diff --git a/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs b/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
index 5cb97ce378..6dc480a797 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/mdbook-html/src/html/tree.rs
@@ -392,10 +392,11 @@ where
                 el
             }
             Tag::BlockQuote(kind) => {
-                let mut b = Element::new("blockquote");
                 if let Some(kind) = kind {
                     let (class_kind, icon, text) = super::admonitions::select_tag(kind);
                     let class = format!("blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-{class_kind}");
+                    let mut b = Element::new("div");
+                    b.insert_attr("role", "note".into());
                     b.insert_attr("class", class.into());
                     self.push(Node::Element(b));
 
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ where
                     self.pop();
                     return;
                 }
-                b
+                Element::new("blockquote")
             }
             Tag::CodeBlock(kind) => {
                 let mut code = Element::new("code");
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/markdown/admonitions/expected/admonitions.html b/tests/testsuite/markdown/admonitions/expected/admonitions.html
index 962e7d7992..50ce607f87 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/markdown/admonitions/expected/admonitions.html
+++ b/tests/testsuite/markdown/admonitions/expected/admonitions.html
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 <h1 id="admonitions"><a class="header" href="#admonitions">Admonitions</a></h1>
-<blockquote class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-note">
+<div role="note" class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-note">
 <p class="blockquote-tag-title"><svg viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="18" height="18"><path d="M0 8a8 8 0 1 1 16 0A8 8 0 0 1 0 8Zm8-6.5a6.5 6.5 0 1 0 0 13 6.5 6.5 0 0 0 0-13ZM6.5 7.75A.75.75 0 0 1 7.25 7h1a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75v2.75h.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-2a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5h.25v-2h-.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75ZM8 6a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Z"></path></svg>Note</p>
 <p>This is a note.</p>
 <p>There are multiple paragraphs.</p>
-</blockquote>
-<blockquote class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-tip">
+</div>
+<div role="note" class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-tip">
 <p class="blockquote-tag-title"><svg viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="18" height="18"><path d="M8 1.5c-2.363 0-4 1.69-4 3.75 0 .984.424 1.625.984 2.304l.214.253c.223.264.47.556.673.848.284.411.537.896.621 1.49a.75.75 0 0 1-1.484.211c-.04-.282-.163-.547-.37-.847a8.456 8.456 0 0 0-.542-.68c-.084-.1-.173-.205-.268-.32C3.201 7.75 2.5 6.766 2.5 5.25 2.5 2.31 4.863 0 8 0s5.5 2.31 5.5 5.25c0 1.516-.701 2.5-1.328 3.259-.095.115-.184.22-.268.319-.207.245-.383.453-.541.681-.208.3-.33.565-.37.847a.751.751 0 0 1-1.485-.212c.084-.593.337-1.078.621-1.489.203-.292.45-.584.673-.848.075-.088.147-.173.213-.253.561-.679.985-1.32.985-2.304 0-2.06-1.637-3.75-4-3.75ZM5.75 12h4.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-4.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5ZM6 15.25a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h2.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-2.5a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75Z"></path></svg>Tip</p>
 <p>This is a tip.</p>
-</blockquote>
-<blockquote class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-important">
+</div>
+<div role="note" class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-important">
 <p class="blockquote-tag-title"><svg viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="18" height="18"><path d="M0 1.75C0 .784.784 0 1.75 0h12.5C15.216 0 16 .784 16 1.75v9.5A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 14.25 13H8.06l-2.573 2.573A1.458 1.458 0 0 1 3 14.543V13H1.75A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 0 11.25Zm1.75-.25a.25.25 0 0 0-.25.25v9.5c0 .138.112.25.25.25h2a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75v2.19l2.72-2.72a.749.749 0 0 1 .53-.22h6.5a.25.25 0 0 0 .25-.25v-9.5a.25.25 0 0 0-.25-.25Zm7 2.25v2.5a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-2.5a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0ZM9 9a1 1 0 1 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0Z"></path></svg>Important</p>
 <p>This is important.</p>
-</blockquote>
-<blockquote class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-warning">
+</div>
+<div role="note" class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-warning">
 <p class="blockquote-tag-title"><svg viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="18" height="18"><path d="M6.457 1.047c.659-1.234 2.427-1.234 3.086 0l6.082 11.378A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 14.082 15H1.918a1.75 1.75 0 0 1-1.543-2.575Zm1.763.707a.25.25 0 0 0-.44 0L1.698 13.132a.25.25 0 0 0 .22.368h12.164a.25.25 0 0 0 .22-.368Zm.53 3.996v2.5a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-2.5a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0ZM9 11a1 1 0 1 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0Z"></path></svg>Warning</p>
 <p>This is a warning.</p>
-</blockquote>
-<blockquote class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-caution">
+</div>
+<div role="note" class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-caution">
 <p class="blockquote-tag-title"><svg viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="18" height="18"><path d="M4.47.22A.749.749 0 0 1 5 0h6c.199 0 .389.079.53.22l4.25 4.25c.141.14.22.331.22.53v6a.749.749 0 0 1-.22.53l-4.25 4.25A.749.749 0 0 1 11 16H5a.749.749 0 0 1-.53-.22L.22 11.53A.749.749 0 0 1 0 11V5c0-.199.079-.389.22-.53Zm.84 1.28L1.5 5.31v5.38l3.81 3.81h5.38l3.81-3.81V5.31L10.69 1.5ZM8 4a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75v3.5a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-3.5A.75.75 0 0 1 8 4Zm0 8a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Z"></path></svg>Caution</p>
 <p>This is a caution.</p>
-</blockquote>
+</div>
 <blockquote>
 <p>[!UNKNOWN]
 This is an unknown tag.</p>
 </blockquote>
-<blockquote class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-important">
+<div role="note" class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-important">
 <p class="blockquote-tag-title"><svg viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="18" height="18"><path d="M0 1.75C0 .784.784 0 1.75 0h12.5C15.216 0 16 .784 16 1.75v9.5A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 14.25 13H8.06l-2.573 2.573A1.458 1.458 0 0 1 3 14.543V13H1.75A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 0 11.25Zm1.75-.25a.25.25 0 0 0-.25.25v9.5c0 .138.112.25.25.25h2a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75v2.19l2.72-2.72a.749.749 0 0 1 .53-.22h6.5a.25.25 0 0 0 .25-.25v-9.5a.25.25 0 0 0-.25-.25Zm7 2.25v2.5a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-2.5a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0ZM9 9a1 1 0 1 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0Z"></path></svg>Important</p>
 <p>This is an important admonition.</p>
-<blockquote class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-note">
+<div role="note" class="blockquote-tag blockquote-tag-note">
 <p class="blockquote-tag-title"><svg viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="18" height="18"><path d="M0 8a8 8 0 1 1 16 0A8 8 0 0 1 0 8Zm8-6.5a6.5 6.5 0 1 0 0 13 6.5 6.5 0 0 0 0-13ZM6.5 7.75A.75.75 0 0 1 7.25 7h1a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75v2.75h.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5h-2a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.5h.25v-2h-.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75ZM8 6a1 1 0 1 1 0-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2Z"></path></svg>Note</p>
 <p>This nested note should have its own color.</p>
-</blockquote>
-</blockquote>
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+</div>
+</div>
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