diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr-evaluate.js b/lib/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr-evaluate.js
index e6e2f9da7d..03bbc0cb14 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr-evaluate.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr-evaluate.js
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ export default function ariaProhibitedAttrEvaluate(
 ) {
   const elementsAllowedAriaLabel = options?.elementsAllowedAriaLabel || [];
   const { nodeName } = virtualNode.props;
-  const role = getRole(virtualNode, { chromium: true });
+  const role = getRole(virtualNode, {
+    chromium: true,
+    // this check allows fallback roles. For example, `<div role="foo img" aria-label="...">` is legal.
+    fallback: true
+  });
 
   const prohibitedList = listProhibitedAttrs(
     role,
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ export default function ariaProhibitedAttrEvaluate(
     return false;
   }
 
-  let messageKey = virtualNode.hasAttr('role') ? 'hasRole' : 'noRole';
+  let messageKey = role !== null ? 'hasRole' : 'noRole';
   messageKey += prohibited.length > 1 ? 'Plural' : 'Singular';
   this.data({ role, nodeName, messageKey, prohibited });
 
diff --git a/test/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr.js b/test/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr.js
index 4ae70f6bb0..116f31fc0d 100644
--- a/test/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr.js
+++ b/test/checks/aria/aria-prohibited-attr.js
@@ -138,4 +138,37 @@ describe('aria-prohibited-attr', function () {
     var params = checkSetup('<svg id="target" aria-label="hello world"></svg>');
     assert.isFalse(checkEvaluate.apply(checkContext, params));
   });
+
+  it('should not allow aria-label on divs that have an invalid role', function () {
+    var params = checkSetup(
+      '<div id="target" role="foo" aria-label="foo"></div>'
+    );
+    assert.isTrue(checkEvaluate.apply(checkContext, params));
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, {
+      nodeName: 'div',
+      role: null,
+      messageKey: 'noRoleSingular',
+      prohibited: ['aria-label']
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should allow aria-label on divs with a valid fallback role', function () {
+    var params = checkSetup(
+      '<div id="target" role="foo dialog" aria-label="foo"></div>'
+    );
+    assert.isFalse(checkEvaluate.apply(checkContext, params));
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow aria-label on divs with no valid fallback roles', function () {
+    var params = checkSetup(
+      '<div id="target" role="foo bar" aria-label="foo"></div>'
+    );
+    assert.isTrue(checkEvaluate.apply(checkContext, params));
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, {
+      nodeName: 'div',
+      role: null,
+      messageKey: 'noRoleSingular',
+      prohibited: ['aria-label']
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.html b/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.html
index ec354260a3..3be7f40ea3 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <div id="pass3" aria-labelledby="  ">Foo</div>
 <div role="alert" aria-selected="true" id="pass4"></div>
 <div role="row" aria-colcount="value" id="pass5"></div>
+<div role="foo dialog" aria-label="foo" id="pass6"></div>
 
 <div role="caption" aria-label="value" id="fail1"></div>
 <div role="caption" aria-labelledby="value" id="fail2"></div>
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
 <div role="mark" aria-labelledby="value" id="fail27"></div>
 <div role="suggestion" aria-label="value" id="fail28"></div>
 <div role="suggestion" aria-labelledby="value" id="fail29"></div>
+<div role="foo" aria-label="foo" id="fail30"></div>
+<div role="foo bar" aria-label="foo" id="fail31"></div>
 
 <div id="incomplete1" aria-label="foo">Foo</div>
 <div id="incomplete2" aria-labelledby="missing">Foo</div>
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.json b/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.json
index f6f9e7717b..9ac7375cbe 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-prohibited-attr/aria-prohibited-attr.json
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 {
   "description": "aria-prohibited-attr tests",
   "rule": "aria-prohibited-attr",
-  "passes": [["#pass1"], ["#pass2"], ["#pass3"], ["#pass4"], ["#pass5"]],
+  "passes": [
+    ["#pass1"],
+    ["#pass2"],
+    ["#pass3"],
+    ["#pass4"],
+    ["#pass5"],
+    ["#pass6"]
+  ],
   "incomplete": [["#incomplete1"], ["#incomplete2"], ["#incomplete3"]],
   "violations": [
     ["#fail1"],
@@ -32,6 +39,8 @@
     ["#fail26"],
     ["#fail27"],
     ["#fail28"],
-    ["#fail29"]
+    ["#fail29"],
+    ["#fail30"],
+    ["#fail31"]
   ]
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/virtual-rules/aria-prohibited-attr.js b/test/integration/virtual-rules/aria-prohibited-attr.js
index ccacf57b33..4f7fa95891 100644
--- a/test/integration/virtual-rules/aria-prohibited-attr.js
+++ b/test/integration/virtual-rules/aria-prohibited-attr.js
@@ -58,4 +58,52 @@ describe('aria-prohibited-attr virtual-rule', () => {
     assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 1);
     assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
   });
+
+  it('should fail for invalid role', () => {
+    const vNode = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+      nodeName: 'div',
+      attributes: {
+        role: 'foo',
+        'aria-label': 'foo'
+      }
+    });
+    vNode.children = [];
+
+    const results = axe.runVirtualRule('aria-prohibited-attr', vNode);
+
+    assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+    assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 1);
+    assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('should pass for fallback roles', () => {
+    const results = axe.runVirtualRule('aria-prohibited-attr', {
+      nodeName: 'div',
+      attributes: {
+        role: 'foo dialog',
+        'aria-label': 'foo'
+      }
+    });
+
+    assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 1);
+    assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 0);
+    assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('should fail for multiple invalid roles', () => {
+    const vNode = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
+      nodeName: 'div',
+      attributes: {
+        role: 'foo bar',
+        'aria-label': 'foo'
+      }
+    });
+    vNode.children = [];
+
+    const results = axe.runVirtualRule('aria-prohibited-attr', vNode);
+
+    assert.lengthOf(results.passes, 0);
+    assert.lengthOf(results.violations, 1);
+    assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+  });
 });