angular
diff --git a/‎src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-set.spec.ts‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 1 deletion b/‎src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-set.spec.ts‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-set.ts‎
Lines changed: 13 additions & 1 deletion b/‎src/material-experimental/mdc-chips/chip-set.ts‎
Lines changed: 13 additions & 1 deletion
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ describe('MDC-based MatChipSet', () => {
         expect(chips.toArray().every(chip => chip.disabled)).toBe(true);
       }));
 
-      it('should have role presentation', () => {
+      it('should have role presentation by default', () => {
         expect(chipSetNativeElement.getAttribute('role')).toBe('presentation');
       });
+
+      it('should allow a custom role to be specified', () => {
+        chipSetInstance.role = 'list';
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(chipSetNativeElement.getAttribute('role')).toBe('list');
+      });
     });
   });
 
 
@@ -132,7 +132,19 @@ export class MatChipSet extends _MatChipSetMixinBase implements AfterContentInit
   get empty(): boolean { return this._chips.length === 0; }
 
   /** The ARIA role applied to the chip set. */
-  get role(): string | null { return this.empty ? null : 'presentation'; }
+  @Input()
+  get role(): string | null {
+    if (this._role) {
+      return this._role;
+    } else {
+      return this.empty ? null : 'presentation';
+    }
+  }
+
+  set role(value: string | null) {
+    this._role = value;
+  }
+  private _role: string|null = null;
 
   /** Whether any of the chips inside of this chip-set has focus. */
   get focused(): boolean { return this._hasFocusedChip(); }