diff --git a/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md b/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
index a9170badd9..53fdd99df3 100644
--- a/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/pages/resources/changelog.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ New versions of Shoelace are released as-needed and generally occur when a criti
 
 - Added tests for `<sl-qr-code>` [#1416]
 - Fixed a bug in `<sl-qr-code>` where the `background` attribute was never passed to the QR code [#1416]
+- Fixed a bug in `<sl-dropdown>` where aria attributes were incorrectly applied to the default `<slot>` causing Lighthouse errors [#1417]
 
 ## 2.5.2
 
diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
index e292bddc5e..ce7b4a9ade 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.ts
@@ -411,12 +411,14 @@ export default class SlDropdown extends ShoelaceElement {
           @slotchange=${this.handleTriggerSlotChange}
         ></slot>
 
-        <slot
+        <div
           part="panel"
           class="dropdown__panel"
           aria-hidden=${this.open ? 'false' : 'true'}
           aria-labelledby="dropdown"
-        ></slot>
+        >
+          <slot></slot>
+        </div>
       </sl-popup>
     `;
   }