diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/editor_example.tsx b/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/editor_example.tsx
index ea08a06a9e39b..e9e252e4ebb17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/editor_example.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/components/editor_example.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { EuiScreenReaderOnly } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 // @ts-ignore
 import exampleText from 'raw-loader!../constants/help_example.txt';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { createReadOnlyAceEditor } from '../models/legacy_core_editor';
 
 interface EditorExampleProps {
@@ -28,16 +29,31 @@ interface EditorExampleProps {
 
 export function EditorExample(props: EditorExampleProps) {
   const elemId = `help-example-${props.panel}`;
+  const inputId = `help-example-${props.panel}-input`;
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const el = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`#${elemId}`)!;
+    const el = document.getElementById(elemId)!;
     el.textContent = exampleText.trim();
     const editor = createReadOnlyAceEditor(el);
+    const textarea = el.querySelector('textarea')!;
+    textarea.setAttribute('id', inputId);
+    textarea.setAttribute('readonly', 'true');
 
     return () => {
       editor.destroy();
     };
-  }, [elemId]);
+  }, [elemId, inputId]);
 
-  return <div id={elemId} className="conHelp__example" />;
+  return (
+    <>
+      <EuiScreenReaderOnly>
+        <label htmlFor={inputId}>
+          {i18n.translate('console.exampleOutputTextarea', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Dev Tools Console editor example',
+          })}
+        </label>
+      </EuiScreenReaderOnly>
+      <div id={elemId} className="conHelp__example" />
+    </>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
index bfa74392c14fb..daf88e28c6440 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
@@ -17,31 +17,26 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { CSSProperties, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem, EuiIcon, EuiScreenReaderOnly, EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
 import { parse } from 'query-string';
-import { EuiIcon, EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem } from '@elastic/eui';
-import { useServicesContext, useEditorReadContext } from '../../../../contexts';
-import { useUIAceKeyboardMode } from '../use_ui_ace_keyboard_mode';
+import React, { CSSProperties, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+// @ts-ignore
+import mappings from '../../../../../lib/mappings/mappings';
 import { ConsoleMenu } from '../../../../components';
-
-import { autoIndent, getDocumentation } from '../console_menu_actions';
-import { registerCommands } from './keyboard_shortcuts';
-import { applyCurrentSettings } from './apply_editor_settings';
-
+import { useEditorReadContext, useServicesContext } from '../../../../contexts';
 import {
+  useSaveCurrentTextObject,
   useSendCurrentRequestToES,
   useSetInputEditor,
-  useSaveCurrentTextObject,
 } from '../../../../hooks';
-
 import * as senseEditor from '../../../../models/sense_editor';
-// @ts-ignore
-import mappings from '../../../../../lib/mappings/mappings';
-
+import { autoIndent, getDocumentation } from '../console_menu_actions';
 import { subscribeResizeChecker } from '../subscribe_console_resize_checker';
+import { useUIAceKeyboardMode } from '../use_ui_ace_keyboard_mode';
+import { applyCurrentSettings } from './apply_editor_settings';
+import { registerCommands } from './keyboard_shortcuts';
 
 export interface EditorProps {
   initialTextValue: string;
@@ -66,6 +61,8 @@ const DEFAULT_INPUT_VALUE = `GET _search
   }
 }`;
 
+const inputId = 'ConAppInputTextarea';
+
 function EditorUI({ initialTextValue }: EditorProps) {
   const {
     services: { history, notifications },
@@ -95,6 +92,11 @@ function EditorUI({ initialTextValue }: EditorProps) {
   useEffect(() => {
     editorInstanceRef.current = senseEditor.create(editorRef.current!);
     const editor = editorInstanceRef.current;
+    const textareaElement = editorRef.current!.querySelector('textarea');
+
+    if (textareaElement) {
+      textareaElement.setAttribute('id', inputId);
+    }
 
     const readQueryParams = () => {
       const [, queryString] = (window.location.hash || '').split('?');
@@ -244,19 +246,19 @@ function EditorUI({ initialTextValue }: EditorProps) {
           </EuiFlexItem>
         </EuiFlexGroup>
 
