diff --git a/packages/react-select/src/Select.tsx b/packages/react-select/src/Select.tsx
index fc37056c0b..fee0f152b5 100644
--- a/packages/react-select/src/Select.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-select/src/Select.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ export interface Props<
   'aria-labelledby'?: AriaAttributes['aria-labelledby'];
   /** Used to set the priority with which screen reader should treat updates to live regions. The possible settings are: off, polite (default) or assertive */
   'aria-live'?: AriaAttributes['aria-live'];
+  /** HTML ID of an element that should be used as a description (for assistive tech) */
+  'aria-describedby'?: AriaAttributes['aria-describedby'];
   /** Customise the messages used by the aria-live component */
   ariaLiveMessages?: AriaLiveMessages<Option, IsMulti, Group>;
   /** Focus the control when it is mounted */
@@ -1738,7 +1740,9 @@ export default class Select<
             'aria-describedby': this.getElementId('live-region'),
           }
         : {
-            'aria-describedby': this.getElementId('placeholder'),
+            'aria-describedby':
+              this.props['aria-describedby'] ||
+              this.getElementId('placeholder'),
           }),
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/react-select/src/__tests__/Select.test.tsx b/packages/react-select/src/__tests__/Select.test.tsx
index 0313149095..a7136ed60c 100644
--- a/packages/react-select/src/__tests__/Select.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-select/src/__tests__/Select.test.tsx
@@ -2230,6 +2230,28 @@ test('accessibility > aria-activedescendant should not exist if hideSelectedOpti
   ).toBe('');
 });
 
+cases(
+  'accessibility > passes through aria-describedby prop',
+  ({ props = { ...BASIC_PROPS, 'aria-describedby': 'testing' } }) => {
+    let { container } = render(<Select {...props} />);
+    expect(
+      container
+        .querySelector('input.react-select__input')!
+        .getAttribute('aria-describedby')
+    ).toBe('testing');
+  },
+  {
+    'single select > should pass aria-describedby prop down to input': {},
+    'multi select > should pass aria-describedby prop down to input': {
+      props: {
+        ...BASIC_PROPS,
+        'aria-describedby': 'testing',
+        isMulti: true,
+      },
+    },
+  }
+);
+
 cases(
   'accessibility > passes through aria-labelledby prop',
   ({ props = { ...BASIC_PROPS, 'aria-labelledby': 'testing' } }) => {