diff --git a/packages/fiori/src/IllustratedMessageTemplate.tsx b/packages/fiori/src/IllustratedMessageTemplate.tsx
index a1730d560429..1b9e9825ed28 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/src/IllustratedMessageTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/fiori/src/IllustratedMessageTemplate.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function IllustratedMessageTemplate(this: IllustratedMessage) {
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
-			<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="ui5-illustrated-message-util">
+			<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="ui5-illustrated-message-util" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" focusable="false">
 				<defs>
 					<pattern id="sapIllus_PatternShadow" data-name="sapIllus_PatternShadow" width="3" height="5.5"
 						patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" viewBox="0 0 3 5.5">