-        {/* Axe complains about Ace's textarea element missing a label, which interferes with our
-        automated a11y tests per #52136. This wrapper does nothing to address a11y but it does
-        satisfy Axe. */}
-
-        {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/label-has-associated-control */}
-        <label className="conApp__textAreaLabelHack">
-          <div
-            ref={editorRef}
-            id="ConAppEditor"
-            className="conApp__editorContent"
-            data-test-subj="request-editor"
-          />
-        </label>
+        <EuiScreenReaderOnly>
+          <label htmlFor={inputId}>
+            {i18n.translate('console.inputTextarea', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Dev Tools Console',
+            })}
+          </label>
+        </EuiScreenReaderOnly>
+        <div
+          ref={editorRef}
+          id="ConAppEditor"
+          className="conApp__editorContent"
+          data-test-subj="request-editor"
+        />
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx
index ca468f85275a8..a8f456d22e726 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+import { EuiScreenReaderOnly } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-
-import { createReadOnlyAceEditor, CustomAceEditor } from '../../../../models/legacy_core_editor';
+import { expandLiteralStrings } from '../../../../../../../es_ui_shared/console_lang/lib';
 import {
-  useServicesContext,
   useEditorReadContext,
   useRequestReadContext,
+  useServicesContext,
 } from '../../../../contexts';
-
-import { expandLiteralStrings } from '../../../../../../../es_ui_shared/console_lang/lib';
-
+import { createReadOnlyAceEditor, CustomAceEditor } from '../../../../models/legacy_core_editor';
 import { subscribeResizeChecker } from '../subscribe_console_resize_checker';
 import { applyCurrentSettings } from './apply_editor_settings';
 
@@ -44,18 +43,22 @@ function EditorOutputUI() {
   const editorRef = useRef<null | HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const editorInstanceRef = useRef<null | CustomAceEditor>(null);
   const { services } = useServicesContext();
-
   const { settings: readOnlySettings } = useEditorReadContext();
   const {
     lastResult: { data, error },
   } = useRequestReadContext();
+  const inputId = 'ConAppOutputTextarea';
 
   useEffect(() => {
     editorInstanceRef.current = createReadOnlyAceEditor(editorRef.current!);
     const unsubscribe = subscribeResizeChecker(editorRef.current!, editorInstanceRef.current);
+    const textarea = editorRef.current!.querySelector('textarea')!;
+    textarea.setAttribute('id', inputId);
+    textarea.setAttribute('readonly', 'true');
 
     return () => {
       unsubscribe();
+      editorInstanceRef.current!.destroy();
     };
   }, [services.settings]);
 
@@ -84,15 +87,15 @@ function EditorOutputUI() {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div ref={editorRef} className="conApp__output" data-test-subj="response-editor">
-        {/* Axe complains about Ace's textarea element missing a label, which interferes with our
-      automated a11y tests per #52136. This wrapper does nothing to address a11y but it does
-      satisfy Axe. */}
-
-        {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/label-has-associated-control */}
-        <label className="conApp__textAreaLabelHack">
-          <div className="conApp__outputContent" id="ConAppOutput" />
+      <EuiScreenReaderOnly>
+        <label htmlFor={inputId}>
+          {i18n.translate('console.outputTextarea', {
+            defaultMessage: 'Dev Tools Console output',
+          })}
         </label>
+      </EuiScreenReaderOnly>
+      <div ref={editorRef} className="conApp__output" data-test-subj="response-editor">
+        <div className="conApp__outputContent" id="ConAppOutput" />
       </div>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss b/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss
index 865a4fc7fafb0..047db6e3ad877 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/styles/_app.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   flex: 1 1 1px;
 }
 
-.conApp__textAreaLabelHack,
 .conApp__editorContent,
 .conApp__outputContent {
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/test/accessibility/config.ts b/test/accessibility/config.ts
index 48fe97e2d0e38..dd8c59c1be835 100644
--- a/test/accessibility/config.ts
+++ b/test/accessibility/config.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default async function({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
       require.resolve('./apps/dashboard'),
       require.resolve('./apps/visualize'),
       require.resolve('./apps/management'),
-      // require.resolve('./apps/console'),
+      require.resolve('./apps/console'),
       require.resolve('./apps/home'),
     ],
     pageObjects,