diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt
index 30cb8c5006..c537c89b6d 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemRow.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Size
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Brush
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.isTraversalGroup
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.components.layout.Cont
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.TimelineItem
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemCallNotifyContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemLegacyCallInviteContent
+import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemPollContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemStateContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemVoiceContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.protection.TimelineProtectionEvent
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ internal fun TimelineItemRow(
                                     } else {
                                         timelineItem.safeSenderName
                                     }
+                                    // For Polls, allow the answers to be traversed by Talkback
+                                    isTraversalGroup = timelineItem.content is TimelineItemPollContent
                                 }
                                 // Custom clickable that applies over the whole item for accessibility
                                 .then(
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemPollViewTest.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemPollViewTest.kt
index b89a3830be..3935d6d615 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemPollViewTest.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/event/TimelineItemPollViewTest.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ class TimelineItemPollViewTest {
             )
         }
         val answer = content.answerItems[answerIndex].answer
-        rule.onNode(hasText(answer.text)).performClick()
+        rule.onNode(
+            matcher = hasText(answer.text),
+            useUnmergedTree = true,
+        ).performClick()
         eventsRecorder.assertSingle(TimelineEvents.SelectPollAnswer(content.eventId!!, answer.id))
     }