diff --git a/src/components/MenuItem.tsx b/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
index b4d71df7d8e1a..f97e4d996e41c 100644
--- a/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ function MenuItem({
                                 role={interactive ? role : undefined}
                                 accessibilityLabel={`${enhancedAccessibilityLabel}${brickRoadIndicator ? `. ${translate('common.yourReviewIsRequired')}` : ''}`}
                                 accessible={shouldBeAccessible}
+                                accessibilityState={role === CONST.ROLE.TAB ? {selected: focused} : undefined}
                                 tabIndex={interactive ? tabIndex : -1}
                                 onFocus={onFocus}
                                 sentryLabel={sentryLabel}
diff --git a/src/pages/Search/SavedSearchList.tsx b/src/pages/Search/SavedSearchList.tsx
index 757696b32507b..a97e734906ea7 100644
--- a/src/pages/Search/SavedSearchList.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Search/SavedSearchList.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ function SavedSearchList({hash}: SavedSearchListProps) {
 
         return {
             ...baseMenuItem,
+            role: CONST.ROLE.TAB,
             sentryLabel: CONST.SENTRY_LABEL.SEARCH.SAVED_SEARCH_MENU_ITEM,
             onPress: () => {
                 setSearchContext(false);
diff --git a/src/pages/Search/SearchTypeMenuItem.tsx b/src/pages/Search/SearchTypeMenuItem.tsx
index cefdca795cebe..1dbdb281b0044 100644
--- a/src/pages/Search/SearchTypeMenuItem.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Search/SearchTypeMenuItem.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ function SearchTypeMenuItem({title, icon, badgeText, focused = false, onPress}:
         <PressableWithoutFeedback
             onPress={onPress}
             accessibilityLabel={title}
-            role={CONST.ROLE.BUTTON}
+            accessibilityState={{selected: focused}}
+            role={CONST.ROLE.TAB}
             sentryLabel={CONST.SENTRY_LABEL.SEARCH.TYPE_MENU_ITEM}
             style={({hovered, pressed}) => [
                 styles.flexRow,
diff --git a/src/pages/settings/InitialSettingsPage.tsx b/src/pages/settings/InitialSettingsPage.tsx
index 53f76ffc1797f..f0ed8e7dbef77 100755
--- a/src/pages/settings/InitialSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings/InitialSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ function InitialSettingsPage({currentUserPersonalDetails}: InitialSettingsPagePr
                             shouldBlockSelection={!!item.link}
                             onSecondaryInteraction={item.link ? (event) => openPopover(item.link, event) : undefined}
                             focused={isFocused}
+                            role={CONST.ROLE.TAB}
                             isPaneMenu
                             sentryLabel={item.sentryLabel}
                             iconRight={item.iconRight}
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx
index 310b2107e7b2f..d91edf8eeb6d8 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceInitialPage.tsx
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ function WorkspaceInitialPage({policyDraft, policy: policyProp, route}: Workspac
                                     wrapperStyle={styles.sectionMenuItem(shouldUseNarrowLayout)}
                                     highlighted={!!item?.highlighted}
                                     focused={!!(item.screenName && activeRoute?.startsWith(item.screenName))}
+                                    role={CONST.ROLE.TAB}
                                     badgeText={item.badgeText}
                                     shouldIconUseAutoWidthStyle
                                     sentryLabel={item.sentryLabel}