From 9df3ffe3ca78b350cd141677a018238c9d206eda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "aurelia.del.zotto" <aurelia.del.zotto@octo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 19:10:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(alert): Define Alert's role depending on the level of
 severity

---
 src/Alert.tsx | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Alert.tsx b/src/Alert.tsx
index 30dfe3b99..1917b8a83 100644
--- a/src/Alert.tsx
+++ b/src/Alert.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ export const Alert = memo(
 
         // Honour explicit `role={undefined}` to opt out of the role attribute (RGAA 8.7).
         // When role is omitted entirely, default to "alert" for screen reader announcements.
-        const role = "role" in props ? roleFromProps : ("alert" as const);
+        const role =
+            "role" in props
+                ? roleFromProps
+                : severity === "success" || severity === "info"
+                ? ("status" as const)
+                : ("alert" as const);
 
         assert<Equals<keyof typeof rest, never>>();