diff --git a/src/aria/grid/grid.ts b/src/aria/grid/grid.ts
index 61b29eee6594..51b1c458cfbe 100644
--- a/src/aria/grid/grid.ts
+++ b/src/aria/grid/grid.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export class GridRow {
     '[attr.id]': '_pattern.id()',
     '[attr.rowspan]': '_pattern.rowSpan()',
     '[attr.colspan]': '_pattern.colSpan()',
-    '[attr.data-active]': '_pattern.active()',
+    '[attr.data-active]': 'active()',
     '[attr.data-anchor]': '_pattern.anchor()',
     '[attr.aria-disabled]': '_pattern.disabled()',
     '[attr.aria-rowspan]': '_pattern.rowSpan()',
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ export class GridCell {
   /** A reference to the host element. */
   readonly element = this._elementRef.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
 
+  /** Whether the cell is currently active (focused). */
+  readonly active = computed(() => this._pattern.active());
+
   /** The widgets contained within this cell, if any. */
   private readonly _widgets = contentChildren(GridCellWidget, {descendants: true});
 
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ export class GridCell {
   exportAs: 'ngGridCellWidget',
   host: {
     'class': 'grid-cell-widget',
-    '[attr.data-active]': '_pattern.active()',
+    '[attr.data-active]': 'active()',
     '[attr.data-active-control]': 'isActivated() ? "widget" : "cell"',
     '[tabindex]': '_tabIndex()',
   },
@@ -374,6 +377,9 @@ export class GridCellWidget {
   /** A reference to the host element. */
   readonly element = this._elementRef.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
 
+  /** Whether the widget is currently active (focused). */
+  readonly active = computed(() => this._pattern.active());
+
   /** The parent cell. */
   private readonly _cell = inject(GridCell);
 
diff --git a/src/aria/listbox/listbox.ts b/src/aria/listbox/listbox.ts
index e9a5343c6c38..842db23da374 100644
--- a/src/aria/listbox/listbox.ts
+++ b/src/aria/listbox/listbox.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export class Listbox<V> {
   exportAs: 'ngOption',
   host: {
     'role': 'option',
-    '[attr.data-active]': '_pattern.active()',
+    '[attr.data-active]': 'active()',
     '[attr.id]': '_pattern.id()',
     '[attr.tabindex]': '_pattern.tabIndex()',
     '[attr.aria-selected]': '_pattern.selected()',
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ export class Option<V> {
   /** A reference to the host element. */
   readonly element = this._elementRef.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
 
+  /** Whether the option is currently active (focused). */
+  active = computed(() => this._pattern.active());
+
   /** The parent Listbox. */
   private readonly _listbox = inject(Listbox);