diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js b/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js
index e4d2c845c9..bebe639da2 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
   getExplicitRole,
   getOwnedVirtual
 } from '../../commons/aria';
-import { hasContentVirtual, idrefs } from '../../commons/dom';
+import { getGlobalAriaAttrs } from '../../commons/standards';
+import { hasContentVirtual, idrefs, isFocusable } from '../../commons/dom';
 
 /**
  * Get all owned roles of an element
@@ -16,18 +17,24 @@ function getOwnedRoles(virtualNode, required) {
     const ownedElement = ownedElements[i];
     const role = getRole(ownedElement, { noPresentational: true });
 
+    const hasGlobalAria = getGlobalAriaAttrs().some(attr =>
+      ownedElement.hasAttr(attr)
+    );
+    const hasGlobalAriaOrFocusable =
+      hasGlobalAria || isFocusable(ownedElement);
+
     // if owned node has no role or is presentational, or if role
     // allows group or rowgroup, we keep parsing the descendant tree.
     // this means intermediate roles between a required parent and
     // child will fail the check
     if (
-      !role ||
+      (!role && ! hasGlobalAriaOrFocusable) ||
       (['group', 'rowgroup'].includes(role) &&
         required.some(requiredRole => requiredRole === role))
     ) {
       ownedElements.push(...ownedElement.children);
-    } else if (role) {
-      ownedRoles.push(role);
+    } else if (role || hasGlobalAriaOrFocusable) {
+      ownedRoles.push({ role, ownedElement });
     }
   }
 
@@ -39,10 +46,10 @@ function getOwnedRoles(virtualNode, required) {
  */
 function missingRequiredChildren(virtualNode, role, required, ownedRoles) {
   for (let i = 0; i < ownedRoles.length; i++) {
-    var ownedRole = ownedRoles[i];
+    const { role } = ownedRoles[i];
 
-    if (required.includes(ownedRole)) {
-      required = required.filter(requiredRole => requiredRole !== ownedRole);
+    if (required.includes(role)) {
+      required = required.filter(requiredRole => requiredRole !== role);
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -74,6 +81,16 @@ function ariaRequiredChildrenEvaluate(node, options, virtualNode) {
   }
 
   const ownedRoles = getOwnedRoles(virtualNode, required);
+  const unallowed = ownedRoles.filter(({ role }) => !required.includes(role));
+
+  if (unallowed.length) {
+    this.relatedNodes(unallowed.map(({ ownedElement }) => ownedElement));
+    this.data({
+      messageKey: 'unallowed'
+    });
+    return false;
+  }
+
   const missing = missingRequiredChildren(
     virtualNode,
     role,
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children.json b/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children.json
index 6191d6361f..7f89cbeca6 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children.json
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
       "pass": "Required ARIA children are present",
       "fail": {
         "singular": "Required ARIA child role not present: ${data.values}",
-        "plural": "Required ARIA children role not present: ${data.values}"
+        "plural": "Required ARIA children role not present: ${data.values}",
+        "unallowed": "Element has children which are not allowed (see related nodes)"
       },
       "incomplete": {
         "singular": "Expecting ARIA child role to be added: ${data.values}",
diff --git a/lib/standards/aria-roles.js b/lib/standards/aria-roles.js
index f2f76fff3c..adbaaccfed 100644
--- a/lib/standards/aria-roles.js
+++ b/lib/standards/aria-roles.js
@@ -342,7 +342,14 @@ const ariaRoles = {
   },
   menubar: {
     type: 'composite',
-    requiredOwned: ['group', 'menuitemradio', 'menuitem', 'menuitemcheckbox'],
+    // Note: spec difference (menu as required owned)
+    requiredOwned: [
+      'group',
+      'menuitemradio',
+      'menuitem',
+      'menuitemcheckbox',
+      'menu'
+    ],
     allowedAttrs: [
       'aria-activedescendant',
       'aria-expanded',
@@ -477,7 +484,7 @@ const ariaRoles = {
   },
   radiogroup: {
     type: 'composite',
-    requiredOwned: ['radio'],
+    // Note: spec difference (no required owned)
     allowedAttrs: [
       'aria-readonly',
       'aria-required',
diff --git a/test/checks/aria/required-children.js b/test/checks/aria/required-children.js
index c5fba9de19..126426370d 100644
--- a/test/checks/aria/required-children.js
+++ b/test/checks/aria/required-children.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-describe('aria-required-children', function() {
+describe('aria-required-children', function () {
   'use strict';
 
   var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
   var checkContext = axe.testUtils.MockCheckContext();
   var checkSetup = axe.testUtils.checkSetup;
 
