diff --git a/site-beginner/templates/_func.php b/site-beginner/templates/_func.php
index 7e6369c2..40dbde4c 100644
--- a/site-beginner/templates/_func.php
+++ b/site-beginner/templates/_func.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function renderNav(PageArray $items) {
 		// render markup for each navigation item as an <li>
 		if($item->id == wire('page')->id) {
 			// if current item is the same as the page being viewed, add a "current" class to it
-			echo "<li class='current'>";
+			echo "<li class='current' aria-current='true'>";
 		} else {
 			// otherwise just a regular list item
 			echo "<li>";
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function renderNavTree($items, $maxDepth = 3) {
 		// if current item is the same as the page being viewed, add a "current" class and
 		// visually hidden text for screen readers to it
 		if($item->id == wire('page')->id) {
-			echo "<li class='current'><span class='visually-hidden'>Current page: </span>";
+			echo "<li class='current' aria-current='true'><span class='visually-hidden'>Current page: </span>";
 		} else {
 			echo "<li>";
 		}
diff --git a/site-beginner/templates/_head.php b/site-beginner/templates/_head.php
index 4b2a152d..533433d8 100644
--- a/site-beginner/templates/_head.php
+++ b/site-beginner/templates/_head.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 			if($child->id == $page->rootParent->id) {
 				// this $child page is currently being viewed (or one of it's children/descendents)
 				// so we highlight it as the current page in the navigation
-				echo "<li class='current'><span class='visually-hidden'>Current page: </span><a href='$child->url'>$child->title</a></li>";
+				echo "<li class='current' aria-current='true'><span class='visually-hidden'>Current page: </span><a href='$child->url'>$child->title</a></li>";
 			} else {
 				echo "<li><a href='$child->url'>$child->title</a></li>";
 			}
diff --git a/site-classic/templates/head.inc b/site-classic/templates/head.inc
index 8660ac3e..04d900f0 100644
--- a/site-classic/templates/head.inc
+++ b/site-classic/templates/head.inc
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@
 					if ($child === $page->rootParent) {
 						$class = " class='on'";
 						$indicator = "<span class='visually-hidden'>Current page: </span>";
+						$ariaState = " aria-current='true' ";
 					}
 					$class = $child === $page->rootParent ? " class='on'" : '';
-					echo "<li><a$class href='{$child->url}'>$indicator{$child->title}</a></li>";
+					echo "<li><a$class$ariaState href='{$child->url}'>$indicator{$child->title}</a></li>";
 				}
 
 			?></ul>
@@ -140,7 +141,8 @@
 
 					foreach($page->rootParent->children as $child) {
 						$class = $page === $child ? " class='on'" : '';
-						echo "<li><a$class href='{$child->url}'>{$child->title}</a></li>";	
+						$ariaState = $page === $child ? " aria-current='true' " : '';
+						echo "<li><a$class$ariaState href='{$child->url}'>{$child->title}</a></li>";
 					}
 
 					echo "</ul>";
diff --git a/site-default/templates/_main.php b/site-default/templates/_main.php
index f24e7f72..c5a8b0ef 100644
--- a/site-default/templates/_main.php
+++ b/site-default/templates/_main.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 		// top navigation consists of homepage and its visible children
 		foreach($homepage->and($homepage->children) as $item) {
 			if($item->id == $page->rootParent->id) {
-				echo "<li class='current'><span class='visually-hidden'>Current page: </span>";
+				echo "<li class='current' aria-current='true'><span class='visually-hidden'>Current page: </span>";
 			} else {
 				echo "<li>";
 			}
diff --git a/site-languages/templates/_main.php b/site-languages/templates/_main.php
index d8376e42..f4810aeb 100644
--- a/site-languages/templates/_main.php
+++ b/site-languages/templates/_main.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 		// top navigation consists of homepage and its visible children
 		foreach($homepage->and($homepage->children) as $item) {
 			if($item->id == $page->rootParent->id) {
-				echo "<li class='current'><span class='visually-hidden'>" . _x('Current page:', 'navigation') . " </span>";
+				echo "<li class='current' aria-current='true'><span class='visually-hidden'>" . _x('Current page:', 'navigation') . " </span>";
 			} else {
 				echo "<li>";
 			}