diff --git a/packages/react/src/ProgressBar/ProgressBar.tsx b/packages/react/src/ProgressBar/ProgressBar.tsx
index 6c760bbd77d..92158e87247 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/ProgressBar/ProgressBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/ProgressBar/ProgressBar.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const shimmer = keyframes`
   to { mask-position: 0%; }
 `
 
-export const Item = styled.span<ProgressProp & SxProp>`
+const ProgressItem = styled.span<ProgressProp & SxProp>`
   width: ${props => (props.progress ? `${props.progress}%` : 0)};
   background-color: ${props => get(`colors.${props.bg || 'success.emphasis'}`)};
 
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ export const Item = styled.span<ProgressProp & SxProp>`
   ${sx};
 `
 
-Item.displayName = 'ProgressBar.Item'
-
 const sizeMap = {
   small: '5px',
   large: '10px',
@@ -60,36 +58,77 @@ const ProgressContainer = styled.span<StyledProgressContainerProps>`
   ${sx};
 `
 
-export type ProgressBarProps = React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement> & {bg?: string} & StyledProgressContainerProps &
-  ProgressProp
+export type ProgressBarItems = React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement> & {'aria-label'?: string} & ProgressProp & SxProp
 
-export const ProgressBar = forwardRef<HTMLSpanElement, ProgressBarProps>(
+export const Item = forwardRef<HTMLSpanElement, ProgressBarItems>(
   (
-    {animated, progress, bg = 'success.emphasis', barSize = 'default', children, ...rest}: ProgressBarProps,
+    {progress, 'aria-label': ariaLabel, 'aria-valuenow': ariaValueNow, 'aria-valuetext': ariaValueText, ...rest},
     forwardRef,
   ) => {
-    if (children && progress) {
-      throw new Error('You should pass `progress` or children, not both.')
+    const progressAsNumber = typeof progress === 'string' ? parseInt(progress, 10) : progress
+
+    const ariaAttributes = {
+      'aria-valuenow':
+        ariaValueNow || (progressAsNumber && progressAsNumber >= 0 ? Math.round(progressAsNumber) : undefined),
+      'aria-valuemin': 0,
+      'aria-valuemax': 100,
+      'aria-valuetext': ariaValueText,
     }
 
     warning(
-      children &&
-        typeof (rest as React.AriaAttributes)['aria-valuenow'] === 'undefined' &&
-        typeof (rest as React.AriaAttributes)['aria-valuetext'] === 'undefined',
+      ariaAttributes['aria-valuenow'] === undefined && ariaAttributes['aria-valuetext'] === undefined,
       'Expected `aria-valuenow` or `aria-valuetext` to be provided to <ProgressBar>. Provide one of these values so screen reader users can determine the current progress. This warning will become an error in the next major release.',
     )
 
-    const progressAsNumber = typeof progress === 'string' ? parseInt(progress, 10) : progress
+    return (
+      <ProgressItem
+        role="progressbar"
+        aria-label={ariaLabel}
+        ref={forwardRef}
+        progress={progress}
+        {...ariaAttributes}
+        {...rest}
+      />
+    )
+  },
+)
 
-    const ariaAttributes = {
-      'aria-valuenow': progressAsNumber ? Math.round(progressAsNumber) : undefined,
-      'aria-valuemin': 0,
-      'aria-valuemax': 100,
+Item.displayName = 'ProgressBar.Item'
+
+export type ProgressBarProps = React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement> & {bg?: string} & StyledProgressContainerProps &
+  ProgressProp
+
+export const ProgressBar = forwardRef<HTMLSpanElement, ProgressBarProps>(
+  (
+    {
+      animated,
+      progress,
+      bg = 'success.emphasis',
+      barSize = 'default',
+      children,
+      'aria-label': ariaLabel,
+      'aria-valuenow': ariaValueNow,
+      'aria-valuetext': ariaValueText,
+      ...rest
+    }: ProgressBarProps,
+    forwardRef,
+  ) => {
+    if (children && progress) {
+      throw new Error('You should pass `progress` or children, not both.')
     }
 
