diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/chip.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/chip.dart
index 96cf9ad2bc3..cdcb0d4c6f0 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/chip.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/chip.dart
@@ -1784,23 +1784,27 @@ class _RawChipState extends State<RawChip> with TickerProviderStateMixin<RawChip
     if (!hasDeleteButton) {
       return null;
     }
-    return _wrapWithTooltip(
-      widget.deleteButtonTooltipMessage ?? MaterialLocalizations.of(context)?.deleteButtonTooltip,
-      widget.onDeleted,
-      GestureDetector(
-        key: deleteIconKey,
-        behavior: HitTestBehavior.opaque,
-        onTap: widget.isEnabled
+    return Semantics(
+      container: true,
+      button: true,
+      child: _wrapWithTooltip(
+        widget.deleteButtonTooltipMessage ?? MaterialLocalizations.of(context)?.deleteButtonTooltip,
+        widget.onDeleted,
+        GestureDetector(
+          key: deleteIconKey,
+          behavior: HitTestBehavior.opaque,
+          onTap: widget.isEnabled
             ? () {
                 Feedback.forTap(context);
                 widget.onDeleted();
             }
             : null,
-        child: IconTheme(
-          data: theme.iconTheme.copyWith(
-            color: widget.deleteIconColor ?? chipTheme.deleteIconColor,
+          child: IconTheme(
+            data: theme.iconTheme.copyWith(
+              color: widget.deleteIconColor ?? chipTheme.deleteIconColor,
+            ),
+            child: widget.deleteIcon,
           ),
-          child: widget.deleteIcon,
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/chip_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/chip_test.dart
index 759ff9f99b1..c47ec51c123 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/chip_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/chip_test.dart
@@ -1630,6 +1630,50 @@ void main() {
       semanticsTester.dispose();
     });
 
+    testWidgets('delete', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      final SemanticsTester semanticsTester = SemanticsTester(tester);
+
+      await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(
+        home: Material(
+          child: RawChip(
+            label: const Text('test'),
+            onDeleted: () { },
+          ),
+        ),
+      ));
+
+      expect(semanticsTester, hasSemantics(
+          TestSemantics.root(
+            children: <TestSemantics>[
+              TestSemantics(
+                textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+                children: <TestSemantics>[
+                  TestSemantics(
+                    flags: <SemanticsFlag>[SemanticsFlag.scopesRoute],
+                    children: <TestSemantics>[
+                      TestSemantics(
+                        label: 'test',
+                        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+                        children: <TestSemantics>[
+                          TestSemantics(
+                            label: 'Delete',
+                            actions: <SemanticsAction>[SemanticsAction.tap],
+                            textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+                            flags: <SemanticsFlag>[
+                              SemanticsFlag.isButton,
+                            ],
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                      ),
+                    ],
+                  ),
+                ],
+              ),
+            ],
+          ), ignoreTransform: true, ignoreId: true, ignoreRect: true));
+      semanticsTester.dispose();
+    });
+
     testWidgets('with onPressed', (WidgetTester tester) async {
       final SemanticsTester semanticsTester = SemanticsTester(tester);