diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbar.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbar.tsx
index 2cb46c37b376..2f994564d81d 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbar.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const TableToolbar: React.FC<TableToolbarProps> = ({
   });
   return (
     <section
+      role="group"
       aria-label={deprecatedAriaLabel || ariaLabel}
       {...rest}
       className={className}>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
index 00bcb00fe713..38be77e55cc2 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ exports[`DataTable behaves as expected selection should render and match snapsho
     <section
       aria-label="data table toolbar"
       class="cds--table-toolbar"
+      role="group"
     >
       <div
         aria-hidden="true"
@@ -810,6 +811,7 @@ exports[`DataTable renders as expected - Component API should render and match s
     <section
       aria-label="data table toolbar"
       class="cds--table-toolbar"
+      role="group"
     >
       <div
         aria-hidden="true"
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbar-test.js.snap b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbar-test.js.snap
index 5d5a930fe1e3..1acbebb07f7f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbar-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbar-test.js.snap
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://jestjs.io/docs/snapshot-testing
 
 exports[`TableToolbar renders as expected - Component API should render 1`] = `
 <div>
   <section
     aria-label="data table toolbar"
     class="cds--table-toolbar"
+    role="group"
   />
 </div>
 `;