diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/lib/link.js b/src/js/_enqueues/lib/link.js
index 89adf33796588..e4708e476826e 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/lib/link.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/lib/link.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 			var ed,
 				$body = $( document.body );
 
+			$( '#wpwrap' ).attr( 'aria-hidden', 'true' );
 			$body.addClass( 'modal-open' );
 			wpLink.modalOpen = true;
 
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@
 
 		close: function( reset ) {
 			$( document.body ).removeClass( 'modal-open' );
+			$( '#wpwrap' ).removeAttr( 'aria-hidden' );
 			wpLink.modalOpen = false;
 
 			if ( reset !== 'noReset' ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
index 5d7ba224cc207..7a7c8c2350f33 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ public static function wp_link_dialog() {
 		// `display: none` is required here, see #WP27605.
 		?>
 		<div id="wp-link-backdrop" style="display: none"></div>
-		<div id="wp-link-wrap" class="wp-core-ui" style="display: none" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="link-modal-title">
+		<div id="wp-link-wrap" class="wp-core-ui" style="display: none" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="link-modal-title">
 		<form id="wp-link" tabindex="-1">
 		<?php wp_nonce_field( 'internal-linking', '_ajax_linking_nonce', false ); ?>
 		<h1 id="link-modal-title"><?php _e( 'Insert/edit link' ); ?></h1>