diff --git a/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/tagpicker-itemrole-3385_2018-04-12-18-36.json b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/tagpicker-itemrole-3385_2018-04-12-18-36.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fe4ba75157d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/office-ui-fabric-react/tagpicker-itemrole-3385_2018-04-12-18-36.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+      "comment": "Added missing role to TagPicker's TagItem.",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+  "email": "v-brgarl@microsoft.com"
+}
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diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/TagPicker/TagItem.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/TagPicker/TagItem.tsx
index ae15d1f680d21..fedbb0ce2ff21 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/TagPicker/TagItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/pickers/TagPicker/TagItem.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const TagItem = (props: IPickerItemProps<ITag>) => (
       styles.root,
       { 'is-selected': props.selected } as IDictionary,
       props.selected && styles.isSelected) }
+    role={ 'listitem' }
     key={ props.index }
     data-selection-index={ props.index }
     data-is-focusable={ !props.disabled && true }