diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics-evaluate.js b/lib/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics-evaluate.js
index 1eb53b6d7a..7c3615dbcc 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics-evaluate.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics-evaluate.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const VALID_TAG_NAMES_FOR_SCROLLABLE_REGIONS = {
  */
 const VALID_ROLES_FOR_SCROLLABLE_REGIONS = {
   application: true,
+  article: true,
   banner: false,
   complementary: true,
   contentinfo: true,
diff --git a/test/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics.js b/test/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics.js
index c4aca6578e..26ea72533a 100644
--- a/test/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics.js
+++ b/test/checks/aria/valid-scrollable-semantics.js
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ describe('valid-scrollable-semantics', function () {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should return true for role=article', function () {
+    var node = document.createElement('div');
+    node.setAttribute('role', 'article');
+    fixture.appendChild(node);
+    flatTreeSetup(fixture);
+    assert.isTrue(
+      axe.testUtils
+        .getCheckEvaluate('valid-scrollable-semantics')
+        .call(checkContext, node)
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should return true for nav elements', function () {
     var node = document.createElement('nav');
     fixture.appendChild(node);
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.html b/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.html
index 3588fe1f95..7ac09790ae 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.html
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ <h4>Valid landmark roles for scrollable containers</h4>
       <div id="pass7" role="region" tabindex="0"></div>
       <div id="pass8" role="application" tabindex="0"></div>
       <div id="pass9" role="tooltip" tabindex="0"></div>
+      <div id="pass10" role="article" tabindex="0"></div>
     </div>
     <h4>
       Valid scrollable HTML tags for scrollable regions, not selected by this
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.json b/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.json
index c682ed88e4..dac1ba8f13 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/focus-order-semantics/focus-order-semantics.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     ["#pass6"],
     ["#pass7"],
     ["#pass8"],
-    ["#pass9"]
+    ["#pass9"],
+    ["#pass10"]
   ],
   "violations": [
     ["#violation1"],