diff --git a/.changeset/dry-pianos-fail.md b/.changeset/dry-pianos-fail.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8c7acf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dry-pianos-fail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@xyflow/react": minor
+"@xyflow/svelte": minor
+"@xyflow/system": patch
+---
+
+Add `ariaRole` prop to nodes and edges
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx
index 72c5c2f8..a5db4441 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/EdgeWrapper/index.tsx
@@ -136,28 +136,28 @@ export function EdgeWrapper<EdgeType extends Edge = Edge>({
 
   const onEdgeDoubleClick = onDoubleClick
     ? (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
-      onDoubleClick(event, { ...edge });
-    }
+        onDoubleClick(event, { ...edge });
+      }
     : undefined;
   const onEdgeContextMenu = onContextMenu
     ? (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
-      onContextMenu(event, { ...edge });
-    }
+        onContextMenu(event, { ...edge });
+      }
     : undefined;
   const onEdgeMouseEnter = onMouseEnter
     ? (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
-      onMouseEnter(event, { ...edge });
-    }
+        onMouseEnter(event, { ...edge });
+      }
     : undefined;
   const onEdgeMouseMove = onMouseMove
     ? (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
-      onMouseMove(event, { ...edge });
-    }
+        onMouseMove(event, { ...edge });
+      }
     : undefined;
   const onEdgeMouseLeave = onMouseLeave
     ? (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
-      onMouseLeave(event, { ...edge });
-    }
+        onMouseLeave(event, { ...edge });
+      }
     : undefined;
 
   const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ export function EdgeWrapper<EdgeType extends Edge = Edge>({
         onMouseLeave={onEdgeMouseLeave}
         onKeyDown={isFocusable ? onKeyDown : undefined}
         tabIndex={isFocusable ? 0 : undefined}
-        role={isFocusable ? 'button' : 'img'}
+        role={edge.ariaRole ?? (isFocusable ? 'group' : 'img')}
+        aria-roledescription={edge.ariaRoleDescription || 'edge'}
         data-id={id}
         data-testid={`rf__edge-${id}`}
         aria-label={
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/NodeWrapper/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/NodeWrapper/index.tsx
index 5c0ce08b..11f65d42 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/NodeWrapper/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/NodeWrapper/index.tsx
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ export function NodeWrapper<NodeType extends Node>({
       });
     }
   };
-
   return (
     <div
       className={cc([
@@ -192,7 +191,8 @@ export function NodeWrapper<NodeType extends Node>({
       onDoubleClick={onDoubleClickHandler}
       onKeyDown={isFocusable ? onKeyDown : undefined}
       tabIndex={isFocusable ? 0 : undefined}
-      role={isFocusable ? 'button' : undefined}
+      role={node.ariaRole ?? (isFocusable ? 'group' : undefined)}
+      aria-roledescription={node.ariaRoleDescription || 'node'}
       aria-describedby={disableKeyboardA11y ? undefined : `${ARIA_NODE_DESC_KEY}-${rfId}`}
       aria-label={node.ariaLabel}
     >
diff --git a/packages/react/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
index 2247a004..bd2f1334 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/container/ReactFlow/index.tsx
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ function ReactFlow<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edge = Edge>(
       ref={ref}
       className={cc(['react-flow', className, colorModeClassName])}
       id={id}
+      role="application"
     >
       <Wrapper
         nodes={nodes}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/edges.ts b/packages/react/src/types/edges.ts
index a5c22c75..83d74c2d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/edges.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/edges.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
-import type { CSSProperties, SVGAttributes, ReactNode, MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent, ComponentType } from 'react';
+import type {
+  CSSProperties,
+  SVGAttributes,
+  ReactNode,
+  MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent,
+  ComponentType,
+  AriaRole,
+} from 'react';
 import type {
   EdgeBase,
   BezierPathOptions,
@@ -57,6 +64,11 @@ export type Edge<
      */
     reconnectable?: boolean | HandleType;
     focusable?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * The ARIA role attribute for the edge, used for accessibility.
+     * @default "group"
+     */
+    ariaRole?: AriaRole;
   };
 
