diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/utils/is_interactive_role.ts b/src/compiler/compile/utils/is_interactive_role.ts
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+import { ARIARoleDefintionKey, roles as rolesMap } from 'aria-query';
+
+const roles = [...rolesMap.keys()];
+const _interactiveRoles = roles
+	.filter((name) => !rolesMap.get(name).abstract)
+	.filter((name) =>
+		rolesMap.get(name).superClass.some((c) => c.includes('widget'))
+	);
+
+// 'toolbar' does not descend from widget, but it does support
+// aria-activedescendant, thus in practice we treat it as a widget.
+_interactiveRoles.push('toolbar');
+
+const interactiveRoles = new Set(_interactiveRoles);
+
+export const is_interactive_roles: (role: string) => boolean = (role) => {
+	return interactiveRoles.has(role as ARIARoleDefintionKey);
+};