diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index b43cc186d..848ccbe97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Changelog
  * Add `WAGTAILDOCS_SERVE_METHOD` setting to determine how document downloads will be linked to and served (Tobias McNulty, Matt Westcott)
  * Add `WAGTAIL_MODERATION_ENABLED` setting to enable / disable the 'Submit for Moderation' option (Jacob Topp-Mugglestone)
  * Added settings to customise pagination page size for the Images admin area (Brian Whitton)
+ * Added ARIA role to TableBlock output (Matt Westcott)
  * Fix: Added line breaks to long filenames on multiple image / document uploader (Kevin Howbrook)
  * Fix: Added https support for Scribd oEmbed provider (Rodrigo)
  * Fix: Changed StreamField group labels color so labels are visible (Catherine Farman)
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.7.rst b/docs/releases/2.7.rst
index 7af5696ba..d4ac1d046 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.7.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/2.7.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Other features
  * Add ``WAGTAILDOCS_SERVE_METHOD`` setting to determine how document downloads will be linked to and served (Tobias McNulty, Matt Westcott)
  * Add ``WAGTAIL_MODERATION_ENABLED`` setting to enable / disable the 'Submit for Moderation' option (Jacob Topp-Mugglestone)
  * Added settings to customise pagination page size for the Images admin area (Brian Whitton)
+ * Added ARIA role to TableBlock output (Matt Westcott)
 
 
 Bug fixes
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/table_block/templates/table_block/blocks/table.html b/wagtail/contrib/table_block/templates/table_block/blocks/table.html
index 524eae814..6ac4ec9cd 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/table_block/templates/table_block/blocks/table.html
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/table_block/templates/table_block/blocks/table.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% load table_block_tags %}
 
-<table>
+<table role="table">
     {% if table_caption %}
        <caption>{{ table_caption }}</caption>
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/table_block/tests.py b/wagtail/contrib/table_block/tests.py
index 63967d32b..b7b8ab908 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/table_block/tests.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/table_block/tests.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
         block = TableBlock()
         result = block.render(value)
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <tbody>
                     <tr><td>Test 1</td><td>Test 2</td><td>Test 3</td></tr>
                     <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
         block = TableBlock()
         result = block.render(value)
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <thead>
                     <tr><th>Test 1</th><th class="htLeft">Test 2</th><th>Test 3</th></tr>
                 </thead>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
             ]
         })
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <tbody>
                     <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
                     <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
                           [None, None, None]]}
 
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <tbody>
                     <tr><td>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Test&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
                     <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
                  'data': [['Foo', 'Bar', 'Baz'], [None, None, None], [None, None, None]]}
 
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <thead>
                     <tr><th>Foo</th><th>Bar</th><th>Baz</th></tr>
                 </thead>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
                  'data': [['Foo', 'Bar', 'Baz'], ['one', 'two', 'three'], ['four', 'five', 'six']]}
 
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <tbody>
                     <tr><th>Foo</th><td>Bar</td><td>Baz</td></tr>
                     <tr><th>one</th><td>two</td><td>three</td></tr>
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
                  'data': [['Foo', 'Bar', 'Baz'], ['one', 'two', 'three'], ['four', 'five', 'six']]}
 
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <thead>
                     <tr><th>Foo</th><th>Bar</th><th>Baz</th></tr>
                 </thead>
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class TestTableBlock(TestCase):
         block = TableBlock()
         result = block.render(value)
         expected = """
-            <table>
+            <table role="table">
                 <caption>caption</caption>
                 <tbody>
                     <tr><td>Test 1</td><td>Test 2</td><td>Test 3</td></tr>