diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/customElements.js b/chrome/content/zotero/customElements.js
index 0e3b60939b..4199db45f6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/customElements.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/customElements.js
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ Services.scriptloader.loadSubScript('chrome://zotero/content/elements/itemTreeMe
 						this.removeAttribute("aria-hidden");
 					});
 				});
+				// Fx140: set the menulist role to 'combobox' to fix VoiceOver no longer announcing
+				// menulist's label. combobox is already menulist's implicit role, so it's not clear why this helps.
+				// Handle this here instead of connectedCallback of menulist because that doesn't get called
+				// if menulist exists in the initial .xhtml (vs inserted dynamically)
+				if (this.parentElement && this.parentElement.localName == 'menulist') {
+					this.parentElement.setAttribute("role", "combobox");
+				}
 
 				// This event is triggered after clicking the menu and before popuphiding
 				// where we control whether the fade out animation should run