diff --git a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
index 9c97f3f0f..768fba7bb 100644
--- a/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
+++ b/web/components/chat/ChatTextField/ChatTextField.tsx
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ export const ChatTextField: FC<ChatTextFieldProps> = ({ defaultText }) => {
             renderElement={renderElement}
             placeholder="Send a message to chat"
             style={{ width: '100%' }}
+            role="textbox"
+            aria-label="Chat text input"
             autoFocus
           />
           <Popover