diff --git a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
index 9df70abaf4..6141631a0a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ function get_query_pagination_arrow( $block, $is_next ) {
                $arrow_attribute = $block->context['paginationArrow'];
                $arrow           = $arrow_map[ $block->context['paginationArrow'] ][ $pagination_type ];
                $arrow_classes   = "wp-block-query-pagination-$pagination_type-arrow is-arrow-$arrow_attribute";
-               return "<span class='$arrow_classes'>$arrow</span>";
+               return "<span class='$arrow_classes'  aria-hidden='true'>$arrow</span>";
        }
        return null;
 }
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ function get_comments_pagination_arrow( $block, $pagination_type = 'next' ) {
                $arrow_attribute = $block->context['comments/paginationArrow'];
                $arrow           = $arrow_map[ $block->context['comments/paginationArrow'] ][ $pagination_type ];
                $arrow_classes   = "wp-block-comments-pagination-$pagination_type-arrow is-arrow-$arrow_attribute";
-               return "<span class='$arrow_classes'>$arrow</span>";
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diff --git a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
index 9df70abaf4..6141631a0a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ function get_query_pagination_arrow( $block, $is_next ) {
                $arrow_attribute = $block->context['paginationArrow'];
                $arrow           = $arrow_map[ $block->context['paginationArrow'] ][ $pagination_type ];
                $arrow_classes   = "wp-block-query-pagination-$pagination_type-arrow is-arrow-$arrow_attribute";
-               return "<span class='$arrow_classes'>$arrow</span>";
+               return "<span class='$arrow_classes'  aria-hidden='true'>$arrow</span>";
        }
        return null;
 }
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ function get_comments_pagination_arrow( $block, $pagination_type = 'next' ) {
                $arrow_attribute = $block->context['comments/paginationArrow'];
                $arrow           = $arrow_map[ $block->context['comments/paginationArrow'] ][ $pagination_type ];
                $arrow_classes   = "wp-block-comments-pagination-$pagination_type-arrow is-arrow-$arrow_attribute";
-               return "<span class='$arrow_classes'>$arrow</span>";
+               return "<span class='$arrow_classes'  aria-hidden='true'>$arrow</span>";
        }
        return null;
 }