diff --git a/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/SideNavigation.cy.tsx b/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/SideNavigation.cy.tsx
index 797226d53936..6b027cf0791b 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/SideNavigation.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/fiori/cypress/specs/SideNavigation.cy.tsx
@@ -1288,7 +1288,8 @@ describe("Side Navigation Accessibility", () => {
 		cy.get("#group")
 			.shadow()
 			.find(".ui5-sn-item-ul")
-			.should("have.attr", "role", "group");
+			.should("have.attr", "role", "group")
+			.should("have.attr", "aria-label", "Group");
 	});
 
 	it("Tests Primary and Footer Navigation Lists accessibility", () => {
diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationGroupTemplate.tsx b/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationGroupTemplate.tsx
index fa68c36a09e9..c99faed43c5b 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationGroupTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationGroupTemplate.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function TreeItemTemplate(this: SideNavigationGroup) {
 			{!!this.items.length &&
 				<ul id={this._groupId}
 					class="ui5-sn-item-ul"
+					aria-label={this.text}
 					role="group"
 				>
 					<slot></slot>
diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationItemTemplate.tsx b/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationItemTemplate.tsx
index d9322113040f..e58b84787ae6 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationItemTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/SideNavigationItemTemplate.tsx
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ function TreeItemTemplate(this: SideNavigationItem) {
 				</div>
 			}
 			{!!this.items.length &&
-			<ul id={this._groupId}
-				class="ui5-sn-item-ul"
-				role="group"
-			>
-				<slot></slot>
-			</ul>
+				<ul id={this._groupId}
+					class="ui5-sn-item-ul"
+					aria-label={this.text}
+					role="group"
+				>
+					<slot></slot>
+				</ul>
 			}
 		</li>
 	);