diff --git a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboard.ts b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboard.ts
index d3389d92f1..ff46db0509 100644
--- a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboard.ts
+++ b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboard.ts
@@ -121,12 +121,21 @@ export class BdcDashboard extends BdcDashboardPage {
 					width: navWidth,
 					height: '100%'
 				}
-			).component();
+			).withProperties({
+				ariaRole: 'tablist'
+			}).component();
 
 			this.mainAreaContainer.addItem(this.navContainer, { flex: `0 0 ${navWidth}`, CSSStyles: { 'padding': '0 20px 0 20px', 'border-right': 'solid 1px #ccc' } });
 
 			// Overview nav item - this will be the initial page
-			const overviewNavItemDiv = modelView.modelBuilder.divContainer().withLayout({ width: navWidth, height: '30px' }).withProperties({ clickable: true }).component();
+			const overviewNavItemDiv = modelView.modelBuilder
+				.divContainer()
+				.withLayout({ width: navWidth, height: '30px' })
+				.withProperties<azdata.DivContainerProperties>({
+					clickable: true,
+					ariaRole: 'tab',
+					ariaSelected: true
+				}).component();
 			const overviewNavItemText = modelView.modelBuilder.text().withProperties({ value: localize('bdc.dashboard.overviewNavTitle', "Big Data Cluster overview") }).component();
 			overviewNavItemText.updateCssStyles(selectedTabCss);
 			overviewNavItemDiv.addItem(overviewNavItemText, { CSSStyles: { 'user-select': 'text' } });
@@ -139,12 +148,14 @@ export class BdcDashboard extends BdcDashboardPage {
 			overviewNavItemDiv.onDidClick(() => {
 				if (this.currentTab) {
 					this.currentTab.text.updateCssStyles(unselectedTabCss);
+					this.currentTab.div.ariaSelected = false;
 				}
 				this.mainAreaContainer.removeItem(this.currentPage);
 				this.mainAreaContainer.addItem(overviewContainer, { flex: '0 0 100%', CSSStyles: { 'margin': '0 20px 0 20px' } });
 				this.currentPage = overviewContainer;
 				this.currentTab = { serviceName: undefined, div: overviewNavItemDiv, dot: undefined, text: overviewNavItemText };
 				this.currentTab.text.updateCssStyles(selectedTabCss);
+				this.currentTab.div.ariaSelected = true;
 			});
 			this.navContainer.addItem(overviewNavItemDiv, { flex: '0 0 auto' });
 
@@ -198,12 +209,14 @@ export class BdcDashboard extends BdcDashboardPage {
 		}
 		if (this.currentTab) {
 			this.currentTab.text.updateCssStyles(unselectedTabCss);
+			this.currentTab.div.ariaSelected = false;
 		}
 		this.mainAreaContainer.removeItem(this.currentPage);
 		this.mainAreaContainer.addItem(tabPageMapping.servicePage, { CSSStyles: { 'margin': '0 20px 0 20px' } });
 		this.currentPage = tabPageMapping.servicePage;
 		this.currentTab = tabPageMapping.navTab;
 		this.currentTab.text.updateCssStyles(selectedTabCss);
+		this.currentTab.div.ariaSelected = true;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -233,7 +246,15 @@ export class BdcDashboard extends BdcDashboardPage {
 }
 
 function createServiceNavTab(modelBuilder: azdata.ModelBuilder, serviceStatus: ServiceStatusModel): NavTab {
-	const div = modelBuilder.divContainer().withLayout({ width: navWidth, height: '30px', }).withProperties({ clickable: true }).component();
+	const div = modelBuilder.divContainer()
+		.withLayout({
+			width: navWidth,
+			height: '30px',
+		})
+		.withProperties<azdata.DivContainerProperties>({
+			clickable: true,
+			ariaRole: 'tab'
+		}).component();
 	const innerContainer = modelBuilder.flexContainer().withLayout({ width: navWidth, height: '30px', flexFlow: 'row' }).component();
 	const dot = modelBuilder.text().withProperties({ value: getHealthStatusDot(serviceStatus.healthStatus), CSSStyles: { 'color': 'red', 'font-size': '40px', 'width': '20px', ...cssStyles.nonSelectableText } }).component();
 	innerContainer.addItem(dot, { flex: '0 0 auto' });
diff --git a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardOverviewPage.ts b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardOverviewPage.ts
index 90a9b9b9d9..d422c30e3f 100644
--- a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardOverviewPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardOverviewPage.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,13 @@ export class BdcDashboardOverviewPage extends BdcDashboardPage {
 