     return (
-      <ProgressContainer ref={forwardRef} role="progressbar" barSize={barSize} {...ariaAttributes} {...rest}>
-        {children ?? <Item data-animated={animated} progress={progress} bg={bg} />}
+      <ProgressContainer ref={forwardRef} barSize={barSize} {...rest}>
+        {children ?? (
+          <Item
+            data-animated={animated}
+            progress={progress}
+            aria-label={ariaLabel}
+            aria-valuenow={ariaValueNow}
+            aria-valuetext={ariaValueText}
+            bg={bg}
+          />
+        )}
       </ProgressContainer>
     )
   },
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ProgressBar.test.tsx b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ProgressBar.test.tsx
index be373f9feb2..d2eb9e6d0bd 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ProgressBar.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ProgressBar.test.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {render as HTMLRender} from '@testing-library/react'
 import axe from 'axe-core'
 
 describe('ProgressBar', () => {
-  behavesAsComponent({Component: ProgressBar})
+  behavesAsComponent({Component: ProgressBar, toRender: () => <ProgressBar aria-valuenow={10} progress={0} />})
 
   checkExports('ProgressBar', {
     default: undefined,
@@ -50,4 +50,53 @@ describe('ProgressBar', () => {
   it('respects the "progress" prop', () => {
     expect(render(<ProgressBar progress={80} aria-label="Upload test.png" />)).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
+
+  it('passed the `aria-label` down to the progress bar', () => {
+    const {getByRole, getByLabelText} = HTMLRender(<ProgressBar progress={80} aria-label="Upload test.png" />)
+    expect(getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-label', 'Upload test.png')
+    expect(getByLabelText('Upload test.png')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('passed the `aria-valuenow` down to the progress bar', () => {
+    const {getByRole} = HTMLRender(<ProgressBar progress={80} aria-valuenow={80} />)
+    expect(getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-valuenow', '80')
+  })
+
+  it('passed the `aria-valuetext` down to the progress bar', () => {
+    const {getByRole} = HTMLRender(<ProgressBar aria-valuetext="80 percent" />)
+    expect(getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-valuetext', '80 percent')
+  })
+
+  it('does not pass the `aria-label` down to the progress bar if there are multiple items', () => {
+    const {getByRole} = HTMLRender(
+      <ProgressBar aria-label="Upload test.png">
+        <ProgressBar.Item progress={80} />
+      </ProgressBar>,
+    )
+    expect(getByRole('progressbar')).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-label')
+  })
+
+  it('passes aria attributes to the progress bar item', () => {
+    const {getByRole} = HTMLRender(
+      <ProgressBar>
+        <ProgressBar.Item progress={50} aria-label="Progress" ria-valuenow="50"></ProgressBar.Item>
+      </ProgressBar>,
+    )
+    expect(getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-valuenow', '50')
+    expect(getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-label', 'Progress')
+  })
+
+  it('provides `aria-valuenow` to the progress bar item if it is not already provided', () => {
+    const {getByRole} = HTMLRender(<ProgressBar progress={50} />)
+    expect(getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-valuenow', '50')
+  })
+
+  it('should warn users if they do not pass the correct props or ARIA attributes', async () => {
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementationOnce(() => {})
+
+    render(<ProgressBar />)
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    spy.mockRestore()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ProgressBar.test.tsx.snap b/packages/react/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ProgressBar.test.tsx.snap
index e8f28759a8b..f47852ca0bc 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ProgressBar.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/ProgressBar.test.tsx.snap
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ exports[`ProgressBar respects the "progress" prop 1`] = `
 }
 
 <span
-  aria-label="Upload test.png"
-  aria-valuemax={100}
-  aria-valuemin={0}
-  aria-valuenow={80}
   className="c0"
-  role="progressbar"
 >
   <span
+    aria-label="Upload test.png"
+    aria-valuemax={100}
+    aria-valuemin={0}
+    aria-valuenow={80}
     className="c1"
+    role="progressbar"
   />
 </span>
 `;