diff --git a/examples/table/table.html b/examples/table/table.html
index 85b65ad81d..92af2a88d1 100644
--- a/examples/table/table.html
+++ b/examples/table/table.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ <h2 id="ex_label">Example</h2>
     <div role="separator" id="ex_start_sep" aria-labelledby="ex_start_sep ex_label" aria-label="Start of"></div>
     <div id="ex1">
       <div role="table" aria-label="Students" aria-describedby="students_table_desc">
-        <div id="students_table_desc">Students currently enrolled in WAI-ARIA 101 for the coming semester</div>
+        <div role="caption" id="students_table_desc">Students currently enrolled in WAI-ARIA 101 for the coming semester</div>
         <div role="rowgroup">
           <div role="row">
             <span role="columnheader">First Name</span>
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ <h2 id="rps_label">Role, Property, State, and Tabindex  Attributes</h2>
           <td><code>div</code></td>
           <td>Refers to the element that serves as the caption for the table.</td>
         </tr>
+        <tr data-test-id="caption-role">
+          <th scope="row"><code>caption</code></th>
+          <td></td>
+          <td><code>div</code></td>
+          <td>The element containing a description of the table contents.</td>
+        </tr>
         <tr data-test-id="rowgroup-role">
           <th scope="row"><code>rowgroup</code></th>
           <td></td>
diff --git a/test/tests/table_table.js b/test/tests/table_table.js
index afb56bedca..121c6a936a 100644
--- a/test/tests/table_table.js
+++ b/test/tests/table_table.js
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ ariaTest('"aria-describedby" attribute on table element', exampleFile, 'table-ar
     await assertAriaDescribedby(t, ex.tableSelector);
 });
 
+ariaTest('role="caption" element exists', exampleFile, 'caption-role', async (t) => {
+    await assertAriaRoles(t, 'ex1', 'caption', 1, 'div');
+});
 
 ariaTest('role="rowgroup" exists', exampleFile, 'rowgroup-role', async (t) => {
-  
+
   const rowgroups = await t.context.queryElements(t, ex.tableSelector + ' [role="rowgroup"]');
 
   t.is(
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ ariaTest('role="rowgroup" exists', exampleFile, 'rowgroup-role', async (t) => {
 
 
 ariaTest('role="row" exists', exampleFile, 'row-role', async (t) => {
-  
+
   const rows = await t.context.queryElements(t, ex.tableSelector + ' [role="rowgroup"] [role="row"]');
 
   t.is(
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ ariaTest('role="row" exists', exampleFile, 'row-role', async (t) => {
 
 
 ariaTest('role="columnheader" exists', exampleFile, 'columnheader-role', async (t) => {
-  
+
   const columnheaders = await t.context.queryElements(t, ex.tableSelector + ' [role="rowgroup"] [role="row"] [role="columnheader"]');
 
   t.is(
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ ariaTest('role="columnheader" exists', exampleFile, 'columnheader-role', async (
 });
 
 ariaTest('role="cell" exists', exampleFile, 'cell-role', async (t) => {
-  
+
   const cells = await t.context.queryElements(t, ex.tableSelector + ' [role="rowgroup"] [role="row"] [role="cell"]');
 
   t.is(