diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/JavaAccessibilityUtilities.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/JavaAccessibilityUtilities.m
index 9745798fd93f..8094f7faa633 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/JavaAccessibilityUtilities.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/JavaAccessibilityUtilities.m
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void initializeRoles()
     [sRoles setObject:JavaAccessibilityIgnore forKey:@"frame"];
     [sRoles setObject:JavaAccessibilityIgnore forKey:@"glasspane"];
     [sRoles setObject:NSAccessibilityGroupRole forKey:@"groupbox"];
-    [sRoles setObject:NSAccessibilityStaticTextRole forKey:@"hyperlink"]; //maybe a group?
+    [sRoles setObject:NSAccessibilityLinkRole forKey:@"hyperlink"];
     [sRoles setObject:NSAccessibilityImageRole forKey:@"icon"];
     [sRoles setObject:NSAccessibilityGroupRole forKey:@"internalframe"];
     [sRoles setObject:NSAccessibilityStaticTextRole forKey:@"label"];
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/StaticTextAccessibility.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/StaticTextAccessibility.m
index b54a32be5eba..007744f5ecdd 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/StaticTextAccessibility.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/a11y/StaticTextAccessibility.m
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ @implementation StaticTextAccessibility
 
 - (NSAccessibilityRole _Nonnull)accessibilityRole
 {
+    if ([fJavaRole isEqualToString:@"hyperlink"]) {
+        return NSAccessibilityLinkRole;
+    }
     return NSAccessibilityStaticTextRole;
 }