diff --git a/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-selectable.js b/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-selectable.js
index 82cc580c618..b30806497aa 100644
--- a/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-selectable.js
+++ b/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-selectable.js
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ import { isArray, isNumber } from '../../../utils/inspect'
 import { looseEqual } from '../../../utils/loose-equal'
 import { mathMax, mathMin } from '../../../utils/math'
 import { makeProp } from '../../../utils/props'
+import { toString } from '../../../utils/string'
 import { sanitizeRow } from './sanitize-row'
 
 // --- Constants ---
 
 const SELECT_MODES = ['range', 'multi', 'single']
 
+const ROLE_GRID = 'grid'
+
 // --- Props ---
 
 export const props = {
@@ -70,17 +73,19 @@ export const selectableMixin = Vue.extend({
       }
     },
     selectableTableAttrs() {
-      const role = this.bvAttrs.role || 'grid'
+      if (!this.isSelectable) {
+        return {}
+      }
 
-      return this.isSelectable
-        ? {
-            role,
-            // TODO:
-            //   Should this attribute not be included when `no-select-on-click` is set
-            //   since this attribute implies keyboard navigation?
-            'aria-multiselectable': role === 'grid' ? String(this.selectableIsMultiSelect) : null
-          }
-        : {}
+      const role = this.bvAttrs.role || ROLE_GRID
+
+      return {
+        role,
+        // TODO:
+        //   Should this attribute not be included when `no-select-on-click` is set
+        //   since this attribute implies keyboard navigation?
+        'aria-multiselectable': role === ROLE_GRID ? toString(this.selectableIsMultiSelect) : null
+      }
     }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-table-renderer.js b/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-table-renderer.js
index 0941861b216..545da7af61c 100644
--- a/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-table-renderer.js
+++ b/src/components/table/helpers/mixin-table-renderer.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export const tableRendererMixin = Vue.extend({
       const ariaAttrs = this.isTableSimple
         ? {}
         : {
-            'aria-busy': this.computedBusy ? 'true' : 'false',
+            'aria-busy': toString(this.computedBusy),
             'aria-colcount': toString(fields.length),
             // Preserve user supplied `aria-describedby`, if provided
             'aria-describedby':
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const tableRendererMixin = Vue.extend({
         ...this.bvAttrs,
         // Now we can override any `$attrs` here
         id: this.safeId(),
-        role: 'table',
+        role: this.bvAttrs.role || 'table',
         ...ariaAttrs,
         ...selectableTableAttrs
       }
diff --git a/src/components/table/table-selectable.spec.js b/src/components/table/table-selectable.spec.js
index ac07994ddaa..d5eb54c5703 100644
--- a/src/components/table/table-selectable.spec.js
+++ b/src/components/table/table-selectable.spec.js
@@ -52,6 +52,47 @@ describe('table > row select', () => {
     wrapper.destroy()
   })
 
+  it('should apply user role if provided, grid role if multiselectable or table role otherwise', async () => {
+    let wrapper = mount(BTable, {
+      propsData: {
+        fields: testFields,
+        items: testItems
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(wrapper).toBeDefined()
+    await waitNT(wrapper.vm)
+
+    expect(wrapper.attributes('role')).toBe('table')
+    wrapper.destroy()
+
+    wrapper = mount(BTable, {
+      propsData: {
+        fields: testFields,
+        items: testItems,
+        role: 'foobar'
+      }
+    })
+
+    await waitNT(wrapper.vm)
+
+    expect(wrapper.attributes('role')).toBe('foobar')
+    wrapper.destroy()
+
+    wrapper = mount(BTable, {
+      propsData: {
+        fields: testFields,
+        items: testItems,
+        selectable: true
+      }
+    })
+
+    await waitNT(wrapper.vm)
+
+    expect(wrapper.attributes('role')).toBe('grid')
+    wrapper.destroy()
+  })
+
   it('should have tabindex but not aria-selected when not selectable and has row-clicked listener', async () => {
     const wrapper = mount(BTable, {
       propsData: {