Issue Summary

The "Linked pages" non-modal dialog is not programmatically identified for screen reader users.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the Jira DC instance.
2. In the header section, navigate to the "Projects" button, expand it, and open any project.
3. In the sidebar navigation, go to the "Backlog" link and activate it.
4. Using a screen reader, navigate to the "View linked pages" button and activate it.
5. Observe that a dialog appears, but there is no screen reader indication of the presence of a dialog.

Screen Recording

Non-modal dialog bug.mp4

Actual Results

When screen reader users activate the "View linked pages" button, a non-modal dialog "Linked pages" appears on the page. However, the dialog does not have a programmatic role or an accessible name.

As a result, screen reader users may have difficulty recognizing the presence of the dialog.

Expected Results

Users should be able to identify the presence of dialog with a screen reader.

Apply the following changes:

• Add role="dialog", aria-modal="false" and "aria-labelledby" attribute to the <div> tag containing the dialog content.
• Specify "id" attribute with unique value to the <h2> tag containing the "Linked pages" heading and reference it via "aria-labelledby" attribute.

For information on creating accessible modal dialog refer Modal dialog

Code Snippet:

<div role="dialog" aria-modal="false" aria-labelledby="a1">
.........
<h2 id="a1"Linked pages</h2>
.........
 </div>

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

Environment

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
macOS Sequoia 15.6
Operations - Windows11
Chrome - Version 140.0.7339.128 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Safari- Version 18.6
JAWS- Version 2023
NVDA- Version 2025.3
VoiceOver - Version Latest