diff --git a/src/components/CountryList.js b/src/components/CountryList.js
index a24c7c573..b9723d466 100644
--- a/src/components/CountryList.js
+++ b/src/components/CountryList.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default class CountryList extends Component {
     changeHighlightCountry: PropTypes.func,
     showDropdown: PropTypes.bool,
     isMobile: PropTypes.bool,
+    selectedCountryCode: PropTypes.string,
   }
 
   shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export default class CountryList extends Component {
         ? () => {}
         : this.handleMouseOver
       const keyPrefix = isPreferred ? 'pref-' : ''
+      const isSelected = this.props.selectedCountryCode === country.iso2
 
       return (
         <FlagBox
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ export default class CountryList extends Component {
             this.selectedFlagInner = selectedFlagInner
           }}
           countryClass={countryClass}
+          isSelected={isSelected}
+          index={actualIndex}
         />
       )
     })
@@ -122,6 +126,8 @@ export default class CountryList extends Component {
           this.listElement = listElement
         }}
         className={className}
+        id="intl-tel-countries-list"
+        role="listbox"
       >
         {preferredOptions}
         {preferredCountries.length > 0 ? divider : null}
diff --git a/src/components/FlagBox.js b/src/components/FlagBox.js
index 50e3aa647..8f4874230 100644
--- a/src/components/FlagBox.js
+++ b/src/components/FlagBox.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const FlagBox = ({
   flagRef,
   innerFlagRef,
   countryClass,
+  isSelected,
+  index,
 }) => (
   <li
     className={countryClass}
@@ -19,6 +21,10 @@ const FlagBox = ({
     onMouseOver={onMouseOver}
     onFocus={onFocus}
     onClick={onClick}
+    role="option"
+    aria-selected={isSelected}
+    id={`intl-tel-item-${index}`}
+    tabIndex="-1"
   >
     <div ref={flagRef} className="flag-box">
       <div ref={innerFlagRef} className={`iti-flag ${isoCode}`} />
@@ -39,6 +45,8 @@ FlagBox.propTypes = {
   flagRef: PropTypes.func,
   innerFlagRef: PropTypes.func,
   countryClass: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  isSelected: PropTypes.bool,
+  index: PropTypes.number,
 }
 
 FlagBox.defaultProps = {
diff --git a/src/components/FlagDropDown.js b/src/components/FlagDropDown.js
index c6a1078fa..285ea468b 100644
--- a/src/components/FlagDropDown.js
+++ b/src/components/FlagDropDown.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default class FlagDropDown extends Component {
     changeHighlightCountry: PropTypes.func,
     titleTip: PropTypes.string,
     refCallback: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    flagDropdownProps: PropTypes.object, // eslint-disable-line react/forbid-prop-types
   }
 
   genSelectedDialCode = () => {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export default class FlagDropDown extends Component {
       preferredCountries,
       highlightedCountry,
       changeHighlightCountry,
+      countryCode,
     } = this.props
 
     return (
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ export default class FlagDropDown extends Component {
         preferredCountries={preferredCountries}
         highlightedCountry={highlightedCountry}
         changeHighlightCountry={changeHighlightCountry}
+        selectedCountryCode={countryCode}
       />
     )
   }
@@ -89,16 +92,25 @@ export default class FlagDropDown extends Component {
       titleTip,
       dropdownContainer,
       showDropdown,
+      highlightedCountry,
+      flagDropdownProps,
     } = this.props
 
     return (
       <div ref={refCallback} className="flag-container">
         <div
+          {...flagDropdownProps}
           className="selected-flag"
           tabIndex={allowDropdown ? '0' : ''}
           onClick={clickSelectedFlag}
           onKeyDown={handleSelectedFlagKeydown}
           title={titleTip}
+          role="combobox"
+          aria-controls="intl-tel-countries-list"
+          aria-owns="intl-tel-countries-list"
+          aria-autocomplete="none"
+          aria-activedescendant={`intl-tel-item-${highlightedCountry}`}
+          aria-expanded={showDropdown}
         >
           <div className={this.genFlagClassName()} />
           {this.genSelectedDialCode()}
diff --git a/src/components/IntlTelInput.js b/src/components/IntlTelInput.js
index cd0f2d73d..ac81e8085 100644
--- a/src/components/IntlTelInput.js
+++ b/src/components/IntlTelInput.js
@@ -1302,6 +1302,7 @@ class IntlTelInput extends Component {
           preferredCountries={this.preferredCountries}
           highlightedCountry={this.state.highlightedCountry}
           titleTip={titleTip}
+          flagDropdownProps={this.props.flagDropdownProps}
         />
         <TelInput
           refCallback={this.setTelRef}
@@ -1402,6 +1403,8 @@ IntlTelInput.propTypes = {
   useMobileFullscreenDropdown: PropTypes.bool,
   /** Pass through arbitrary props to the tel input element. */
   telInputProps: PropTypes.object, // eslint-disable-line react/forbid-prop-types
+  /** Pass through arbitrary props to the flag dropdown element. */
+  flagDropdownProps: PropTypes.object, // eslint-disable-line react/forbid-prop-types
   /** Format the number. */
   format: PropTypes.bool,
   /** Allow main app to do things when flag icon is clicked. */
@@ -1456,6 +1459,8 @@ IntlTelInput.defaultProps = {
   autoComplete: 'off',
   // pass through arbitrary props to the tel input element
   telInputProps: {},
+  // pass through arbitrary props to the flag dropdown element
+  flagDropdownProps: {},
   // always format the number
   format: false,
   onFlagClick: null,