diff --git a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts
index 8631deb5b7..5a6fd9c886 100644
--- a/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts
+++ b/src/sql/base/browser/ui/selectBox/selectBox.ts
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ export class SelectBox extends vsSelectBox {
 		if (selectOptions && selectOptions.labelText && selectOptions.labelText !== undefined) {
 			let outerContainer = document.createElement('div');
 			let selectContainer = document.createElement('div');
+			selectContainer.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
 
 			outerContainer.className = selectOptions.labelOnTop ? 'labelOnTopContainer' : 'labelOnLeftContainer';