diff --git a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
index 11724a56..123295bd 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - a better NodeResizer (child nodes do not move when parent node gets resized)
 - fix `on:panecontextmenu`
+- add `role="button"` to `<EdgeLabel />` to prevent a11y warnings
 
 ## 0.0.35
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
index 81039d0d..bc12b604 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     class="svelte-flow__edge-label"
     style:transform="translate(-50%, -50%) translate({x}px,{y}px)"
     style={'pointer-events: all;' + style}
+    role="button"
     on:click={() => {
       if (id) handleEdgeSelect(id);
     }}