diff --git a/angular/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.component.ts b/angular/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.component.ts
index 4b671328dc..bd0e3b2ec3 100644
--- a/angular/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.component.ts
+++ b/angular/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.component.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ export class CollapseDirective extends BaseWidgetDirective<CollapseWidget> {
 	 */
 	@Input({alias: 'auVisible', transform: auBooleanAttribute}) visible: boolean | undefined;
 
+	/**
+	 * id of the collapse
+	 *
+	 * @defaultValue `''`
+	 */
+	@Input('auId') id: string | undefined;
+
 	/**
 	 * Callback called when the collapse visibility changed.
 	 *
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ export class CollapseDirective extends BaseWidgetDirective<CollapseWidget> {
 					onHidden: () => this.hidden.emit(),
 				},
 				afterInit: (widget) => {
-					useDirectiveForHost(widget.directives.transitionDirective);
+					useDirectiveForHost(widget.directives.collapseDirective);
 				},
 			}),
 		);
diff --git a/angular/demo/bootstrap/src/app/samples/collapse/default.route.ts b/angular/demo/bootstrap/src/app/samples/collapse/default.route.ts
index ccc0d1a3d7..b200c5d159 100644
--- a/angular/demo/bootstrap/src/app/samples/collapse/default.route.ts
+++ b/angular/demo/bootstrap/src/app/samples/collapse/default.route.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
-import {AgnosUIAngularModule} from '@agnos-ui/angular-bootstrap';
-import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+import {CollapseDirective} from '@agnos-ui/angular-bootstrap';
+import {Component, signal} from '@angular/core';
 
 @Component({
 	standalone: true,
-	imports: [AgnosUIAngularModule],
+	imports: [CollapseDirective],
 	template: `
-		<p class="d-inline-flex gap-1">
-			<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="collapse.api.open()">Open collapse</button>
-			<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="collapse.api.close()">Close collapse</button>
-			<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="collapse.api.toggle()">Toggle collapse</button>
-		</p>
-		<div auCollapse #collapse="auCollapse">
+		<button class="btn btn-primary mb-2" type="button" aria-controls="auId-0" [attr.aria-expanded]="expanded()" (click)="toggle()">
+			Toggle collapse
+		</button>
+		<div auCollapse auId="auId-0" [auVisible]="expanded()" (auHidden)="onHidden()">
 			<div class="card card-body">Visible content</div>
 		</div>
 	`,
 })
-export default class DefaultCollapseComponent {}
+export default class DefaultCollapseComponent {
+	readonly expanded = signal(true);
+	toggle() {
+		this.expanded.update((expanded) => !expanded);
+	}
+	onHidden() {
+		console.log('Hidden');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core-bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.ts b/core-bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.ts
index 5837010a54..73c778a71f 100644
--- a/core-bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.ts
+++ b/core-bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {createTransition} from '@agnos-ui/core/services/transitions/baseTransitions';
 import type {ConfigValidator, Directive, PropsConfig, Widget} from '@agnos-ui/core/types';
 import {stateStores, writablesForProps} from '@agnos-ui/core/utils/stores';
-import {bindDirectiveNoArg} from '@agnos-ui/core/utils/directive';
+import {bindDirectiveNoArg, createAttributesDirective, mergeDirectives} from '@agnos-ui/core/utils/directive';
 import {typeBoolean, typeFunction, typeString} from '@agnos-ui/core/utils/writables';
 import {collapseHorizontalTransition, collapseVerticalTransition} from '../../services/transitions/collapse';
 import {asWritable, computed} from '@amadeus-it-group/tansu';
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ export interface CollapseProps extends CollapseCommonPropsAndState {
 	 * @defaultValue `true`
 	 */
 	animated: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * id of the collapse
+	 *
+	 * @defaultValue `''`
+	 */
+	id: string;
 }
 
 export interface CollapseApi {
@@ -98,9 +104,9 @@ export interface CollapseApi {
 
 export interface CollapseDirectives {
 	/**
-	 * the transition directive, piloting what is the visual effect of going from hidden to visible
+	 * Directive to apply the collapse.
 	 */
-	transitionDirective: Directive;
+	collapseDirective: Directive;
 }
 
 export type CollapseWidget = Widget<CollapseProps, CollapseState, CollapseApi, CollapseDirectives>;
@@ -114,6 +120,7 @@ const defaultCollapseConfig: CollapseProps = {
 	animated: true,
 	animatedOnInit: false,
 	className: '',
+	id: '',
 };
 