 	private createServiceStatusRow(container: azdata.FlexContainer, serviceStatus: ServiceStatusModel, isLastRow: boolean): void {
 		const serviceStatusRow = this.modelBuilder.flexContainer().withLayout({ flexFlow: 'row', alignItems: 'center', height: '30px' }).component();
-		const statusIconCell = this.modelBuilder.text().withProperties({ value: getHealthStatusIcon(serviceStatus.healthStatus), CSSStyles: { 'user-select': 'none' } }).component();
+		const statusIconCell = this.modelBuilder.text()
+			.withProperties<azdata.TextComponentProperties>({
+				value: getHealthStatusIcon(serviceStatus.healthStatus),
+				ariaRole: 'img',
+				title: getHealthStatusDisplayText(serviceStatus.healthStatus),
+				CSSStyles: { 'user-select': 'none' }
+			}).component();
 		serviceStatusRow.addItem(statusIconCell, { CSSStyles: { 'width': `${overviewIconColumnWidthPx}px`, 'min-width': `${overviewIconColumnWidthPx}px` } });
 		const nameCell = this.modelBuilder.text().withProperties({ value: getServiceNameDisplayText(serviceStatus.serviceName), CSSStyles: { ...cssStyles.text, ...cssStyles.hyperlink } }).component();
 		nameCell.onDidClick(() => {
diff --git a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardResourceStatusPage.ts b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardResourceStatusPage.ts
index a6160dbf8b..5d39d6fb8b 100644
--- a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardResourceStatusPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcDashboardResourceStatusPage.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ function createInstanceHealthStatusRow(modelBuilder: azdata.ModelBuilder, instan
 	const statusIconCell = modelBuilder.text()
 		.withProperties<azdata.TextComponentProperties>({
 			value: getHealthStatusIcon(instanceStatus.healthStatus),
+			ariaRole: 'img',
+			title: getHealthStatusDisplayText(instanceStatus.healthStatus),
 			CSSStyles: { 'user-select': 'none' }
 		}).component();
 	instanceHealthStatusRow.addItem(statusIconCell, { CSSStyles: { 'width': `${healthAndStatusIconColumnWidth}px`, 'min-width': `${healthAndStatusIconColumnWidth}px` } });
diff --git a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcServiceStatusPage.ts b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcServiceStatusPage.ts
index 2421370abd..9d2cbf0611 100644
--- a/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcServiceStatusPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/big-data-cluster/src/bigDataCluster/dialog/bdcServiceStatusPage.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ export class BdcServiceStatusPage extends BdcDashboardPage {
 				width: '100%',
 				height: '25px'
 			}
-		).component();
+		).withProperties({
+			ariaRole: 'tablist'
+		}).component();
 
 		this.rootContainer.addItem(this.resourceHeader, { CSSStyles: { 'padding-top': '15px' } });
 
