diff --git a/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.spec.ts b/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.spec.ts
index ecdcd40cc1..edd77bc56f 100644
--- a/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.spec.ts
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ describe('Breadcrumb', () => {
             const separators = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('[data-pc-section="separator"]'));
             // Should have separators between home-first and first-second
             expect(separators.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+            separators.forEach((separator) => {
+                expect(separator.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-hidden')).toBe('true');
+            });
         });
 
         it('should handle HTML labels with escape=false', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.ts b/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.ts
index bfe31ea45e..8db1d2c71e 100755
--- a/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.ts
+++ b/packages/optimus-ui/src/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const BREADCRUMB_INSTANCE = new InjectionToken<Breadcrumb>('BREADCRUMB_INSTANCE'
                         </a>
                     }
                 </li>
-                <li *ngIf="model && home" [class]="cx('separator')" [pBind]="ptm('separator')">
+                <li *ngIf="model && home" [class]="cx('separator')" [pBind]="ptm('separator')" aria-hidden="true">
                     <svg data-p-icon="chevron-right" *ngIf="!separatorTemplate && !_separatorTemplate" [pBind]="ptm('separatorIcon')" />
                     <ng-template *ngTemplateOutlet="separatorTemplate || _separatorTemplate"></ng-template>
                 </li>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ const BREADCRUMB_INSTANCE = new InjectionToken<Breadcrumb>('BREADCRUMB_INSTANCE'
                             </a>
                         }
                     </li>
-                    <li *ngIf="!end && menuitem.visible !== false" [class]="cx('separator')" [pBind]="ptm('separator')">
+                    <li *ngIf="!end && menuitem.visible !== false" [class]="cx('separator')" [pBind]="ptm('separator')" aria-hidden="true">
                         <svg data-p-icon="chevron-right" *ngIf="!separatorTemplate && !_separatorTemplate" [pBind]="ptm('separatorIcon')" />
                         <ng-template *ngTemplateOutlet="separatorTemplate || _separatorTemplate"></ng-template>
                     </li>