diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c13bf75..198b3d1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export { FocusLostRule } from "./rules/focuslost";
 export { BadFocusRule } from "./rules/badfocus";
 export { FindElementRule } from "./rules/find";
 export { CustomNotifyRule } from "./rules/notify";
+export { AriaHiddenFocusableRule } from "./rules/ariaHidden";
 export {
   isAccessibilityAffectingElement,
   hasAccessibilityAttribute,
diff --git a/src/rules/ariaHidden.ts b/src/rules/ariaHidden.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17edf0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/ariaHidden.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+import { focusableElementSelector, matchesSelector } from "../utils";
+import { ValidationRule, ValidationResult, ValidationRuleType } from "./base";
+
+export class AriaHiddenFocusableRule extends ValidationRule {
+  type = ValidationRuleType.Error;
+  name = "AriaHiddenFocusableRule";
+  anchored = true;
+
+  private _isAriaHidden(element: HTMLElement): boolean {
+    let current: HTMLElement | null = element;
+
+    while (current && current !== element.ownerDocument.documentElement) {
+      if (current.getAttribute("aria-hidden") === "true") {
+        return true;
+      }
+      current = current.parentElement;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private _hasAriaHiddenAncestor(element: HTMLElement): boolean {
+    let current: HTMLElement | null = element.parentElement;
+
+    while (current && current !== element.ownerDocument.documentElement) {
+      if (current.getAttribute("aria-hidden") === "true") {
+        return true;
+      }
+      current = current.parentElement;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private _isFocusable(element: HTMLElement): boolean {
+    if (!matchesSelector(element, focusableElementSelector)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const tabindex = element.getAttribute("tabindex");
+
+    if (tabindex && parseInt(tabindex, 10) < -1) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (element.hasAttribute("disabled")) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private _findFocusableDescendants(element: HTMLElement): HTMLElement[] {
+    const focusable: HTMLElement[] = [];
+    const descendants = element.querySelectorAll(focusableElementSelector);
+
+    descendants.forEach((descendant) => {
+      if (this._isFocusable(descendant as HTMLElement)) {
+        focusable.push(descendant as HTMLElement);
+      }
+    });
+
+    return focusable;
+  }
+
+  accept(element: HTMLElement): boolean {
+    return (
+      element.getAttribute("aria-hidden") === "true" ||
+      matchesSelector(element, focusableElementSelector)
+    );
+  }
+
+  validate(element: HTMLElement): ValidationResult | null {
+    if (element.getAttribute("aria-hidden") === "true") {
+      const hasAriaHiddenAncestor = this._hasAriaHiddenAncestor(element);
+      if (this._isFocusable(element) && !hasAriaHiddenAncestor) {
+        return {
+          issue: {
+            id: "aria-hidden-focusable",
+            message: "Element with aria-hidden='true' should not be focusable.",
+            element,
+            help: "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/no-keyboard-trap.html",
+          },
+        };
+      }
+
+      if (!hasAriaHiddenAncestor) {
+        const focusableDescendants = this._findFocusableDescendants(element);
+
+        if (focusableDescendants.length > 0) {
+          return {
+            issue: {
+              id: "aria-hidden-contains-focusable",
+              message: `Element with aria-hidden='true' contains ${focusableDescendants.length} focusable ${
+                focusableDescendants.length === 1 ? "element" : "elements"
+              }.`,
+              element,
+              rel: focusableDescendants[0],
+              help: "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/no-keyboard-trap.html",
+            },
+          };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (
+      this._isFocusable(element) &&
+      this._isAriaHidden(element) &&
+      element.getAttribute("aria-hidden") !== "true"
+    ) {
+      return {
+        issue: {
+          id: "focusable-in-aria-hidden",
+          message:
+            "Focusable element is inside a container with aria-hidden='true'.",
+          element,
+          help: "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/no-keyboard-trap.html",
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ariaHidden/ariaHidden.html b/tests/ariaHidden/ariaHidden.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af793cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ariaHidden/ariaHidden.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>Test Page 1</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>Test Page 1</h1>
+    <script type="module" src="./ariaHidden.ts"></script>
+
+    <i aria-hidden="true">No</i>
+    <i aria-hidden="true">
+      <button aria-hidden="true">Hidden Button</button>
+    </i>
+    <i aria-hidden="true" tabindex="0">Text</i>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/ariaHidden/ariaHidden.ts b/tests/ariaHidden/ariaHidden.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27d5710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ariaHidden/ariaHidden.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+import { AbleDOM, AriaHiddenFocusableRule } from "abledom";
+
+const ableDOM = new AbleDOM(window, {
+  bugReport: {
+    isVisible: (issue) => {
+      return issue.id === "focusable-element-label";
+    },
+    onClick: (issue) => {
+      alert(issue.id);
+    },
+    getTitle(issue) {
+      return `Custom report bug button title for ${issue.id}`;
+    },
+  },
+});
+ableDOM.addRule(new AriaHiddenFocusableRule());
+
+ableDOM.start();