diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.tsx
index e851cf9d391..0b1a8e14887 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.tsx
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ export class Breadcrumb extends Mixin(...DefaultMixins) {
 
   override render() {
     const labelLastItem = this.items?.[this.items.length - 1];
+    const labelLastItemText =
+      labelLastItem?.label ?? labelLastItem?.textContent?.trim();
 
     this.inheritAriaAttributes['aria-label'] =
       this.inheritAriaAttributes['aria-label'] ?? 'Breadcrumbs';
@@ -203,11 +205,12 @@ export class Breadcrumb extends Mixin(...DefaultMixins) {
 
         {this.shouldRenderNextDropdown && (
           <ix-dropdown-button
-            label={labelLastItem.label ?? labelLastItem.innerText}
+            label={labelLastItemText}
             class="next-button"
             variant="tertiary"
             enableTopLayer={this.enableTopLayer}
             aria-current="page"
+            aria-label={`Show ${labelLastItemText} next items`}
           >
             <ix-icon
               slot="button-label"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/test/breadcrumb.ct.ts b/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/test/breadcrumb.ct.ts
index 906dfe00c12..d4fae35fc87 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/test/breadcrumb.ct.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/breadcrumb/test/breadcrumb.ct.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
 import { Locator } from '@playwright/test';
 import { regressionTest, expect } from '@utils/test';
 
+regressionTest('accessibility', async ({ mount, makeAxeBuilder }) => {
+  await mount(`
+  <ix-breadcrumb>
+    <ix-breadcrumb-item label="Item 1" breadcrumb-key="item-1"></ix-breadcrumb-item>
+    <ix-breadcrumb-item label="Item 2" breadcrumb-key="item-2"></ix-breadcrumb-item>
+    <ix-breadcrumb-item breadcrumb-key="item-3">Item 3</ix-breadcrumb-item>
+  </ix-breadcrumb>`);
+
+  const results = await makeAxeBuilder().analyze();
+  expect(results.violations).toEqual([]);
+});
+
 regressionTest('renders', async ({ mount, page }) => {
   await mount(`
   <ix-breadcrumb>
@@ -223,3 +235,27 @@ regressionTest.describe('keyboard navigation', () => {
     await expect(item2).toHaveVisibleFocus();
   });
 });
+
+regressionTest(
+  'should set aria-label on next dropdown button matching last item label',
+  async ({ mount, page }) => {
+    await mount(`
+  <ix-breadcrumb>
+    <ix-breadcrumb-item label="Item 1" breadcrumb-key="item-1"></ix-breadcrumb-item>
+    <ix-breadcrumb-item label="Item 2" breadcrumb-key="item-2"></ix-breadcrumb-item>
+    <ix-breadcrumb-item label="Item 3" breadcrumb-key="item-3"></ix-breadcrumb-item>
+  </ix-breadcrumb>`);
+
+    const breadcrumb = page.locator('ix-breadcrumb');
+    await breadcrumb.evaluate((bc: HTMLIxBreadcrumbElement) => {
+      bc.nextItems = [{ label: 'Next Item 1', breadcrumbKey: 'next-item-1' }];
+    });
+
+    const nextButton = breadcrumb.locator('ix-dropdown-button.next-button');
+    await expect(nextButton).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(nextButton).toHaveAttribute(
+      'aria-label',
+      'Show Item 3 next items'
+    );
+  }
+);