diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs
index 969eb8e12f0fe..9b002d4cd0db2 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ mod jsx_a11y {
     pub mod alt_text;
     pub mod anchor_has_content;
     pub mod anchor_is_valid;
+    pub mod aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex;
     pub mod aria_props;
     pub mod aria_role;
     pub mod aria_unsupported_elements;
@@ -507,6 +508,7 @@ oxc_macros::declare_all_lint_rules! {
     jsx_a11y::alt_text,
     jsx_a11y::anchor_has_content,
     jsx_a11y::anchor_is_valid,
+    jsx_a11y::aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex,
     jsx_a11y::aria_props,
     jsx_a11y::aria_unsupported_elements,
     jsx_a11y::click_events_have_key_events,
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jsx_a11y/aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jsx_a11y/aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7b604dbd6ef40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/jsx_a11y/aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+use oxc_ast::{
+    ast::{JSXAttribute, JSXAttributeItem, JSXElementName},
+    AstKind,
+};
+use oxc_diagnostics::{
+    miette::{self, Diagnostic},
+    thiserror::Error,
+};
+use oxc_macros::declare_oxc_lint;
+use oxc_span::Span;
+
+use crate::{
+    context::LintContext,
+    globals::HTML_TAG,
+    rule::Rule,
+    utils::{get_element_type, has_jsx_prop_lowercase, is_interactive_element, parse_jsx_value},
+    AstNode,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error, Diagnostic)]
+#[error("eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y(aria-activedescendant-has-tabindex): Enforce elements with aria-activedescendant are tabbable.")]
+#[diagnostic(
+    severity(warning),
+    help("An element that manages focus with `aria-activedescendant` must have a tabindex.")
+)]
+struct AriaActivedescendantHasTabindexDiagnostic(#[label] pub Span);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct AriaActivedescendantHasTabindex;
+
+declare_oxc_lint!(
+    /// ### What it does
+    ///
+    /// Enforce elements with aria-activedescendant are tabbable.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```jsx
+    /// // Good
+    /// <CustomComponent />
+    /// <CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} />
+    /// <CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={0} />
+    /// <CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={-1} />
+    /// <div />
+    /// <input />
+    /// <div tabIndex={0} />
+    /// <div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={0} />
+    /// <div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex="0" />
+    /// <div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={1} />
+    /// <div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={-1} />
+    /// <div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex="-1" />
+    /// <input aria-activedescendant={someID} />
+    /// <input aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={0} />
+    /// <input aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={-1} />
+    ///
+    /// // Bad
+    /// <div aria-activedescendant={someID} />
+    /// ```
+    AriaActivedescendantHasTabindex,
+    correctness
+);
+
+impl Rule for AriaActivedescendantHasTabindex {
+    fn run<'a>(&self, node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) {
+        let AstKind::JSXOpeningElement(jsx_opening_el) = node.kind() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if has_jsx_prop_lowercase(jsx_opening_el, "aria-activedescendant").is_none() {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let Some(element_type) = get_element_type(ctx, jsx_opening_el) else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if !HTML_TAG.contains(&element_type) {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if let Some(JSXAttributeItem::Attribute(tab_index_attr)) =
+            has_jsx_prop_lowercase(jsx_opening_el, "tabIndex")
+        {
+            if !is_valid_tab_index_attr(tab_index_attr) {
+                return;
+            }
+        } else if is_interactive_element(&element_type, jsx_opening_el) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let JSXElementName::Identifier(identifier) = &jsx_opening_el.name else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        ctx.diagnostic(AriaActivedescendantHasTabindexDiagnostic(identifier.span));
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_valid_tab_index_attr(attr: &JSXAttribute) -> bool {
+    attr.value
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|value| parse_jsx_value(value).ok())
+        .map_or(false, |parsed_value| parsed_value < -1.0)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test() {
+    use crate::tester::Tester;
+
+    fn settings() -> serde_json::Value {
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "jsx-a11y": {
+                "components": {
+                    "CustomComponent": "div",
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    let pass = vec![
+        (r"<CustomComponent />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={0} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={-1} />;", None, None, None),
+        (
+            r"<CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={0} />;",
+            None,
+            Some(settings()),
+            None,
+        ),
+        (r"<div />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<input />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<div tabIndex={0} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={0} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex='0' />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={1} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<input aria-activedescendant={someID} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<input aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={1} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<input aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={0} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<input aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={-1} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={-1} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<div aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex='-1' />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<input aria-activedescendant={someID} tabIndex={-1} />;", None, None, None),
+    ];
+
+    let fail = vec![
+        (r"<div aria-activedescendant={someID} />;", None, None, None),
+        (r"<CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} />;", None, Some(settings()), None),
+    ];
+
+    Tester::new(AriaActivedescendantHasTabindex::NAME, pass, fail).test_and_snapshot();
+}
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.snap b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad20d3880b1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+source: crates/oxc_linter/src/tester.rs
+expression: aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex
+---
+  ⚠ eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y(aria-activedescendant-has-tabindex): Enforce elements with aria-activedescendant are tabbable.
+   ╭─[aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ <div aria-activedescendant={someID} />;
+   ·  ───
+   ╰────
+  help: An element that manages focus with `aria-activedescendant` must have a tabindex.
+
+  ⚠ eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y(aria-activedescendant-has-tabindex): Enforce elements with aria-activedescendant are tabbable.
+   ╭─[aria_activedescendant_has_tabindex.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ <CustomComponent aria-activedescendant={someID} />;
+   ·  ───────────────
+   ╰────
+  help: An element that manages focus with `aria-activedescendant` must have a tabindex.
+
+