-  afterEach(function() {
+  afterEach(function () {
     fixture.innerHTML = '';
     axe._tree = undefined;
     checkContext.reset();
   });
 
-  it('should detect missing sole required child', function() {
+  it('should detect missing sole required child', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><p>Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
 
   (shadowSupported ? it : xit)(
     'should detect missing sole required child in shadow tree',
-    function() {
+    function () {
       fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="list"></div>';
 
       var target = document.querySelector('#target');
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     }
   );
 
-  it('should detect multiple missing required children when one required', function() {
+  it('should detect multiple missing required children when one required', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target"><p>Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
 
   (shadowSupported ? it : xit)(
     'should detect missing multiple required children in shadow tree when one required',
-    function() {
+    function () {
       fixture.innerHTML = '<div role="grid" id="target"></div>';
 
       var target = document.querySelector('#target');
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     }
   );
 
-  it('should pass all existing required children when all required', function() {
+  it('should pass all existing required children when all required', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="menu"><li role="none"></li><li role="menuitem">Item 1</li><div role="menuitemradio">Item 2</div><div role="menuitemcheckbox">Item 3</div></div>'
     );
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return undefined when element is empty and is in reviewEmpty options', function() {
+  it('should return undefined when element is empty and is in reviewEmpty options', function () {
     var params = checkSetup('<div role="list" id="target"></div>', {
       reviewEmpty: ['list']
     });
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return false when children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', function() {
+  it('should return false when children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><div role="menuitem"></div></div>',
       { reviewEmpty: ['list'] }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return false when owned children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', function() {
+  it('should return false when owned children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target" aria-owns="ownedchild"></div><div id="ownedchild" role="menuitem"></div>',
       { reviewEmpty: ['list'] }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when list does not have required children listitem', function() {
+  it('should fail when list does not have required children listitem', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list"><span>Item 1</span></div>'
     );
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['group', 'listitem']);
   });
 
-  it('should fail when list has intermediate child with role that is not a required role', function() {
+  it('should fail when list has intermediate child with role that is not a required role', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list"><div role="tabpanel"><div role="listitem">List item 1</div></div></div>'
     );
@@ -151,10 +151,48 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
         .apply(checkContext, params)
     );
 
-    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['group', 'listitem']);
+    var unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(
+      axe._tree,
+      '[role="tabpanel"]'
+    )[0];
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, { messageKey: 'unallowed' });
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._relatedNodes, [unallowed]);
+  });
+
+  it('should fail when list has child with global aria attribute but no role', function () {
+    var params = checkSetup(
+      '<div id="target" role="list"><div aria-live="polite"><div role="listitem">List item 1</div></div></div>'
+    );
+    assert.isFalse(
+      axe.testUtils
+        .getCheckEvaluate('aria-required-children')
+        .apply(checkContext, params)
+    );
+
+    var unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(
+      axe._tree,
+      '[aria-live="polite"]'
+    )[0];
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, { messageKey: 'unallowed' });
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._relatedNodes, [unallowed]);
+  });
+
+  it('should fail when list has child with tabindex but no role', function () {
+    var params = checkSetup(
+      '<div id="target" role="list"><div tabindex="0"><div role="listitem">List item 1</div></div></div>'
+    );
+    assert.isFalse(
+      axe.testUtils
+        .getCheckEvaluate('aria-required-children')
+        .apply(checkContext, params)
+    );
+
+    var unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(axe._tree, '[tabindex="0"]')[0];
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, { messageKey: 'unallowed' });
+    assert.deepEqual(checkContext._relatedNodes, [unallowed]);
   });
 
