diff --git a/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/__tests__/index.spec.tsx b/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/__tests__/index.spec.tsx
index 13f8f1fab24..f734db90c13 100644
--- a/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/__tests__/index.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/__tests__/index.spec.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ describe('Citation', () => {
           ]}
         />,
       )
-      expect(screen.getAllByTestId('citation-measurement-item')).toHaveLength(2)
+      const measurementItems = screen.getAllByTestId('citation-measurement-item')
+      expect(measurementItems).toHaveLength(2)
+      measurementItems.forEach((item) => expect(item).toHaveAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'))
     })
 
     it('should display the document name inside each measurement item', () => {
diff --git a/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/index.tsx b/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/index.tsx
index 2ae793f9a52..9e57636bdf5 100644
--- a/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/index.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/base/chat/chat/citation/index.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const Citation: FC<CitationProps> = ({
         {resources.map((res, index) => (
           <div
             key={res.documentId}
+            aria-hidden
             data-testid="citation-measurement-item"
             className="absolute top-0 left-0 -z-10 mr-1 mb-1 h-7 w-auto max-w-60 pr-2 pl-7 text-xs whitespace-nowrap opacity-0"
             ref={(ele: HTMLDivElement | null) => {