diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ActivityIndicator/RCTActivityIndicatorViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ActivityIndicator/RCTActivityIndicatorViewComponentView.mm
index 0797faa47e15..91b2d3c867ac 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ActivityIndicator/RCTActivityIndicatorViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/ActivityIndicator/RCTActivityIndicatorViewComponentView.mm
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ - (void)updateProps:(const Props::Shared &)props oldProps:(const Props::Shared &
   [super updateProps:props oldProps:oldProps];
 }
 
+// UIActivityIndicatorView is the accessibility element, not this view, so the
+// accessibility props go to it.
+- (BOOL)isAccessibilityElement
+{
+  return NO;
+}
+
+- (NSObject *)accessibilityElement
+{
+  return _activityIndicatorView;
+}
+
 @end
 
 Class<RCTComponentViewProtocol> RCTActivityIndicatorViewCls(void)