diff --git a/src/components/Menu/ActionList.vue b/src/components/Menu/ActionList.vue
index 92f5066255c..413ebf86026 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu/ActionList.vue
+++ b/src/components/Menu/ActionList.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 		v-bind="state"
 		:container="menuIDSelector"
 		:aria-label="actionEntry.label"
+		:aria-activedescendant="!!currentChild"
 		:force-menu="true"
 		:name="actionEntry.label"
 		:data-text-action-entry="actionEntry.key"
diff --git a/src/components/Menu/utils.js b/src/components/Menu/utils.js
index 4410aca6892..10a1b034d5f 100644
--- a/src/components/Menu/utils.js
+++ b/src/components/Menu/utils.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const getActionState = (actionEntry, $editor) => {
 		disabled: isDisabled(actionEntry, $editor),
 		class: getEntryClasses(actionEntry, active),
 		active,
+		'aria-selected': active,
 	}
 }