@@ -96,12 +98,14 @@ export class BdcServiceStatusPage extends BdcDashboardPage {
 					}
 					if (this.currentTab) {
 						this.currentTab.tab.text.updateCssStyles(cssStyles.unselectedResourceHeaderTab);
+						this.currentTab.tab.div.ariaSelected = false;
 						this.resourceHeader.removeItem(this.currentTab.tab.div);
 						this.resourceHeader.insertItem(this.currentTab.tab.div, this.currentTab.index, { flex: '0 0 auto', CSSStyles: cssStyles.unselectedTabDiv });
 					}
 					this.changeSelectedTabPage(resourceStatusPage);
 					this.currentTab = { tab: resourceHeaderTab, index: currentIndex };
 					this.currentTab.tab.text.updateCssStyles(cssStyles.selectedResourceHeaderTab);
+					this.currentTab.tab.div.ariaSelected = true;
 					this.resourceHeader.removeItem(this.currentTab.tab.div);
 					this.resourceHeader.insertItem(this.currentTab.tab.div, this.currentTab.index, { flex: '0 0 auto', CSSStyles: cssStyles.selectedTabDiv });
 				});
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ export class BdcServiceStatusPage extends BdcDashboardPage {
 					this.changeSelectedTabPage(resourceStatusPage);
 					this.currentTab = { tab: resourceHeaderTab, index: currentIndex };
 					this.currentTab.tab.text.updateCssStyles(cssStyles.selectedResourceHeaderTab);
+					this.currentTab.tab.div.ariaSelected = true;
 					this.resourceHeader.addItem(resourceHeaderTab.div, { flex: '0 0 auto', CSSStyles: cssStyles.selectedTabDiv });
 				}
 				else {
@@ -127,7 +132,16 @@ export class BdcServiceStatusPage extends BdcDashboardPage {
  * @param resourceStatus The status of the resource we're creating
  */
 function createResourceHeaderTab(modelBuilder: azdata.ModelBuilder, resourceStatus: ResourceStatusModel): ServiceTab {
-	const resourceHeaderTab = modelBuilder.divContainer().withLayout({ width: '100px', height: '25px' }).withProperties({ clickable: true }).component();
+	const resourceHeaderTab = modelBuilder
+		.divContainer()
+		.withLayout({
+			width: '100px',
+			height: '25px'
+		})
+		.withProperties({
+			clickable: true,
+			ariaRole: 'tab'
+		}).component();
 	const innerContainer = modelBuilder.flexContainer().withLayout({ width: '100px', height: '25px', flexFlow: 'row' }).component();
 	const statusDot = modelBuilder.text().withProperties({ value: getHealthStatusDot(resourceStatus.healthStatus), CSSStyles: { 'color': 'red', 'font-size': '40px', 'width': '20px', 'text-align': 'right', ...cssStyles.nonSelectableText } }).component();
 	innerContainer.addItem(statusDot, { flex: '0 0 auto' });
diff --git a/src/sql/azdata.d.ts b/src/sql/azdata.d.ts
index 29a31a783d..f2d9d7246b 100644
--- a/src/sql/azdata.d.ts
+++ b/src/sql/azdata.d.ts
@@ -3019,6 +3019,14 @@ declare module 'azdata' {
 		 * Corresponds to the aria-label accessibility attribute for this component
 		 */
 		ariaLabel?: string;
+		/**
+		 * Corresponds to the role accessibility attribute for this component
+		 */
+		ariaRole?: string;
+		/**
+		 * Corresponds to the aria-selected accessibility attribute for this component
+		 */
+		ariaSelected?: boolean;
 		/**
 		 * Matches the CSS style key and its available values.
 		 */
@@ -3092,7 +3100,6 @@ declare module 'azdata' {
 		title?: string;
 		ariaRowCount?: number;
 		ariaColumnCount?: number;
-		ariaRole?: string;
 		updateCells?: TableCell[];
 		moveFocusOutWithTab?: boolean; //accessibility requirement for tables with no actionable cells
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/common/extHostModelView.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/common/extHostModelView.ts
index f9ac68987a..d75ce7d7c6 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/common/extHostModelView.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/common/extHostModelView.ts
@@ -566,6 +566,22 @@ class ComponentWrapper implements azdata.Component {
 		this.setProperty('ariaLabel', v);
 	}
 
+	public get ariaRole(): string {
+		return this.properties['ariaRole'];
+	}
+
+	public set ariaRole(v: string) {
+		this.setProperty('ariaRole', v);
+	}
+
+	public get ariaSelected(): boolean {
+		return this.properties['ariaSelected'];
+	}
+
+	public set ariaSelected(v: boolean) {
+		this.setProperty('ariaSelected', v);
+	}
+
 	public get CSSStyles(): { [key: string]: string } {
 		return this.properties['CSSStyles'];
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/componentBase.ts b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/componentBase.ts
index ede1ef5809..485708d104 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/componentBase.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/componentBase.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,22 @@ export abstract class ComponentBase extends Disposable implements IComponent, On
 		this.setPropertyFromUI<azdata.ComponentProperties, string>((props, value) => props.ariaLabel = value, newValue);
 	}
 
