diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/autocomplete.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/autocomplete.dart
index 77d11a9c765..584b71321fb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/autocomplete.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/autocomplete.dart
@@ -291,20 +291,23 @@ class _AutocompleteOptionsListState<T extends Object> extends State<_Autocomplet
       itemCount: widget.options.length,
       itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
         final T option = widget.options.elementAt(index);
-        return InkWell(
-          key: GlobalObjectKey(option),
-          onTap: () {
-            widget.onSelected(option);
-          },
-          child: Builder(
-            builder: (BuildContext context) {
-              final bool highlight = highlightedIndex == index;
-              return Container(
-                color: highlight ? Theme.of(context).focusColor : null,
-                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16.0),
-                child: Text(widget.displayStringForOption(option)),
-              );
+        return Semantics(
+          button: true,
+          child: InkWell(
+            key: GlobalObjectKey(option),
+            onTap: () {
+              widget.onSelected(option);
             },
+            child: Builder(
+              builder: (BuildContext context) {
+                final bool highlight = highlightedIndex == index;
+                return Container(
+                  color: highlight ? Theme.of(context).focusColor : null,
+                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16.0),
+                  child: Text(widget.displayStringForOption(option)),
+                );
+              },
+            ),
           ),
         );
       },
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/autocomplete_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/autocomplete_test.dart
index f00f91b1599..d7776dc3405 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/autocomplete_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/autocomplete_test.dart
@@ -730,4 +730,36 @@ void main() {
     final TextField field2 = find.byType(TextField).evaluate().first.widget as TextField;
     expect(field2.controller!.text, textSelection);
   });
+
+  testWidgets('autocomplete options have button semantics', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    const Color highlightColor = Color(0xFF112233);
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        theme: ThemeData(focusColor: highlightColor),
+        home: Scaffold(
+          body: Autocomplete<String>(
+            optionsBuilder: (TextEditingValue textEditingValue) {
+              return kOptions.where((String option) {
+                return option.contains(textEditingValue.text.toLowerCase());
+              });
+            },
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(TextField));
+    await tester.pump();
+    await tester.enterText(find.byType(TextField), 'aa');
+    await tester.pump();
+    expect(
+      tester.getSemantics(find.text('aardvark')),
+      matchesSemantics(
+        isButton: true,
+        isFocusable: true,
+        hasTapAction: true,
+        hasFocusAction: true,
+        label: 'aardvark',
+      ),
+    );
+  });
 }