diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/use-block-props/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/use-block-props/index.js
index ebd36bbc2e970d..b09c58a9b26b9e 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/use-block-props/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/use-block-props/index.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export function useBlockProps( props = {}, { __unstableIsHtml } = {} ) {
 		...props,
 		ref: mergedRefs,
 		id: `block-${ clientId }${ htmlSuffix }`,
-		role: 'document',
+		role: 'group',
 		'aria-label': blockLabel,
 		'data-block': clientId,
 		'data-type': name,
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/iframe/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/iframe/index.js
index e90e8a094ba5ac..f97f0f96a4ff04 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/iframe/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/iframe/index.js
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ function Iframe( {
 				// content.
 				src={ src }
 				title={ title }
+				role="application"
 				onKeyDown={ ( event ) => {
 					if ( props.onKeyDown ) {
 						props.onKeyDown( event );
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
index 8871f5eeafef85..5c67047d663c0b 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.js
@@ -377,12 +377,19 @@ export function RichTextWrapper(
 			) }
 			<TagName
 				// Overridable props.
-				role="textbox"
 				aria-multiline={ ! disableLineBreaks }
 				aria-label={ placeholder }
 				aria-readonly={ shouldDisableEditing }
 				{ ...props }
 				{ ...autocompleteProps }
+				/*
+				 * We'll allow any valid role here except for group.
+				 * Group is defined in the useBlockProps hook so any block calling this hook directly on the RichText component will end up with group role.
+				 * Paragraph block is a good example of this implementation. Could be others.
+				 * Textbox is mainly the only role needed here but the support is there if another role should need to be used.
+				 * Annoying, end of long list of issues.
+				 */
+				role={ 'group' === props.role ? 'textbox' : props.role }
 				ref={ useMergeRefs( [
 					// Rich text ref must be first because its focus listener
 					// must be set up before any other ref calls .focus() on