+	public get ariaRole(): string {
+		return this.getPropertyOrDefault<azdata.ComponentProperties, string>((props) => props.ariaRole, '');
+	}
+
+	public set ariaRole(newValue: string) {
+		this.setPropertyFromUI<azdata.ComponentProperties, string>((props, value) => props.ariaRole = value, newValue);
+	}
+
+	public get ariaSelected(): boolean {
+		return this.getPropertyOrDefault<azdata.ComponentProperties, boolean>((props) => props.ariaSelected, false);
+	}
+
+	public set ariaSelected(newValue: boolean) {
+		this.setPropertyFromUI<azdata.ComponentProperties, boolean>((props, value) => props.ariaSelected = value, newValue);
+	}
+
 	public get CSSStyles(): { [key: string]: string } {
 		return this.getPropertyOrDefault<azdata.ComponentProperties, { [key: string]: string }>((props) => props.CSSStyles, {});
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/divContainer.component.ts b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/divContainer.component.ts
index 7ac08cd57c..84f8b643cc 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/divContainer.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/divContainer.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DivItem {
 
 @Component({
 	template: `
-		<div #divContainer *ngIf="items" class="divContainer" [style.height]="height" [style.width]="width" [style.display]="display" (click)="onClick()" (keyup)="onKey($event)">
+		<div #divContainer *ngIf="items" class="divContainer" [style.height]="height" [style.width]="width" [style.display]="display" (click)="onClick()" (keyup)="onKey($event)" [attr.role]="ariaRole" [attr.aria-selected]="ariaSelected">
 			<div *ngFor="let item of items" [style.order]="getItemOrder(item)" [ngStyle]="getItemStyles(item)">
 				<model-component-wrapper [descriptor]="item.descriptor" [modelStore]="modelStore">
 				</model-component-wrapper>
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/flexContainer.component.ts b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/flexContainer.component.ts
index aa08fb8ce5..8add3ef9f9 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/flexContainer.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/flexContainer.component.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class FlexItem {
 @Component({
 	template: `
 		<div *ngIf="items" class="flexContainer" [style.display]="display" [style.flexFlow]="flexFlow" [style.justifyContent]="justifyContent" [style.position]="position"
-				[style.alignItems]="alignItems" [style.alignContent]="alignContent" [style.height]="height" [style.width]="width" [style.flex-wrap]="flexWrap">
+				[style.alignItems]="alignItems" [style.alignContent]="alignContent" [style.height]="height" [style.width]="width" [style.flex-wrap]="flexWrap" [attr.role]="ariaRole">
 			<div *ngFor="let item of items" [style.flex]="getItemFlex(item)" [style.textAlign]="textAlign" [style.order]="getItemOrder(item)" [ngStyle]="getItemStyles(item)">
 				<model-component-wrapper [descriptor]="item.descriptor" [modelStore]="modelStore">
 				</model-component-wrapper>
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/table.component.ts b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/table.component.ts
index 87586c9afd..a9c3c2f78b 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/table.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/table.component.ts
@@ -352,10 +352,6 @@ export default class TableComponent extends ComponentBase implements IComponent,
 		return this.getPropertyOrDefault<azdata.TableComponentProperties, number>((props) => props.ariaColumnCount, -1);
 	}
 
-	public get ariaRole(): string {
-		return this.getPropertyOrDefault<azdata.TableComponentProperties, string>((props) => props.ariaRole, undefined);
-	}
-
 	public set moveFocusOutWithTab(newValue: boolean) {
 		this.setPropertyFromUI<azdata.TableComponentProperties, boolean>((props, value) => props.moveFocusOutWithTab = value, newValue);
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/text.component.ts b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/text.component.ts
index 7e0ec10492..8ac8c17c45 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/text.component.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/text.component.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { TitledComponent } from 'sql/workbench/browser/modelComponents/titledCom
 		</div>
 	</div>
 	<ng-template #noDiv>
-		<p [innerHTML]="getValue()" [style.display]="display" [style.width]="getWidth()" [style.height]="getHeight()" [title]="title"  [ngStyle]="this.CSSStyles" (click)="onClick()"></p>
+		<p [innerHTML]="getValue()" [style.display]="display" [style.width]="getWidth()" [style.height]="getHeight()" [title]="title" [attr.role]="ariaRole" [ngStyle]="this.CSSStyles" (click)="onClick()"></p>
 	</ng-template>`
 })
 export default class TextComponent extends TitledComponent implements IComponent, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {