diff --git a/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/aria_child_tabbable.ts b/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/aria_child_tabbable.ts
index 92014e8e0..bcc423565 100644
--- a/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/aria_child_tabbable.ts
+++ b/accessibility-checker-engine/src/v4/rules/aria_child_tabbable.ts
@@ -74,18 +74,17 @@ export let aria_child_tabbable: Rule = {
 
         let roles = ruleContext.getAttribute("role").trim().toLowerCase().split(/\s+/);
         // Determine if this is referenced by a combobox. If so, focus is controlled by the combobox
+        // ignore if the id of the element is referenced by another element with "aria-controls" or "aria-expanded" and with certain roles. If so, focus is controlled by the referencing element
         let id = ruleContext.getAttribute("id");
         if (id && id.trim().length > 0) {
-            if (ruleContext.ownerDocument.querySelector(`*[aria-controls='${id}'][role='combobox']`)) {
+            /**if (ruleContext.ownerDocument.querySelector(`*[aria-controls='${id}'][role='combobox']`)) {
                 return null;
             }
-        
-            // ignore if the id of the element is referenced by another element with "aria-controls" and with certain roles. If so, focus is controlled by the referencing element
-            const containers = ['listbox', 'menu', 'menubar', 'radiogroup', 'tree', 'treegrid'];
-            if (roles && roles.length >0 && roles.some(r=>containers.includes(r) 
-                && ruleContext.ownerDocument.querySelector(`*[aria-controls='${id}']`))) {
+            */
+            const elem = ruleContext.ownerDocument.querySelector(`*[aria-controls='${id}'][aria-haspopup='true'], *[aria-controls='${id}'][aria-expanded='true']`);
+            const containers = ['combobox', 'listbox', 'menu', 'menubar', 'radiogroup', 'tree', 'treegrid'];
+            if (elem && RPTUtil.isTabbable(elem) && roles && roles.length >0 && roles.some(r=>containers.includes(r)))
                 return null;
-            }
         }
 
         let passed = true;
diff --git a/accessibility-checker-engine/test/v2/checker/accessibility/rules/aria_child_tabbable_ruleunit/menu_child.html b/accessibility-checker-engine/test/v2/checker/accessibility/rules/aria_child_tabbable_ruleunit/menu_child.html
index bad28d6fd..82d3df2f5 100644
--- a/accessibility-checker-engine/test/v2/checker/accessibility/rules/aria_child_tabbable_ruleunit/menu_child.html
+++ b/accessibility-checker-engine/test/v2/checker/accessibility/rules/aria_child_tabbable_ruleunit/menu_child.html
@@ -57,108 +57,7 @@
       UnitTest = {
         ruleIds: ["aria_child_tabbable"],
         results: [
-        {
-            "ruleId": "aria_child_tabbable",
-            "value": [
-              "INFORMATION",
-              "PASS"
-            ],
-            "path": {
-              "dom": "/html[1]/body[1]/main[1]/div[1]",
-              "aria": "/document[1]/main[1]/tablist[1]"
-            },
-            "reasonId": "pass",
-            "message": "Rule Passed",
-            "messageArgs": [],
-            "apiArgs": [],
-            "category": "Accessibility"
-          },
-          {
-            "ruleId": "aria_child_tabbable",
-            "value": [
-              "INFORMATION",
-              "PASS"
-            ],
-            "path": {
-              "dom": "/html[1]/body[1]/main[1]/div[2]",
-              "aria": "/document[1]/main[1]/tablist[2]"
-            },
-            "reasonId": "pass",
-            "message": "Rule Passed",
-            "messageArgs": [],
-            "apiArgs": [],
-            "category": "Accessibility"
-          },
-          {
-            "ruleId": "aria_child_tabbable",
-            "value": [
-              "INFORMATION",
-              "PASS"
-            ],
-            "path": {
-              "dom": "/html[1]/body[1]/main[1]/div[3]",
-              "aria": "/document[1]/main[1]/tablist[3]"
-            },
-            "reasonId": "pass",
-            "message": "Rule Passed",
-            "messageArgs": [],
-            "apiArgs": [],
-            "category": "Accessibility"
-          },
-          {
-            "ruleId": "aria_child_tabbable",
-            "value": [
-              "INFORMATION",
-              "PASS"
-            ],
-            "path": {
-              "dom": "/html[1]/body[1]/main[1]/div[4]",
-              "aria": "/document[1]/main[1]/tablist[4]"
-            },
-            "reasonId": "pass",
-            "message": "Rule Passed",
-            "messageArgs": [],
-            "apiArgs": [],
-            "category": "Accessibility"
-          },
-          {
-            "ruleId": "aria_child_tabbable",
-            "value": [
-              "INFORMATION",
-              "FAIL"
-            ],
-            "path": {
-              "dom": "/html[1]/body[1]/main[1]/div[5]",
-              "aria": "/document[1]/main[1]/tablist[5]"
-            },
-            "reasonId": "fail_missing_child",
-            "message": "None of the descendent elements with \"tab\" role is tabbable",
-            "messageArgs": [
-              "div",
-              "tab"
-            ],
-            "apiArgs": [],
-            "category": "Accessibility"
-          },
-          {
-            "ruleId": "aria_child_tabbable",
-            "value": [
-              "INFORMATION",
-              "FAIL"
-            ],
-            "path": {
-              "dom": "/html[1]/body[1]/main[1]/div[6]",
-              "aria": "/document[1]/main[1]/tablist[6]"
-            },
-            "reasonId": "fail_missing_child",
-            "message": "None of the descendent elements with \"tab\" role is tabbable",
-            "messageArgs": [
-              "div",
-              "tab"
-            ],
-            "apiArgs": [],
-            "category": "Accessibility"
-          }
+        
         ]
       };
     </script>