diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/.storybook/main.ts b/dotcom-rendering/.storybook/main.ts
index b52f44fdc27..9eebecd0f2a 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/.storybook/main.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/.storybook/main.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
 		{ from: '../src/static', to: '/static/frontend/' },
 	],
 
-	addons: ['@storybook/addon-webpack5-compiler-swc', '@storybook/addon-docs'],
+	addons: [
+		'@storybook/addon-webpack5-compiler-swc',
+		'@storybook/addon-docs',
+		'@storybook/addon-a11y',
+	],
 
 	webpackFinal: async (config) => {
 		// Get project specific webpack options
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/package.json b/dotcom-rendering/package.json
index d849c7ee433..794c1449cd5 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/package.json
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 		"@guardian/tsconfig": "0.2.0",
 		"@playwright/test": "1.52.0",
 		"@sentry/browser": "10.20.0",
+		"@storybook/addon-a11y": "9.1.13",
 		"@storybook/addon-docs": "9.1.13",
 		"@storybook/addon-webpack5-compiler-swc": "4.0.1",
 		"@storybook/react-webpack5": "9.1.13",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c447bba0f25..7bf8d081c21 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ importers:
       '@sentry/browser':
         specifier: 10.20.0
         version: 10.20.0
+      '@storybook/addon-a11y':
+        specifier: 9.1.13
+        version: 9.1.13(storybook@9.1.13(@testing-library/dom@10.4.1)(prettier@3.0.3)(vite@6.4.0(@types/node@22.17.0)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.6.2)))
       '@storybook/addon-docs':
         specifier: 9.1.13
         version: 9.1.13(@types/react@18.3.1)(storybook@9.1.13(@testing-library/dom@10.4.1)(prettier@3.0.3)(vite@6.4.0(@types/node@22.17.0)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.6.2)))
@@ -3374,6 +3377,11 @@ packages:
   '@standard-schema/spec@1.0.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-m2bOd0f2RT9k8QJx1JN85cZYyH1RqFBdlwtkSlf4tBDYLCiiZnv1fIIwacK6cqwXavOydf0NPToMQgpKq+dVlA==}
 
+  '@storybook/addon-a11y@9.1.13':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-4enIl1h2XSZnFKUQJJoZbp1X40lzdj7f5JE15ZhU1al4z6hHWp7i2zD7ySyDpEbMypBCz1xnLvyiyw79m1fp7w==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      storybook: ^9.1.13
+
   '@storybook/addon-docs@9.1.13':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-V1nCo7bfC3kQ5VNVq0VDcHsIhQf507m+BxMA5SIYiwdJHljH2BXpW2fL3FFn9gv9Wp57AEEzhm+wh4zANaJgkg==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -8154,6 +8162,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.6.0', teleport: '>=0.2.0'}
     deprecated: |-
       You or someone you depend on is using Q, the JavaScript Promise library that gave JavaScript developers strong feelings about promises. They can almost certainly migrate to the native JavaScript promise now. Thank you literally everyone for joining me in this bet against the odds. Be excellent to each other.
+
       (For a CapTP with native promises, see @endo/eventual-send and @endo/captp)
 
   qs@6.13.0:
@@ -14149,6 +14158,12 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@standard-schema/spec@1.0.0': {}
 
+  '@storybook/addon-a11y@9.1.13(storybook@9.1.13(@testing-library/dom@10.4.1)(prettier@3.0.3)(vite@6.4.0(@types/node@22.17.0)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.6.2)))':
+    dependencies:
+      '@storybook/global': 5.0.0
+      axe-core: 4.8.2
+      storybook: 9.1.13(@testing-library/dom@10.4.1)(prettier@3.0.3)(vite@6.4.0(@types/node@22.17.0)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.6.2))
+
   '@storybook/addon-docs@9.1.13(@types/react@18.3.1)(storybook@9.1.13(@testing-library/dom@10.4.1)(prettier@3.0.3)(vite@6.4.0(@types/node@22.17.0)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.6.2)))':
     dependencies:
       '@mdx-js/react': 3.1.0(@types/react@18.3.1)(react@18.3.1)