 /**
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ const commonCollapseConfigValidator: ConfigValidator<CollapseProps> = {
 	animated: typeBoolean,
 	className: typeString,
 	visible: typeBoolean,
+	id: typeString,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -141,7 +149,7 @@ const commonCollapseConfigValidator: ConfigValidator<CollapseProps> = {
  * @returns an CollapseWidget
  */
 export function createCollapse(config?: PropsConfig<CollapseProps>): CollapseWidget {
-	const [{animatedOnInit$, animated$, visible$: requestedVisible$, onVisibleChange$, onHidden$, onShown$, horizontal$, ...stateProps}, patch] =
+	const [{animatedOnInit$, animated$, visible$: requestedVisible$, onVisibleChange$, onHidden$, onShown$, horizontal$, id$, ...stateProps}, patch] =
 		writablesForProps(defaultCollapseConfig, config, commonCollapseConfigValidator);
 
 	const currentTransitionFn$ = asWritable(computed(() => (horizontal$() ? collapseHorizontalTransition : collapseVerticalTransition)));
@@ -169,7 +177,14 @@ export function createCollapse(config?: PropsConfig<CollapseProps>): CollapseWid
 			toggle: transition.api.toggle,
 		},
 		directives: {
-			transitionDirective: bindDirectiveNoArg(transition.directives.directive),
+			collapseDirective: mergeDirectives(
+				bindDirectiveNoArg(transition.directives.directive),
+				createAttributesDirective(() => ({
+					attributes: {
+						id: computed(() => id$() || undefined),
+					},
+				})),
+			),
 		},
 	};
 }
diff --git a/demo/src/routes/docs/[framework]/components/collapse/examples/+page.svelte b/demo/src/routes/docs/[framework]/components/collapse/examples/+page.svelte
index 4c967855c8..7491e42c27 100644
--- a/demo/src/routes/docs/[framework]/components/collapse/examples/+page.svelte
+++ b/demo/src/routes/docs/[framework]/components/collapse/examples/+page.svelte
@@ -7,3 +7,15 @@
 <Section label="Default" level={2}>
 	<Sample title="Default example" sample={sampleDefault} height={395} />
 </Section>
+
+<Section label="Accessibility" level={2}>
+	<p>
+		The collapse component for being accessible oblige the usage of <a
+			href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-controls"
+			target="_blank">ARIA attribute aria-controls</a
+		>
+		as well as the
+		<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/alert_role" target="_blank">ARIA attribute aria-expanded</a> as shown
+		in the examples.
+	</p>
+</Section>
diff --git a/e2e/samplesMarkup.singlebrowser-e2e-spec.ts-snapshots/bootstrap-collapse-default.html b/e2e/samplesMarkup.singlebrowser-e2e-spec.ts-snapshots/bootstrap-collapse-default.html
index 3e6ddfe07e..8199058ca1 100644
--- a/e2e/samplesMarkup.singlebrowser-e2e-spec.ts-snapshots/bootstrap-collapse-default.html
+++ b/e2e/samplesMarkup.singlebrowser-e2e-spec.ts-snapshots/bootstrap-collapse-default.html
@@ -3,30 +3,17 @@
 	 class="container p-3"
 	 id="root"
 	>
-		<p
-		 class="d-inline-flex gap-1"
+		<button
+		 aria-controls="rewritten-id-1"
+		 aria-expanded="true"
+		 class="btn btn-primary mb-2"
+		 type="button"
 		>
-			<button
-			 class="btn btn-primary"
-			 type="button"
-			>
-				"Open collapse"
-			</button>
-			<button
-			 class="btn btn-primary"
-			 type="button"
-			>
-				"Close collapse"
-			</button>
-			<button
-			 class="btn btn-primary"
-			 type="button"
-			>
-				"Toggle collapse"
-			</button>
-		</p>
+			"Toggle collapse"
+		</button>
 		<div
 		 class="collapse show"
+		 id="rewritten-id-1"
 		>
 			<div
 			 class="card card-body"
diff --git a/react/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.tsx b/react/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.tsx
index 4f8a560fce..ee678f289f 100644
--- a/react/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.tsx
+++ b/react/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/collapse.tsx
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import {useDirectives} from '@agnos-ui/react-headless/utils/directive';
 
 export const Collapse: ForwardRefExoticComponent<PropsWithChildren<Partial<CollapseProps>> & RefAttributes<CollapseApi>> = forwardRef(
 	function Collapse(props: PropsWithChildren<Partial<CollapseProps>>, ref: ForwardedRef<CollapseApi>) {
-		const {api, directives} = useWidgetWithConfig(createCollapse, props, 'collapse', {});
+		const {api, directives} = useWidgetWithConfig(createCollapse, props, 'collapse');
 		useImperativeHandle(ref, () => api, []);
 
