diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
index 8625c9d32..b97853eb7 100755
--- a/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/Dropdown.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <Portal :appendTo="appendTo">
             <transition name="p-connected-overlay" @enter="onOverlayEnter" @after-enter="onOverlayAfterEnter" @leave="onOverlayLeave" @after-leave="onOverlayAfterLeave">
                 <div v-if="overlayVisible" :ref="overlayRef" :style="panelStyle" :class="panelStyleClass" @click="onOverlayClick" @keydown="onOverlayKeyDown" v-bind="panelProps">
-                    <a ref="firstHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onFirstHiddenFocus"></a>
+                    <span ref="firstHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onFirstHiddenFocus"></span>
                     <slot name="header" :value="modelValue" :options="visibleOptions"></slot>
                     <div v-if="filter" class="p-dropdown-header">
                         <div class="p-dropdown-filter-container">
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                         </VirtualScroller>
                     </div>
                     <slot name="footer" :value="modelValue" :options="visibleOptions"></slot>
-                    <a ref="lastHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onLastHiddenFocus"></a>
+                    <span ref="lastHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onLastHiddenFocus"></span>
                 </div>
             </transition>
         </Portal>
diff --git a/src/components/listbox/Listbox.vue b/src/components/listbox/Listbox.vue
index 1385e526b..06dfc4c45 100755
--- a/src/components/listbox/Listbox.vue
+++ b/src/components/listbox/Listbox.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <div :id="id" :class="containerClass" @focusout="onFocusout">
-        <a ref="firstHiddenFocusableElement" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="!disabled ? tabindex : -1" @focus="onFirstHiddenFocus"></a>
+        <span ref="firstHiddenFocusableElement" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="!disabled ? tabindex : -1" @focus="onFirstHiddenFocus"></span>
         <slot name="header" :value="modelValue" :options="visibleOptions"></slot>
         <div v-if="filter" class="p-listbox-header">
             <div class="p-listbox-filter-container">
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             </VirtualScroller>
         </div>
         <slot name="footer" :value="modelValue" :options="visibleOptions"></slot>
-        <a ref="lastHiddenFocusableElement" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="!disabled ? tabindex : -1" @focus="onLastHiddenFocus"></a>
+        <span ref="lastHiddenFocusableElement" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="!disabled ? tabindex : -1" @focus="onLastHiddenFocus"></span>
     </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
index 2d62050da..0a07174de 100755
--- a/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
+++ b/src/components/multiselect/MultiSelect.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <Portal :appendTo="appendTo">
             <transition name="p-connected-overlay" @enter="onOverlayEnter" @after-enter="onOverlayAfterEnter" @leave="onOverlayLeave" @after-leave="onOverlayAfterLeave">
                 <div v-if="overlayVisible" :ref="overlayRef" :style="panelStyle" :class="panelStyleClass" @click="onOverlayClick" @keydown="onOverlayKeyDown" v-bind="panelProps">
-                    <a ref="firstHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onFirstHiddenFocus"></a>
+                    <span ref="firstHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onFirstHiddenFocus"></span>
                     <slot name="header" :value="modelValue" :options="visibleOptions"></slot>
                     <div v-if="(showToggleAll && selectionLimit == null) || filter" class="p-multiselect-header">
                         <div v-if="showToggleAll && selectionLimit == null" class="p-checkbox p-component" @click="onToggleAll">
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                         </VirtualScroller>
                     </div>
                     <slot name="footer" :value="modelValue" :options="visibleOptions"></slot>
-                    <a ref="lastHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onLastHiddenFocus"></a>
+                    <span ref="lastHiddenFocusableElementOnOverlay" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" class="p-hidden-accessible p-hidden-focusable" :tabindex="0" @focus="onLastHiddenFocus"></span>
                 </div>
             </transition>
         </Portal>