diff --git a/src/runtime/components/Skeleton.vue b/src/runtime/components/Skeleton.vue
index 2f0c5f7336..112f27a1cf 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/Skeleton.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/Skeleton.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ const ui = computed(() => tv({ extend: tv(theme), ...(appConfig.ui?.skeleton ||
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <Primitive :as="as" :class="ui({ class: props.class })">
+  <Primitive
+    :as="as"
+    aria-busy="true"
+    aria-label="loading"
+    aria-live="polite"
+    role="alert"
+    :class="ui({ class: props.class })"
+  >
     <slot />
   </Primitive>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/theme/skeleton.ts b/src/theme/skeleton.ts
index f500adb206..c2851efe57 100644
--- a/src/theme/skeleton.ts
+++ b/src/theme/skeleton.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-  base: 'animate-pulse rounded-md bg-elevated'
+  base: 'animate-pulse rounded-md bg-elevated aria-busy:cursor-progress'
 }
diff --git a/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton-vue.spec.ts.snap b/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton-vue.spec.ts.snap
index 12aff9c818..a8c6e09292 100644
--- a/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton-vue.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton-vue.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`Skeleton > renders with as correctly 1`] = `"<span class="animate-pulse rounded-md bg-elevated"></span>"`;
+exports[`Skeleton > renders with as correctly 1`] = `"<span aria-busy="true" aria-label="loading" aria-live="polite" role="alert" class="animate-pulse rounded-md bg-elevated aria-busy:cursor-progress"></span>"`;
 
-exports[`Skeleton > renders with class correctly 1`] = `"<div class="animate-pulse bg-elevated rounded-full size-12"></div>"`;
+exports[`Skeleton > renders with class correctly 1`] = `"<div aria-busy="true" aria-label="loading" aria-live="polite" role="alert" class="animate-pulse bg-elevated aria-busy:cursor-progress rounded-full size-12"></div>"`;
diff --git a/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton.spec.ts.snap b/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton.spec.ts.snap
index 12aff9c818..a8c6e09292 100644
--- a/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/components/__snapshots__/Skeleton.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`Skeleton > renders with as correctly 1`] = `"<span class="animate-pulse rounded-md bg-elevated"></span>"`;
+exports[`Skeleton > renders with as correctly 1`] = `"<span aria-busy="true" aria-label="loading" aria-live="polite" role="alert" class="animate-pulse rounded-md bg-elevated aria-busy:cursor-progress"></span>"`;
 
-exports[`Skeleton > renders with class correctly 1`] = `"<div class="animate-pulse bg-elevated rounded-full size-12"></div>"`;
+exports[`Skeleton > renders with class correctly 1`] = `"<div aria-busy="true" aria-label="loading" aria-live="polite" role="alert" class="animate-pulse bg-elevated aria-busy:cursor-progress rounded-full size-12"></div>"`;