diff --git a/src/components/select/bl-select.test.ts b/src/components/select/bl-select.test.ts
index c3e8bfbe0..cfec77e8c 100644
--- a/src/components/select/bl-select.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/bl-select.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ describe('bl-select', () => {
     assert.shadowDom.equal(
       el,
       `
-      <div class="select-wrapper">
+      <div
+        class="select-wrapper"
+        role="list-box"
+        aria-multiselectable="true"
+        aria-labelledby="label"
+        >
         <fieldset
           class="select-input"
           tabindex="0"
diff --git a/src/components/select/bl-select.ts b/src/components/select/bl-select.ts
index fbaf178ad..eb9ebcfcc 100644
--- a/src/components/select/bl-select.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/bl-select.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export default class BlSelect<ValueType extends FormValue = string> extends Form
 
     const helpMessage = this.helpText ? html`<p class="help-text">${this.helpText}</p>` : '';
 
-    const label = this.label ? html`<label>${this.label}</label>` : '';
+    const label = this.label ? html`<label id="label">${this.label}</label>` : '';
 
     return html`<div
       class=${classMap({
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ export default class BlSelect<ValueType extends FormValue = string> extends Form
         'dirty': this.dirty,
       })}
       @keydown=${this.handleKeydown}
+      aria-labelledby="label"
+      role="list-box"
+      aria-multiselectable="true"
     >
       ${label} ${this.inputTemplate()}
       <div
diff --git a/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.test.ts b/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.test.ts
index 55236a6de..9d22ea7cb 100644
--- a/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,34 @@ describe('bl-select', () => {
     assert.instanceOf(el, BlSelectOption);
   });
 
+  it('renders with default values', async () => {
+    const el = await fixture<BlSelectOption>(html`<bl-select-option></bl-select-option>`);
+
+    expect(el).shadowDom.equal(
+      `<div
+         aria-selected="false"
+         class="option-container"
+         role="option"
+       >
+       <div class="focus-target single-option">
+        <slot>
+        </slot>
+       </div>
+      </div>
+      `
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should have aria-selected attribute set to true if the option is selected', async function () {
+    const el = await fixture<BlSelectOption>(
+      html`<bl-select-option value="basketball" selected>Basketball</bl-select-option>`
+    );
+
+    const option = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('.option-container');
+
+    expect(option).has.attribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+  });
+
   describe('keyboard navigation', () => {
     it('should get focus', async () => {
       //when
diff --git a/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.ts b/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.ts
index 854f43b82..128a39150 100644
--- a/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/option/bl-select-option.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class BlSelectOption<ValueType extends FormValue = string> extend
   }
 
   render() {
-    return html`<div class="option-container">
+    return html`<div class="option-container" role="option" aria-selected="${this.selected}">
       ${this.multiple ? this.checkboxOptionTemplate() : this.singleOptionTemplate()}
     </div>`;
   }