-  it('should fail when nested child with role row  does not have required child role cell', function() {
+  it('should fail when nested child with role row does not have required child role cell', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div  role="grid"><div role="row" id="target"><span>Item 1</span></div></div>'
     );
@@ -167,7 +205,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     assert.includeMembers(checkContext._data, ['cell']);
   });
 
-  it('should pass one indirectly aria-owned child when one required', function() {
+  it('should pass one indirectly aria-owned child when one required', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target" aria-owns="r"></div><div id="r"><div role="row">Nothing here.</div></div>'
     );
@@ -178,7 +216,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should not break if aria-owns points to non-existent node', function() {
+  it('should not break if aria-owns points to non-existent node', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target" aria-owns="nonexistent"></div>'
     );
@@ -189,7 +227,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing aria-owned child when one required', function() {
+  it('should pass one existing aria-owned child when one required', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target" aria-owns="r"></div><p id="r" role="row">Nothing here.</p>'
     );
@@ -200,7 +238,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail one existing aria-owned child when an intermediate child with role that is not a required role exists', function() {
+  it('should fail one existing aria-owned child when an intermediate child with role that is not a required role exists', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list" aria-owns="list"></div><div id="list"><div role="tabpanel"><div role="listitem"></div></div></div>'
     );
@@ -211,7 +249,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing required child when one required (has explicit role of tab)', function() {
+  it('should pass one existing required child when one required (has explicit role of tab)', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<ul id="target" role="tablist"><li role="tab">Tab 1</li><li role="tab">Tab 2</li></ul>'
     );
@@ -222,7 +260,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass required child roles (grid contains row, which contains cell)', function() {
+  it('should pass required child roles (grid contains row, which contains cell)', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<table id="target" role="grid"><tr role="row"><td role="cell">Item 1</td></tr></table>'
     );
@@ -233,7 +271,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing required child when one required', function() {
+  it('should pass one existing required child when one required', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target"><p role="row">Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
@@ -244,7 +282,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing required child when one required because of implicit role', function() {
+  it('should pass one existing required child when one required because of implicit role', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<table id="target"><p role="row">Nothing here.</p></table>'
     );
@@ -255,7 +293,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass when a child with an implicit role is present', function() {
+  it('should pass when a child with an implicit role is present', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<table role="grid" id="target"><tr><td>Nothing here.</td></tr></table>'
     );
@@ -266,7 +304,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass direct existing required children', function() {
+  it('should pass direct existing required children', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><p role="listitem">Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
@@ -277,7 +315,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass indirect required children', function() {
+  it('should pass indirect required children', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><p>Just a regular ol p that contains a... <p role="listitem">Nothing here.</p></p></div>'
     );
@@ -288,7 +326,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return true when a role has no required owned', function() {
+  it('should return true when a role has no required owned', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="listitem" id="target"><p>Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
@@ -299,7 +337,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass when role allows group and group has required child', function() {
+  it('should pass when role allows group and group has required child', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="menu" id="target"><ul role="group"><li role="menuitem">Menuitem</li></ul></div>'
     );
@@ -310,7 +348,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role allows group and group does not have required child', function() {
+  it('should fail when role allows group and group does not have required child', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="menu" id="target"><ul role="group"><li>Menuitem</li></ul></div>'
     );
@@ -321,7 +359,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role does not allow group', function() {
+  it('should fail when role does not allow group', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="table" id="target"><ul role="group"><li role="row">Option</li></ul></div>'
     );
@@ -332,7 +370,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup has required child', function() {
+  it('should pass when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup has required child', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="table" id="target"><ul role="rowgroup"><li role="row">Row</li></ul></div>'
     );
@@ -343,7 +381,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup does not have required child', function() {
+  it('should fail when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup does not have required child', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="table" id="target"><ul role="rowgroup"><li>Row</li></ul></div>'
     );
@@ -354,7 +392,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role does not allow rowgroup', function() {
+  it('should fail when role does not allow rowgroup', function () {
     var params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="listbox" id="target"><ul role="rowgroup"><li role="option">Option</li></ul></div>'
     );
@@ -365,8 +403,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
     );
   });
 
