diff --git a/src/Stage.js b/src/Stage.js
index 8223144a..4793686b 100644
--- a/src/Stage.js
+++ b/src/Stage.js
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@
             this.content.style.position = RELATIVE;
             this.content.style.display = INLINE_BLOCK;
             this.content.className = KINETICJS_CONTENT;
+            this.content.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
             container.appendChild(this.content);
 
             // the buffer canvas pixel ratio must be 1 because it is used as an 
diff --git a/test/unit/Stage-test.js b/test/unit/Stage-test.js
index ca97ac9e..3591a7c5 100644
--- a/test/unit/Stage-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/Stage-test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 suite('Stage', function() {
 
     // ======================================================
-    test('instantiate stage with id', function() {
+    test.only('instantiate stage with id', function() {
       var container = document.createElement('div');
       container.id = 'container';
 
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ suite('Stage', function() {
           width: 578,
           height: 200
       });
+
+      assert.equal(stage.getContent().className, 'kineticjs-content');
+      assert.equal(stage.getContent().getAttribute('role'), 'presentation');
+
+
     });
 
     // ======================================================