diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/view/viewImpl.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/view/viewImpl.ts
index 3530ec720fc6c22e42aa5140aa4a5283beea878d..8b9c8cd1d271f7d328797d50cc6f35291eea6283 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/view/viewImpl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/view/viewImpl.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ export class View extends ViewEventHandler {
 
 		this.domNode = createFastDomNode(document.createElement('div'));
 		this.domNode.setClassName(this.getEditorClassName());
+		// Set role 'code' for better screen reader support https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/93438
+		this.domNode.setAttribute('role', 'code');
 
 		this.overflowGuardContainer = createFastDomNode(document.createElement('div'));
 		PartFingerprints.write(this.overflowGuardContainer, PartFingerprint.OverflowGuard);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorControl.ts
index db25630bca896263b62f528f36d957dee468d6de..c7acfb330d23a8ad99d9e2a04434964751f6df0b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/editorControl.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ export class EditorControl extends Disposable {
 			const editorPaneContainer = document.createElement('div');
 			addClass(editorPaneContainer, 'editor-instance');
 			editorPaneContainer.setAttribute('data-editor-id', descriptor.getId());
-			editorPaneContainer.setAttribute('role', 'code');
 
 			editorPane.create(editorPaneContainer);
 		}