diff --git a/lxl-web/src/lib/components/Search.svelte b/lxl-web/src/lib/components/Search.svelte
index 6539007a3..52e5a3600 100644
--- a/lxl-web/src/lib/components/Search.svelte
+++ b/lxl-web/src/lib/components/Search.svelte
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 			paginationQueryFn={handlePaginationQuery}
 			extensions={[derivedLxlQualifierPlugin]}
 			toggleWithKeyboardShortcut
+			comboboxAriaLabel={$page.data.t('search.search')}
 			defaultRow={-1}
 		>
 			{#snippet resultItem(item, getCellId, isFocusedCell)}
diff --git a/packages/supersearch/src/lib/components/SuperSearch.svelte b/packages/supersearch/src/lib/components/SuperSearch.svelte
index 703d79d30..7ab1176e0 100644
--- a/packages/supersearch/src/lib/components/SuperSearch.svelte
+++ b/packages/supersearch/src/lib/components/SuperSearch.svelte
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 		paginationQueryFn?: PaginationQueryFunction;
 		transformFn?: TransformFunction;
 		extensions?: Extension[];
+		comboboxAriaLabel?: string;
 		resultItem?: Snippet<
 			[ResultItem, (cellIndex: number) => string, (cellIndex: number) => boolean, number]
 		>;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 		paginationQueryFn,
 		transformFn,
 		extensions = [],
+		comboboxAriaLabel,
 		resultItem = fallbackResultItem,
 		toggleWithKeyboardShortcut = false,
 		defaultRow = 0,
@@ -109,21 +111,31 @@
 
 	let collapsedContentAttributes = $derived(
 		EditorView.contentAttributes.of({
+			role: 'combobox',
+			...(comboboxAriaLabel && {
+				'aria-label': comboboxAriaLabel
+			}),
 			'aria-haspopup': 'dialog', // indicates the availability and type of interactive popup element that can be triggered by the element
 			'aria-controls': `${id}-dialog`, // identifies the popup element
-			'aria-expanded': expanded.toString() // indicates if the popup element is open
+			'aria-expanded': expanded.toString(), // indicates if the popup element is open
+			'aria-multiline': 'false' // aria-multineline isn't allowed inside elements with role=combobox
 		})
 	);
 
+	let includeAriaActiveDescendant = $derived(activeRowIndex >= 0 && !!search?.data); // ensures aria-activedecendant is only shown if the element exists in the DOM
 	let expandedContentAttributes = $derived(
 		EditorView.contentAttributes.of({
 			id: `${id}-content`,
 			role: 'combobox', // identifies the element as a combobox
+			...(comboboxAriaLabel && {
+				'aria-label': comboboxAriaLabel
+			}),
 			'aria-haspopup': 'grid', // indicates that the combobox can popup a grid to suggest values
 			'aria-expanded': 'true', // indicates that the popup element is displayed
 			'aria-autocomplete': 'list', // indicates that the autocomplete behavior of the input is to suggest a list of possible values in a popup
 			'aria-controls': `${id}-grid`, // identifies the popup element that lists suggested values
-			...(activeRowIndex >= 0 && {
+			'aria-multiline': 'false',
+			...(includeAriaActiveDescendant && {
 				'aria-activedescendant': `${id}-result-item-${activeRowIndex}x${activeColIndex}` // enables assistive technologies to know which element the application regards as focused while DOM focus remains on the input element
 			})
 		})
diff --git a/packages/supersearch/src/routes/+page.svelte b/packages/supersearch/src/routes/+page.svelte
index e5d4ed82a..e34aa25b7 100644
--- a/packages/supersearch/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/supersearch/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -50,17 +50,19 @@
 			language={lxlQuery}
 			extensions={[lxlQualifierPlugin()]}
 			toggleWithKeyboardShortcut
+			comboboxAriaLabel="Search"
 		>
 			{#snippet resultItem(item, getCellId, isFocusedCell, rowIndex)}
 				<div class="result-item" data-test-id="result-item">
-					<a
-						href={`/test1#${getCellId(0)}`}
-						role="gridcell"
-						id={getCellId(0)}
-						class:focused-cell={isFocusedCell(0)}
-					>
-						<h2>{item.heading}</h2>
-					</a>
+					<div role="gridcell">
+						<a
+							href={`/test1#${getCellId(0)}`}
+							id={getCellId(0)}
+							class:focused-cell={isFocusedCell(0)}
+						>
+							<h2>{item.heading}</h2>
+						</a>
+					</div>
 					{#if (rowIndex! > 0 && rowIndex! <= 4) || rowIndex == 9}
 						<button
 							type="button"
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@
 			paginationQueryFn={handlePaginationQuery}
 			language={lxlQuery}
 			extensions={[lxlQualifierPlugin()]}
+			comboboxAriaLabel="Search"
 			defaultRow={-1}
 		>
 			{#snippet resultItem(item, getCellId, isFocusedCell, rowIndex)}
@@ -127,14 +130,17 @@
 		min-width: 480px;
 
 		& button,
-		& a {
+		& [role='gridcell'] {
 			min-width: 44px;
 			min-height: 44px;
 		}
 
-		& a:first-child {
+		& [role='gridcell']:first-child {
 			flex: 1;
-			justify-content: flex-start;
+
+			& a {
+				justify-content: flex-start;
+			}
 		}
 
 		& a {