws a plain Error", () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+        const div = getByTestId("non-button-element");
+        const test = new ElementAssertion(div);
+
+        expect(() => test.toBePressed()).toThrowError(Error);
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when aria-pressed is missing", () => {
+      it("throws a plain Error", () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+        const button = getByTestId("button-no-aria-pressed");
+        const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+        expect(() => test.toBePressed()).toThrowError(Error);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe(".toBePartiallyPressed", () => {
+    context("when the element is a valid button-like element", () => {
+      context("when aria-pressed is \"mixed\"", () => {
+        it("returns the assertion instance", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const button = getByTestId("button-mixed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+          expect(test.toBePartiallyPressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+
+          expect(() => test.not.toBePartiallyPressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to NOT be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="mixed"');
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when aria-pressed is \"true\"", () => {
+        it("throws an assertion error", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const button = getByTestId("button-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePartiallyPressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="true"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePartiallyPressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when aria-pressed is \"false\"", () => {
+        it("throws an assertion error", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const button = getByTestId("button-not-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePartiallyPressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="false"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePartiallyPressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when the element is an input with type=\"button\"", () => {
+        it("returns the assertion instance when aria-pressed is \"mixed\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const input = getByTestId("input-button-mixed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(input);
+
+          expect(test.toBePartiallyPressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+
+          expect(() => test.not.toBePartiallyPressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to NOT be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="mixed"');
+        });
+
+        it("throws an assertion error when aria-pressed is \"false\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const input = getByTestId("input-button-not-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(input);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePartiallyPressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="false"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePartiallyPressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+
+      context("when the element has role=\"button\"", () => {
+        it("returns the assertion instance when aria-pressed is \"mixed\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const div = getByTestId("role-button-mixed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(div);
+
+          expect(test.toBePartiallyPressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+
+          expect(() => test.not.toBePartiallyPressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to NOT be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="mixed"');
+        });
+
+        it("throws an assertion error when aria-pressed is \"false\"", () => {
+          const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+          const div = getByTestId("role-button-not-pressed");
+          const test = new ElementAssertion(div);
+
+          expect(() => test.toBePartiallyPressed())
+            .toThrowError(AssertionError)
+            .toHaveMessage('Expected the element to be partially pressed, but received aria-pressed="false"');
+
+          expect(test.not.toBePartiallyPressed()).toBeEqual(test);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when the element is not a valid button-like element", () => {
+      it("throws a plain Error", () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+        const div = getByTestId("non-button-element");
+        const test = new ElementAssertion(div);
+
+        expect(() => test.toBePartiallyPressed()).toThrowError(Error);
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when aria-pressed is missing", () => {
+      it("throws a plain Error", () => {
+        const { getByTestId } = render(<PressedTestComponent />);
+        const button = getByTestId("button-no-aria-pressed");
+        const test = new ElementAssertion(button);
+
+        expect(() => test.toBePartiallyPressed()).toThrowError(Error);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/dom/test/unit/lib/fixtures/PressedTestComponent.tsx b/packages/dom/test/unit/lib/fixtures/PressedTestComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0f94c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dom/test/unit/lib/fixtures/PressedTestComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { ReactElement } from "react";
+
+export function PressedTestComponent(): ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      {/* <button> variants */}
+      <button data-testid="button-pressed" aria-pressed="true">{"Pressed"}</button>
+      <button data-testid="button-not-pressed" aria-pressed="false">{"Not pressed"}</button>
+      <button data-testid="button-mixed" aria-pressed="mixed">{"Mixed"}</button>
+      <button data-testid="button-no-aria-pressed">{"No aria-pressed"}</button>
+
+      {/* <input type="button"> variants */}
+      <input data-testid="input-button-pressed" type="button" aria-pressed="true" />
+      <input data-testid="input-button-not-pressed" type="button" aria-pressed="false" />
+      <input data-testid="input-button-mixed" type="button" aria-pressed="mixed" />
+
+      {/* role="button" variants */}
+      <div data-testid="role-button-pressed" role="button" aria-pressed="true">{"Pressed"}</div>
+      <div data-testid="role-button-not-pressed" role="button" aria-pressed="false">{"Not pressed"}</div>
+      <div data-testid="role-button-mixed" role="button" aria-pressed="mixed">{"Mixed"}</div>
+
+      {/* invalid element – no button role/tag */}
+      <div data-testid="non-button-element" aria-pressed="true">{"Not a button"}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}