diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-errormessage-evaluate.js b/lib/checks/aria/aria-errormessage-evaluate.js
index 85e3d96d08..0ec8d6df52 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-errormessage-evaluate.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-errormessage-evaluate.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function ariaErrormessageEvaluate(node, options) {
 			return (
 				idref.getAttribute('role') === 'alert' ||
 				idref.getAttribute('aria-live') === 'assertive' ||
+				idref.getAttribute('aria-live') === 'polite' ||
 				tokenList(node.getAttribute('aria-describedby') || '').indexOf(attr) >
 					-1
 			);