-  describe('options', function() {
-    it('should return undefined instead of false when the role is in options.reviewEmpty', function() {
+  describe('options', function () {
+    it('should return undefined instead of false when the role is in options.reviewEmpty', function () {
       var params = checkSetup('<div role="grid" id="target"></div>', {
         reviewEmpty: []
       });
@@ -387,7 +425,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should not throw when options is incorrect', function() {
+    it('should not throw when options is incorrect', function () {
       var params = checkSetup('<div role="menu" id="target"></div>');
 
       // Options: (incorrect)
@@ -415,7 +453,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty children', function() {
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty children', function () {
       var params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div></div></div>'
       );
@@ -429,7 +467,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return false when the element has empty child with role', function() {
+    it('should return false when the element has empty child with role', function () {
       var params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div role="grid"></div></div>'
       );
@@ -443,7 +481,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=presentation', function() {
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=presentation', function () {
       var params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div role="presentation"></div></div>'
       );
@@ -457,7 +495,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=none', function() {
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=none', function () {
       var params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div role="none"></div></div>'
       );
@@ -471,7 +509,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function() {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child and aria-label', function() {
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child and aria-label', function () {
       var params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target" aria-label="listbox"><div></div></div>'
       );
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html
index 8d0305a492..565cfce232 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html
@@ -72,14 +72,47 @@
 <div role="menu" id="pass12" aria-busy="true"></div>
 <div role="listbox" id="pass13" aria-busy="true"></div>
 
+<div role="list" id="pass14">
+  <script></script>
+  <style></style>
+  <canvas hidden></canvas>
+  <div><div role="listitem">Item 1</div></div>
+  <div role="generic"><div role="listitem">item 2</div></div>
+  <div role="presentation"><div role="listitem">item 2</div></div>
+  <div role="none"><div role="listitem">item 2</div></div>
+</div>
+
 <div role="suggestion" id="fail9">
   <div aria-busy="true"></div>
 </div>
 <div role="suggestion" id="fail10" aria-busy="false"></div>
+<div role="list" id="fail11">
+  <li>Item 1</li>
+  <span role="link">Item 2</span>
+</div>
+<div role="list" id="fail12">
+  <div aria-live="polite">
+    <div role="listitem">List item 1</div>
+    <div role="listitem">List item 2</div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<div role="list" id="fail13">
+  <div tabindex="0">
+    <div role="listitem">List item 1</div>
+    <div role="listitem">List item 2</div>
+  </div>
+</div>
 
-<div role="list" id="incomplete10">
+<div role="list" id="fail14">
   <div aria-busy="true"></div>
 </div>
 
 <div role="doc-bibliography" id="inapplicable1"></div>
 <div role="doc-endnotes" id="inapplicable2"></div>
+<div role="radiogroup" id="inapplicable3">
+  <div role="heading" aria-level="2">Heading</div>
+  <ul>
+    <li><div role="radio"></div></li>
+    <li><div role="radio"></div></li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json
index c2f736160e..6af207cf7e 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
     ["#fail7"],
     ["#fail8"],
     ["#fail9"],
-    ["#fail10"]
+    ["#fail10"],
+    ["#fail11"],
+    ["#fail12"],
+    ["#fail13"],
+    ["#fail14"]
   ],
   "passes": [
     ["#pass1"],
@@ -26,7 +30,8 @@
     ["#pass10"],
     ["#pass11"],
     ["#pass12"],
-    ["#pass13"]
+    ["#pass13"],
+    ["#pass14"]
   ],
   "incomplete": [
     ["#incomplete1"],
@@ -37,7 +42,6 @@
     ["#incomplete6"],
     ["#incomplete7"],
     ["#incomplete8"],
-    ["#incomplete9"],
-    ["#incomplete10"]
+    ["#incomplete9"]
   ]
 }