diff --git a/docs/_layouts/default.html b/docs/_layouts/default.html
index dab3d5665556..e3642ac6d1a9 100644
--- a/docs/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/docs/_layouts/default.html
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
     {% include nav-home.html %}
 
-    <div id="content">
+    <main id="content" role="main">
         {{ content }}
-    </div>
+    </main>
 
     {% include footer.html %}
   </body>
diff --git a/docs/_layouts/docs.html b/docs/_layouts/docs.html
index 4c719c5d8aef..c44275f1f83c 100644
--- a/docs/_layouts/docs.html
+++ b/docs/_layouts/docs.html
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
         <div class="col-12 col-md-3 push-md-9 bd-sidebar">
           {% include nav-docs.html %}
         </div>
-        <div class="col-12 col-md-9 pull-md-3 bd-content">
+        <main class="col-12 col-md-9 pull-md-3 bd-content" role="main">
           <h1 class="bd-title" id="content">{{ page.title }}</h1>
           {{ content }}
-        </div>
+        </main>
       </div>
     </div>