 type SmoothStepEdge<EdgeData extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>> = Edge<
diff --git a/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts b/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts
index 8dc213d7..d9e2671b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/types/nodes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { CSSProperties, MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent } from 'react';
+import type { CSSProperties, MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent, AriaRole } from 'react';
 import type { CoordinateExtent, NodeBase, OnError, NodeProps as NodePropsBase, InternalNodeBase } from '@xyflow/system';
 
 import { NodeTypes } from './general';
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ export type Node<
   className?: string;
   resizing?: boolean;
   focusable?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The ARIA role attribute for the node element, used for accessibility.
+   * @default "group"
+   */
+
+  ariaRole?: AriaRole;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
index 187567d7..83ce1411 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeLabel/EdgeLabel.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   style:width={toPxString(width)}
   style:height={toPxString(height)}
   style:z-index={z}
-  role="button"
   tabindex="-1"
   onclick={() => {
     if (selectEdgeOnClick && id) store.handleEdgeSelection(id);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
index c1c988fd..c63d85e5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/EdgeWrapper/EdgeWrapper.svelte
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
           ? ariaLabel
           : `Edge from ${source} to ${target}`}
       aria-describedby={focusable ? `${ARIA_EDGE_DESC_KEY}-${store.flowId}` : undefined}
-      role={focusable ? 'button' : 'img'}
+      role={edge.ariaRole ?? (focusable ? 'group' : 'img')}
+      aria-roledescription={edge.ariaRoleDescription || 'edge'}
       onkeydown={focusable ? onkeydown : undefined}
       tabindex={focusable ? 0 : undefined}
     >
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte
index f053cd82..e8a11de9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/NodeWrapper/NodeWrapper.svelte
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@
       : undefined}
     onkeydown={focusable ? onKeyDown : undefined}
     tabIndex={focusable ? 0 : undefined}
-    role={focusable ? 'button' : undefined}
+    role={node.ariaRole ?? (focusable ? 'group' : undefined)}
+    aria-roledescription={node.ariaRoleDescription || 'node'}
     aria-describedby={store.disableKeyboardA11y
       ? undefined
       : `${ARIA_NODE_DESC_KEY}-${store.flowId}`}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts
index 7ae205de..77988643 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/edges.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ export type Edge<
   style?: string;
   class?: ClassValue;
   focusable?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The ARIA role attribute for the edge, used for accessibility.
+   * @default "group"
+   */
+  ariaRole?: HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>['role'];
 };
 
 export type BaseEdgeProps = Pick<
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
index f861c13b..f7f65469 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/types/nodes.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Component } from 'svelte';
-import type { ClassValue } from 'svelte/elements';
+import type { ClassValue, HTMLAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
 import type { InternalNodeBase, NodeBase, NodeProps as NodePropsBase } from '@xyflow/system';
 
 /**
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export type Node<
   class?: ClassValue;
   style?: string;
   focusable?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The ARIA role attribute for the node element, used for accessibility.
+   * @default "group"
+   */
+  ariaRole?: HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>['role'];
 };
 
 // @todo: currently generics for nodes are not really supported
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts b/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
index c0568200..3e69bf4c 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ export type EdgeBase<
    * This property sets the width of that invisible path.
    */
   interactionWidth?: number;
+  /**
+   * A description of the edge's, used for accessibility.
+   * @default "edge"
+   */
+  ariaRoleDescription?: string;
 };
 
 export type SmoothStepPathOptions = {
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts b/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts
index 687f81ba..49012024 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/nodes.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ export type NodeBase<
    */
   origin?: NodeOrigin;
   handles?: NodeHandle[];
+  /**
+   * A description of the node's role, used for accessibility.
+   * @default "node"
+   */
+  ariaRoleDescription?: string;
   measured?: {
     width?: number;
     height?: number;