diff --git a/.changeset/giant-bobcats-deliver.md b/.changeset/giant-bobcats-deliver.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ada0448a3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-bobcats-deliver.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@primer/react': patch
+---
+
+Update ActionList to place `id` on item with an ARIA role
+
+<!-- Changed components: ActionList -->
diff --git a/src/ActionList/Item.tsx b/src/ActionList/Item.tsx
index 80e43b3df6a..64343735987 100644
--- a/src/ActionList/Item.tsx
+++ b/src/ActionList/Item.tsx
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ export const Item = React.forwardRef<HTMLLIElement, ActionListItemProps>(
       [onSelect, disabled, afterSelect],
     )
 
-    // use props.id if provided, otherwise generate one.
-    const labelId = useId(id)
-    const inlineDescriptionId = useId(id && `${id}--inline-description`)
-    const blockDescriptionId = useId(id && `${id}--block-description`)
+    const itemId = useId(id)
+    const labelId = `${itemId}--label`
+    const inlineDescriptionId = `${itemId}--inline-description`
+    const blockDescriptionId = `${itemId}--block-description`
 
     const ItemWrapper = _PrivateItemWrapper || React.Fragment
 
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ export const Item = React.forwardRef<HTMLLIElement, ActionListItemProps>(
       'aria-describedby': slots.description?.props.variant === 'block' ? blockDescriptionId : undefined,
       ...(selectionAttribute && {[selectionAttribute]: selected}),
       role: role || itemRole,
+      id: itemId,
     }
 
