diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/__tests__/index-test.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/__tests__/index-test.js
index a4d5db0d..4d4b9556 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -36,24 +36,38 @@ describe('modules/createElement', () => {
       expect(component.find('div').length).toBe(1);
     });
 
-    [{ disabled: true }, { disabled: false }].forEach(({ disabled }) => {
-      describe(`value is "button" and disabled is "${disabled}"`, () => {
-        [{ name: 'Enter', which: 13 }, { name: 'Space', which: 32 }].forEach(({ name, which }) => {
-          test(`"onClick" is ${disabled ? 'not ' : ''}called when "${name}" is pressed`, () => {
-            const onClick = jest.fn();
-            const component = shallow(
-              createElement('span', { accessibilityRole: 'button', disabled, onClick })
-            );
-            component.find('span').simulate('keyPress', {
-              isDefaultPrevented() {},
-              nativeEvent: {},
-              preventDefault() {},
-              which
-            });
-            expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(disabled ? 0 : 1);
+    const testRole = ({ accessibilityRole, disabled }) => {
+      [{ key: 'Enter', which: 13 }, { key: 'Space', which: 32 }].forEach(({ key, which }) => {
+        test(`"onClick" is ${disabled ? 'not ' : ''}called when "${key}" key is pressed`, () => {
+          const onClick = jest.fn();
+          const component = shallow(
+            createElement('span', { accessibilityRole, disabled, onClick })
+          );
+          component.find('span').simulate('keyPress', {
+            isDefaultPrevented() {},
+            nativeEvent: {},
+            preventDefault() {},
+            which
           });
+          expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(disabled ? 0 : 1);
         });
       });
+    };
+
+    describe('value is "button" and disabled is "true"', () => {
+      testRole({ accessibilityRole: 'button', disabled: true });
+    });
+
+    describe('value is "button" and disabled is "false"', () => {
+      testRole({ accessibilityRole: 'button', disabled: false });
+    });
+
+    describe('value is "menuitem" and disabled is "true"', () => {
+      testRole({ accessibilityRole: 'menuitem', disabled: true });
+    });
+
+    describe('value is "menuitem" and disabled is "false"', () => {
+      testRole({ accessibilityRole: 'menuitem', disabled: false });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js
index 10d3f460..db3c914b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/createElement/index.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const eventHandlerNames = {
 const adjustProps = domProps => {
   const { onClick, onResponderRelease, role } = domProps;
 
-  const isButtonRole = role === 'button';
+  const isButtonLikeRole = AccessibilityUtil.buttonLikeRoles[role];
   const isDisabled = AccessibilityUtil.isDisabled(domProps);
   const isLinkRole = role === 'link';
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const adjustProps = domProps => {
     const prop = domProps[propName];
     const isEventHandler = typeof prop === 'function' && eventHandlerNames[propName];
     if (isEventHandler) {
-      if (isButtonRole && isDisabled) {
+      if (isButtonLikeRole && isDisabled) {
         domProps[propName] = undefined;
       } else {
         // TODO: move this out of the render path
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ const adjustProps = domProps => {
     };
   }
 
-  // Button role should trigger 'onClick' if SPACE or ENTER keys are pressed.
-  if (isButtonRole && !isDisabled) {
+  // Button-like roles should trigger 'onClick' if SPACE or ENTER keys are pressed.
+  if (isButtonLikeRole && !isDisabled) {
     domProps.onKeyPress = function(e) {
       if (!e.isDefaultPrevented() && (e.which === 13 || e.which === 32)) {
         e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/AccessibilityUtil/buttonLikeRoles.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/AccessibilityUtil/buttonLikeRoles.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61a42c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/AccessibilityUtil/buttonLikeRoles.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-present, Nicolas Gallagher.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+const buttonLikeRoles: { [string]: boolean } = {
+  // ARIA button behaves like native 'button' element
+  button: true,
+  // ARIA menuitem responds to Enter/Space like a button. Spec requires AT to
+  // ignore ARIA roles of any children.
+  // https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Using_ARIA_menus
+  menuitem: true
+};
+
+export default buttonLikeRoles;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/AccessibilityUtil/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/AccessibilityUtil/index.js
index 9c4a0e12..e6f7cb12 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/AccessibilityUtil/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/AccessibilityUtil/index.js
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
  * @flow
  */
 
+import buttonLikeRoles from './buttonLikeRoles';
 import isDisabled from './isDisabled';
 import propsToAccessibilityComponent from './propsToAccessibilityComponent';
 import propsToAriaRole from './propsToAriaRole';
 
 const AccessibilityUtil = {
+  buttonLikeRoles,
   isDisabled,
   propsToAccessibilityComponent,
   propsToAriaRole
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/__tests__/index-test.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/__tests__/index-test.js
index e33cf95a..921231ed 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ describe('modules/createDOMProps', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('"accessibilityRole" of "button"', () => {
-      const accessibilityRole = 'button';
-
+    const testFocusableRole = accessibilityRole => {
       test('default case', () => {
         expect(createProps({ accessibilityRole })).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({ 'data-focusable': true, tabIndex: '0' })
@@ -118,6 +116,14 @@ describe('modules/createDOMProps', () => {
           })
         ).not.toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ 'data-focusable': true, tabIndex: '0' }));
       });
+    };
+
+    describe('"accessibilityRole" of "button"', () => {
+      testFocusableRole('button');
+    });
+
+    describe('"accessibilityRole" of "menuitem"', () => {
+      testFocusableRole('menuitem');
     });
 
     describe('with unfocusable accessibilityRole', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/index.js
index d5a76905..9e5a4558 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/modules/createDOMProps/index.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const createDOMProps = (component, props, styleResolver) => {
     } else {
       domProps['data-focusable'] = true;
     }
-  } else if (role === 'button' || role === 'textbox') {
+  } else if (AccessibilityUtil.buttonLikeRoles[role] || role === 'textbox') {
     if (accessible !== false && focusable) {
       domProps['data-focusable'] = true;
       domProps.tabIndex = '0';