diff --git a/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/README.md b/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/README.md
index 7f39e1bd8c..2ff80bed13 100644
--- a/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/README.md
+++ b/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type: example
   {(props, matches) => {
     if (matches.includes('tablet')) {
       return (
-        <Breadcrumb label="You are here:">
+        <Breadcrumb label="breadcrumb">
           <Breadcrumb.Link href="#">Student Forecast</Breadcrumb.Link>
           <Breadcrumb.Link href="#">University of Utah</Breadcrumb.Link>
           <Breadcrumb.Link href="#">University of Utah Colleges</Breadcrumb.Link>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Change the `size` prop to control the font-size of the breadcrumbs (default is `
 type: example
 ---
 <div>
-  <Breadcrumb size="small" label="You are here:" margin="none none medium">
+  <Breadcrumb size="small" label="breadcrumb" margin="none none medium">
     <Breadcrumb.Link href="https://instructure.github.io/instructure-ui/">English 204</Breadcrumb.Link>
       <Breadcrumb.Link
         onClick={function () {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type: example
     <Breadcrumb.Link>Rabbit Is Rich</Breadcrumb.Link>
   </Breadcrumb>
   <View as="div" width="40rem">
-    <Breadcrumb label="You are here:" margin="none none medium">
+    <Breadcrumb label="breadcrumb" margin="none none medium">
       <Breadcrumb.Link href="https://instructure.github.io/instructure-ui/">English 204</Breadcrumb.Link>
         <Breadcrumb.Link
           onClick={function () {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type: example
       <Breadcrumb.Link>Rabbit Is Rich</Breadcrumb.Link>
     </Breadcrumb>
   </View>
-  <Breadcrumb size="large" label="You are here:">
+  <Breadcrumb size="large" label="breadcrumb">
     <Breadcrumb.Link href="https://instructure.github.io/instructure-ui/">English 204</Breadcrumb.Link>
       <Breadcrumb.Link
         onClick={function () {
diff --git a/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/index.tsx b/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/index.tsx
index 03f12dc385..3dfa44838a 100644
--- a/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-breadcrumb/src/Breadcrumb/index.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ class Breadcrumb extends Component<BreadcrumbProps> {
     this.ref = el
   }
 
+  addAriaCurrent = (child: React.ReactNode) => {
+    const updatedChild = React.cloneElement(
+      child as React.ReactElement<{ 'aria-current'?: string }>,
+      {
+        'aria-current': 'true'
+      }
+    )
+    return updatedChild
+  }
+
   componentDidMount() {
     this.props.makeStyles?.()
   }
@@ -78,9 +88,13 @@ class Breadcrumb extends Component<BreadcrumbProps> {
       maxWidth: `${Math.floor(100 / numChildren)}%`
     }
     return React.Children.map(children, (child, index) => {
+      const isLastElement = index === numChildren - 1
+      const hasHref =
+        React.isValidElement(child) && (child.props as { href?: string }).href
+
       return (
         <li css={styles?.crumb} style={inlineStyle}>
-          {child}
+          {isLastElement && hasHref ? this.addAriaCurrent(child) : child}
           {index < numChildren - 1 && (
             <IconArrowOpenEndSolid color="auto" css={styles?.separator} />
           )}