-		return <div {...useDirectives(directives.transitionDirective)}>{props.children}</div>;
+		return <div {...useDirectives(directives.collapseDirective)}>{props.children}</div>;
 	},
 );
diff --git a/react/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.tsx b/react/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.tsx
index bbe2b8b69a..e4e0cd7995 100644
--- a/react/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.tsx
+++ b/react/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,15 @@
-import type {CollapseApi} from '@agnos-ui/react-bootstrap/components/collapse';
 import {Collapse} from '@agnos-ui/react-bootstrap/components/collapse';
-import {useRef} from 'react';
+import {useState} from 'react';
 
 const CollapseDemo = () => {
-	const refCollapse = useRef<CollapseApi>(null);
-
+	const [visible, setVisible] = useState(true);
+	const id = 'auId-0';
 	return (
 		<>
-			<p className="d-inline-flex gap-1">
-				<button className="btn btn-primary" type="button" onClick={() => refCollapse?.current?.open()}>
-					Open collapse
-				</button>
-				<button className="btn btn-primary" type="button" onClick={() => refCollapse?.current?.close()}>
-					Close collapse
-				</button>
-				<button className="btn btn-primary" type="button" onClick={() => refCollapse?.current?.toggle()}>
-					Toggle collapse
-				</button>
-			</p>
-			<Collapse ref={refCollapse}>
+			<button className="btn btn-primary mb-2" type="button" aria-expanded={visible} aria-controls={id} onClick={() => setVisible(!visible)}>
+				Toggle collapse
+			</button>
+			<Collapse id={id} visible={visible} onHidden={() => console.log('Hidden')}>
 				<div className="card card-body">Visible content</div>
 			</Collapse>
 		</>
diff --git a/svelte/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/Collapse.svelte b/svelte/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/Collapse.svelte
index 845af4620d..b4936b0544 100644
--- a/svelte/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/Collapse.svelte
+++ b/svelte/bootstrap/src/components/collapse/Collapse.svelte
@@ -4,20 +4,27 @@
 	import {callWidgetFactory} from '../../config';
 	import type {Snippet} from 'svelte';
 
-	let {children, ...props}: Partial<CollapseProps> & {children: Snippet} = $props();
+	let {children, visible = $bindable(), ...props}: Partial<CollapseProps> & {children: Snippet} = $props();
 
 	const {
-		directives: {transitionDirective},
+		directives: {collapseDirective},
 		api: collapseApi,
 	} = callWidgetFactory({
 		factory: createCollapse,
 		widgetName: 'collapse',
-		props,
+		get props() {
+			return {...props, visible};
+		},
+		events: {
+			onVisibleChange: (event) => {
+				visible = event;
+			},
+		},
 		enablePatchChanged: true,
 	});
 	export const api: CollapseApi = collapseApi;
 </script>
 
-<div use:transitionDirective>
+<div use:collapseDirective>
 	{@render children()}
 </div>
diff --git a/svelte/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.svelte b/svelte/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.svelte
index ed9129d645..c04e8009ce 100644
--- a/svelte/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.svelte
+++ b/svelte/demo/src/bootstrap/samples/collapse/Default.route.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import {Collapse} from '@agnos-ui/svelte-bootstrap/components/collapse';
 
-	let collapse: Collapse;
+	let visible = $state(true);
 </script>
 
-<p class="d-inline-flex gap-1">
-	<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" onclick={() => collapse.api.open()}>Open collapse</button>
-	<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" onclick={() => collapse.api.close()}>Close collapse</button>
-	<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" onclick={() => collapse.api.toggle()}>Toggle collapse</button>
-</p>
-<Collapse bind:this={collapse} onHidden={() => console.log('Hidden')}><div class="card card-body">Visible content</div></Collapse>
+<button class="btn btn-primary mb-2" type="button" aria-controls="auId-0" aria-expanded={visible} onclick={() => (visible = !visible)}
+	>Toggle collapse</button
+>
+<Collapse {visible} onHidden={() => console.log('Hidden')} id="auId-0"><div class="card card-body">Visible content</div></Collapse>