diff --git a/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-components-runtime-all/resources/i18n/en.json b/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-components-runtime-all/resources/i18n/en.json
index 5587d80b82..e5a1a03831 100644
--- a/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-components-runtime-all/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/af-clientlibs/core-forms-components-runtime-all/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "accept"                      :   "The specified file type not supported.",
   "defaultError"                :   "There is an error in the field",
   "clearText"                   :   "Clear",
+  "openCalendarText"            :   "Open calendar",
   "calendarSymbols" : {
     "monthNames" : ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"],
     "abbrmonthNames" : ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"],
diff --git a/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/datepicker/v1/datepicker/clientlibs/site/js/datepickerwidget.js b/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/datepicker/v1/datepicker/clientlibs/site/js/datepickerwidget.js
index 0300afe7dd..c3997ee1bd 100644
--- a/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/datepicker/v1/datepicker/clientlibs/site/js/datepickerwidget.js
+++ b/ui.af.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/fd/components/form/datepicker/v1/datepicker/clientlibs/site/js/datepickerwidget.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ if (typeof window.DatePickerWidget === 'undefined') {
         months: ["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],
         zero: "0",
         clearText: "Clear",
+        openCalendarText: "Open calendar",
         name: "en_US"
       },
       format: "YYYY-MM-DD",
@@ -311,6 +312,8 @@ if (typeof window.DatePickerWidget === 'undefined') {
 
         let calendarIcon = document.createElement("div");
         calendarIcon.classList.add("cmp-adaptiveform-datepicker__calendar-icon");
+        calendarIcon.setAttribute("role", "button");
+        calendarIcon.setAttribute("aria-label", this.#options.locale.openCalendarText);
 
         widget.parentNode.insertBefore(calendarIcon, widget.nextSibling);
 
@@ -1152,6 +1155,10 @@ if (typeof window.DatePickerWidget === 'undefined') {
         if (clearText) {
             defaultOptions.locale.clearText = clearText;
         }
+        var openCalendarText = FormView.LanguageUtils.getTranslatedString(locale, "openCalendarText");
+        if (openCalendarText) {
+            defaultOptions.locale.openCalendarText = openCalendarText;
+        }
         var zero = FormView.LanguageUtils.getTranslatedString(locale, "0");
         if (zero) {
             defaultOptions.locale.zero = zero;
diff --git a/ui.tests/test-module/specs/datepicker/datepicker.runtime.cy.js b/ui.tests/test-module/specs/datepicker/datepicker.runtime.cy.js
index c740558007..db02b109e9 100644
--- a/ui.tests/test-module/specs/datepicker/datepicker.runtime.cy.js
+++ b/ui.tests/test-module/specs/datepicker/datepicker.runtime.cy.js
@@ -410,6 +410,20 @@ describe("Form Runtime with Date Picker", () => {
         cy.get(".datetimepicker").should("not.be.visible");
     });
 
+    it("calendar icon should have role=button", () => {
+        const [datePicker7, datePicker7FieldView] = Object.entries(formContainer._fields)[6];
+        cy.get(`#${datePicker7}`).find(".cmp-adaptiveform-datepicker__calendar-icon")
+            .should("have.attr", "role", "button");
+    });
+
+    it("calendar icon should have a non-empty aria-label", () => {
+        const [datePicker7, datePicker7FieldView] = Object.entries(formContainer._fields)[6];
+        cy.get(`#${datePicker7}`).find(".cmp-adaptiveform-datepicker__calendar-icon")
+            .invoke("attr", "aria-label")
+            .should("be.a", "string")
+            .and("not.be.empty");
+    });
+
     it("should handle keyboard accessibility with custom display formats", () => {
         const [datePicker7, datePicker7FieldView] = Object.entries(formContainer._fields)[6];
 
@@ -513,6 +527,7 @@ describe("Form Runtime with Date Picker", () => {
             })
         });
     });
+
     it("Test dd/MM/yyyy format - verify July is highlighted for 03/07/2025", () => {
         // Test the datepicker component configured with dd/MM/yyyy format