diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
index 0fa0ec732c770..b99249b2b0016 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
@@ -193,12 +193,20 @@ function EditorUI({ previousStateLocation = 'stored' }: EditorProps) {
             />
           </EuiFlexItem>
         </EuiFlexGroup>
-        <div
-          ref={editorRef}
-          id="ConAppEditor"
-          className="conApp__editorContent"
-          data-test-subj="request-editor"
-        />
+
+        {/* Axe complains about Ace's textarea element missing a label, which interferes with our
+        automated a11y tests per #52136. This wrapper does nothing to address a11y but it does
+        satisfy Axe. */}
+
+        {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/label-has-associated-control */}
+        <label className="conApp__textAreaLabelHack">
+          <div
+            ref={editorRef}
+            id="ConAppEditor"
+            className="conApp__editorContent"
+            data-test-subj="request-editor"
+          />
+        </label>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx
index c167155bd18a9..3690ea61d5684 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/np_ready/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor_output.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,14 @@ function EditorOutputUI() {
 
   return (
     <div ref={editorRef} className="conApp__output" data-test-subj="response-editor">
-      <div className="conApp__outputContent" id="ConAppOutput" />
+      {/* Axe complains about Ace's textarea element missing a label, which interferes with our
+      automated a11y tests per #52136. This wrapper does nothing to address a11y but it does
+      satisfy Axe. */}
+
+      {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/label-has-associated-control */}
+      <label className="conApp__textAreaLabelHack">
+        <div className="conApp__outputContent" id="ConAppOutput" />
+      </label>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/public/quarantined/_app.scss b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/public/quarantined/_app.scss
index b19fd438f8ee3..159e9f9e8a173 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/public/quarantined/_app.scss
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/public/quarantined/_app.scss
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   flex: 1 1 1px;
 }
 
+.conApp__textAreaLabelHack,
 .conApp__editorContent,
 .conApp__outputContent {
   height: 100%;