diff --git a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/hits-per-page/hits-per-page.tsx b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/hits-per-page/hits-per-page.tsx
index 1ee3f6efec..17298b02f5 100644
--- a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/hits-per-page/hits-per-page.tsx
+++ b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/hits-per-page/hits-per-page.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const renderer =
       <div className={cssClasses.root}>
         <Selector
           cssClasses={cssClasses}
+          ariaLabel='Items per page'
           currentValue={currentValue}
           options={items}
           // @ts-expect-error: the refine function expects a number, but setValue will call it with a string. We don't want to change the type of the refine function because it's part of the connector API.
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/HitsPerPage.tsx b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/HitsPerPage.tsx
index 2aa8750617..4c66c871a3 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/HitsPerPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/HitsPerPage.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function HitsPerPage({
     >
       <select
         className={cx('ais-HitsPerPage-select', classNames.select)}
+        aria-label="Items per page"
         onChange={(event) => {
           onChange(Number(event.target.value));
         }}
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/__tests__/HitsPerPage.test.tsx b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/__tests__/HitsPerPage.test.tsx
index b25724da01..7d22b82fd5 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/__tests__/HitsPerPage.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/ui/__tests__/HitsPerPage.test.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe('HitsPerPage', () => {
           class="ais-HitsPerPage"
         >
           <select
+            aria-label="Items per page"
             class="ais-HitsPerPage-select"
           >
             <option
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ describe('HitsPerPage', () => {
           class="ais-HitsPerPage ROOT MyCustomHitsPerPage"
         >
           <select
+            aria-label="Items per page"
             class="ais-HitsPerPage-select SELECT"
           >
             <option
diff --git a/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/HitsPerPage.vue b/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/HitsPerPage.vue
index 827dbef966..47d30be0fc 100644
--- a/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/HitsPerPage.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/HitsPerPage.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     >
       <select
         :class="suit('select')"
+        aria-label="Items per page"
         @change="state.refine(Number($event.currentTarget.value))"
       >
         <option
diff --git a/tests/common/widgets/hits-per-page/options.ts b/tests/common/widgets/hits-per-page/options.ts
index 0a6d02e268..1d30d20bd6 100644
--- a/tests/common/widgets/hits-per-page/options.ts
+++ b/tests/common/widgets/hits-per-page/options.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function createOptionsTests(
           class="ais-HitsPerPage"
         >
           <select
+            aria-label="Items per page"
             class="ais-HitsPerPage-select"
           >
             <option
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export function createOptionsTests(
           class="ais-HitsPerPage"
         >
           <select
+            aria-label="Items per page"
             class="ais-HitsPerPage-select"
           >
             <option