diff --git a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
index e0031625a7..23ebb38e36 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
+++ b/lib/core/src/lib/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@
                         </button>
                     </mat-menu>
                 </div>
-                <div
-                    role="gridcell"
+                <td
                     class="adf-datatable-cell adf-datatable-checkbox adf-datatable-checkbox-single"
                     tabindex="0"
                     [attr.aria-label]="'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SELECT_FILE' | translate"
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@
                     >
                         {{ 'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SELECT_FILE' | translate }}
                     </mat-checkbox>
-                </div>
+                </td>
 
         
                 <div