     const containerProps = _PrivateItemWrapper ? {role: role || itemRole ? 'none' : undefined} : menuItemProps
diff --git a/src/NavList/__snapshots__/NavList.test.tsx.snap b/src/NavList/__snapshots__/NavList.test.tsx.snap
index ab5636102c6..fb4e2779519 100644
--- a/src/NavList/__snapshots__/NavList.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/NavList/__snapshots__/NavList.test.tsx.snap
@@ -306,9 +306,10 @@ exports[`NavList renders a simple list 1`] = `
       >
         <a
           aria-current="page"
-          aria-labelledby="react-aria-2 "
+          aria-labelledby="react-aria-2--label "
           class="c3"
           href="/"
+          id="react-aria-2"
           tabindex="0"
         >
           <div
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ exports[`NavList renders a simple list 1`] = `
           >
             <span
               class="c5"
-              id="react-aria-2"
+              id="react-aria-2--label"
             >
               Home
             </span>
@@ -328,9 +329,10 @@ exports[`NavList renders a simple list 1`] = `
         class="c1 c6"
       >
         <a
-          aria-labelledby="react-aria-5 "
+          aria-labelledby="react-aria-3--label "
           class="c3"
           href="/about"
+          id="react-aria-3"
           tabindex="0"
         >
           <div
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ exports[`NavList renders a simple list 1`] = `
           >
             <span
               class="c5"
-              id="react-aria-5"
+              id="react-aria-3--label"
             >
               About
             </span>
@@ -350,9 +352,10 @@ exports[`NavList renders a simple list 1`] = `
         class="c1 c6"
       >
         <a
-          aria-labelledby="react-aria-8 "
+          aria-labelledby="react-aria-4--label "
           class="c3"
           href="/contact"
+          id="react-aria-4"
           tabindex="0"
         >
           <div
@@ -361,7 +364,7 @@ exports[`NavList renders a simple list 1`] = `
           >
             <span
               class="c5"
-              id="react-aria-8"
+              id="react-aria-4--label"
             >
               Contact
             </span>
@@ -736,9 +739,10 @@ exports[`NavList renders with groups 1`] = `
           >
             <a
               aria-current="page"
-              aria-labelledby="react-aria-3 "
+              aria-labelledby="react-aria-3--label "
               class="c7"
               href="/getting-started"
+              id="react-aria-3"
               tabindex="0"
             >
               <div
@@ -747,7 +751,7 @@ exports[`NavList renders with groups 1`] = `
               >
                 <span
                   class="c9"
-                  id="react-aria-3"
+                  id="react-aria-3--label"
                 >
                   Getting started
                 </span>
@@ -770,22 +774,23 @@ exports[`NavList renders with groups 1`] = `
           role="presentation"
         >
           <span
-            id="react-aria-6"
+            id="react-aria-4"
           >
             Components
           </span>
         </div>
         <ul
-          aria-labelledby="react-aria-6"
+          aria-labelledby="react-aria-4"
           class="c4"
         >
           <li
             class="c5 c10"
           >
             <a
-              aria-labelledby="react-aria-7 "
+              aria-labelledby="react-aria-5--label "
               class="c7"
               href="/Avatar"
+              id="react-aria-5"
               tabindex="0"
             >
               <div
@@ -794,7 +799,7 @@ exports[`NavList renders with groups 1`] = `
               >
                 <span
                   class="c9"
-                  id="react-aria-7"
+                  id="react-aria-5--label"
                 >
                   Avatar
                 </span>
@@ -1200,8 +1205,9 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav does not have active styles if SubNav
         <button
           aria-controls="react-aria-3"
           aria-expanded="true"
-          aria-labelledby="react-aria-2 "
+          aria-labelledby="react-aria-2--label "
           class="c2 c3"
+          id="react-aria-2"
           tabindex="0"
         >
           <div
@@ -1213,7 +1219,7 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav does not have active styles if SubNav
             >
               <span
                 class="c6"
-                id="react-aria-2"
+                id="react-aria-2--label"
               >
                 Item
               </span>
@@ -1250,9 +1256,10 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav does not have active styles if SubNav
             >
               <a
                 aria-current="page"
-                aria-labelledby="react-aria-4 "
+                aria-labelledby="react-aria-4--label "
                 class="c11"
                 href="#"
+                id="react-aria-4"
                 tabindex="0"
               >
                 <div
@@ -1261,7 +1268,7 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav does not have active styles if SubNav
                 >
                   <span
                     class="c6"
-                    id="react-aria-4"
+                    id="react-aria-4--label"
                   >
                     Sub Item
                   </span>
@@ -1680,8 +1687,9 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav has active styles if SubNav contains t
         <button
           aria-controls="react-aria-3"
           aria-expanded="false"
-          aria-labelledby="react-aria-2 "
+          aria-labelledby="react-aria-2--label "
           class="c2 c3"
+          id="react-aria-2"
           tabindex="0"
         >
           <div
@@ -1693,7 +1701,7 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav has active styles if SubNav contains t
             >
               <span
                 class="c6"
-                id="react-aria-2"
+                id="react-aria-2--label"
               >
                 Item
               </span>
@@ -1730,9 +1738,10 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav has active styles if SubNav contains t
             >
               <a
                 aria-current="page"
-                aria-labelledby="react-aria-4 "
+                aria-labelledby="react-aria-4--label "
                 class="c11"
                 href="#"
+                id="react-aria-4"
                 tabindex="0"
               >
                 <div
@@ -1741,7 +1750,7 @@ exports[`NavList.Item with NavList.SubNav has active styles if SubNav contains t
                 >
                   <span
                     class="c6"
-                    id="react-aria-4"
+                    id="react-aria-4--label"
                   >
                     Sub Item
                   </span>
diff --git a/src/drafts/InlineAutocomplete/InlineAutocomplete.test.tsx b/src/drafts/InlineAutocomplete/InlineAutocomplete.test.tsx
index d7c26c48908..cfd7dff63ea 100644
--- a/src/drafts/InlineAutocomplete/InlineAutocomplete.test.tsx
+++ b/src/drafts/InlineAutocomplete/InlineAutocomplete.test.tsx
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ describe('InlineAutocomplete', () => {
     await user.keyboard('{ArrowDown}')
 
     expect(input).toHaveFocus()
-    expect(input).toHaveAttribute('aria-activedescendant', expect.stringContaining('option-1'))
+    expect(input).toHaveAttribute('aria-activedescendant', 'github')
     expect(within(getByRole('listbox')).queryAllByRole('option')[1]).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true')
 
     await user.keyboard('{Enter}')