diff --git a/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/components/attribute-bindings-test.js b/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/components/attribute-bindings-test.js
index 072284b855d..f5b34a2dd2a 100644
--- a/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/components/attribute-bindings-test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-glimmer/tests/integration/components/attribute-bindings-test.js
@@ -517,4 +517,26 @@ moduleFor('Attribute bindings integration', class extends RenderingTest {
 
     this.assertComponentElement(this.firstChild, { tagName: 'a', attrs: { href: 'unsafe:javascript:alert(\'foo\')' } });
   }
+
+  ['@test it can bind the role attribute (issue #14007)']() {
+    let FooBarComponent = Component.extend({ attributeBindings: ['role'] });
+
+    this.registerComponent('foo-bar', { ComponentClass: FooBarComponent, template: 'hello' });
+
+    this.render('{{foo-bar role=role}}', { role: 'button' });
+
+    this.assertComponentElement(this.firstChild, { tagName: 'div', attrs: { role: 'button' } });
+
+    this.runTask(() => this.rerender());
+
+    this.assertComponentElement(this.firstChild, { tagName: 'div', attrs: { role: 'button' } });
+
+    this.runTask(() => set(this.context, 'role', 'combobox'));
+
+    this.assertComponentElement(this.firstChild, { tagName: 'div', attrs: { role: 'combobox' } });
+
+    this.runTask(() => set(this.context, 'role', null));
+
+    this.assertComponentElement(this.firstChild, { tagName: 'div' });
+  }
 });
diff --git a/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/system/build-component-template.js b/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/system/build-component-template.js
index 1512e1d5dd0..d696634686c 100644
--- a/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/system/build-component-template.js
+++ b/packages/ember-htmlbars/lib/system/build-component-template.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function normalizeComponentAttributes(component, attrs) {
     }
   }
 
-  normalized.role = buildStatement('get', 'ariaRole');
+  normalized.role = normalized.role || buildStatement('get', 'ariaRole');
 
   if (attrs.tagName) {
     component.tagName = attrs.tagName;