diff --git a/src/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx b/src/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
index 36ff1265..ee48ab3b 100644
--- a/src/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export const ConfirmDialog: React.FC<ConfirmDialogProps> = ({
             ref={cancelBtnRef}
             type="button"
             onClick={onCancel}
-            
+            className="px-4 py-2 rounded border border-gray-300 bg-white text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500"
           >
             {cancelLabel}
           </button>
diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialogAxe.test.tsx b/src/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialogAxe.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25a349fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialogAxe.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+/**
+ * jest-axe accessibility tests for ConfirmDialog.
+ *
+ * Covers the key view states:
+ *   - closed (renders nothing — no violations by definition)
+ *   - default/loaded (role="dialog")
+ *   - destructive/loaded (role="alertdialog")
+ *   - custom button labels
+ *   - long / whitespace-heavy description (edge-case content)
+ *   - error-style content slot
+ *
+ * Each open-dialog test runs axe against the full document.body so the
+ * backdrop, dialog, and any side-by-side page content are all included in
+ * the scan — matching real-world usage.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { axe } from 'jest-axe';
+import { ConfirmDialog } from '../ConfirmDialog';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** Renders the dialog inside a minimal page shell and returns the container. */
+function renderDialog(ui: React.ReactElement) {
+  return render(
+    <div>
+      {/* Simulate a real page with background content */}
+      <main>
+        <h1>Page content</h1>
+        <p>Background paragraph that should be hidden from AT when dialog opens.</p>
+      </main>
+      {ui}
+    </div>,
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Closed state
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('ConfirmDialog a11y — closed state', () => {
+  it('renders nothing when isOpen=false, so there are no violations', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={false}
+        title="Delete item"
+        description="This action cannot be undone."
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Default (loaded) state — role="dialog"
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('ConfirmDialog a11y — default loaded state', () => {
+  it('has no violations with standard title and description', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Confirm action"
+        description="Are you sure you want to proceed?"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('has no violations with custom confirm and cancel labels', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Submit milestone"
+        description="Once submitted, the milestone will be reviewed by the client."
+        confirmLabel="Yes, submit"
+        cancelLabel="Go back"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('exposes aria-labelledby pointing to the visible title element', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Accessible title"
+        description="Accessible description"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const dialog = screen.getByRole('dialog');
+    const titleEl = screen.getByText('Accessible title');
+    expect(dialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-labelledby', titleEl.id);
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('exposes aria-describedby pointing to the visible description element', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Title"
+        description="Detailed description of the action."
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const dialog = screen.getByRole('dialog');
+    const descEl = screen.getByText('Detailed description of the action.');
+    expect(dialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-describedby', descEl.id);
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('has aria-modal="true" and no violations', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Modal check"
+        description="Verifying modal attribute."
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('dialog')).toHaveAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Destructive state — role="alertdialog"
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('ConfirmDialog a11y — destructive (alertdialog) state', () => {
+  it('has no violations with tone="destructive"', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Delete contract"
+        description="This will permanently remove the contract and all its milestones."
+        confirmLabel="Delete"
+        cancelLabel="Keep it"
+        tone="destructive"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('alertdialog')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('alertdialog has aria-modal="true" and no violations', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Irreversible action"
+        description="You cannot undo this."
+        tone="destructive"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const alertDialog = screen.getByRole('alertdialog');
+    expect(alertDialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('alertdialog has aria-labelledby and aria-describedby wired correctly', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Release funds"
+        description="Funds will be transferred to the freelancer immediately."
+        tone="destructive"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const alertDialog = screen.getByRole('alertdialog');
+    const titleEl = screen.getByText('Release funds');
+    const descEl = screen.getByText('Funds will be transferred to the freelancer immediately.');
+
+    expect(alertDialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-labelledby', titleEl.id);
+    expect(alertDialog).toHaveAttribute('aria-describedby', descEl.id);
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Edge-case content
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('ConfirmDialog a11y — edge-case content', () => {
+  it('has no violations with a very long description (error-like content)', async () => {
+    const longDescription =
+      'An unexpected error occurred while processing your request. ' +
+      'The server returned a 500 Internal Server Error. ' +
+      'Please try again later or contact support if the problem persists. ' +
+      'Reference code: ERR-20260715-0042.';
+
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Server error"
+        description={longDescription}
+        confirmLabel="Retry"
+        cancelLabel="Dismiss"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('has no violations when title and description contain special characters', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title='Confirm: "Delete & Archive"'
+        description="All data < 30 days will be removed. This affects > 100 records."
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('has no violations with minimum-length single-word labels', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="OK?"
+        description="Proceed."
+        confirmLabel="OK"
+        cancelLabel="No"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('both buttons are focusable and present in the accessibility tree', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Confirm"
+        description="Are you sure?"
+        confirmLabel="Yes"
+        cancelLabel="No"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Yes' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'No' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Background content isolation
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('ConfirmDialog a11y — background isolation', () => {
+  it('has no violations when background elements carry aria-hidden=true', async () => {
+    // When the dialog opens, ConfirmDialog sets aria-hidden on background
+    // siblings. axe should still find zero violations in this state.
+    const { container } = renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Isolated dialog"
+        description="The rest of the page should be hidden from AT."
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const results = await axe(container);
+    expect(results.violations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('cancel button has visible focus-ring class applied', () => {
+    renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Focus check"
+        description="Cancel button should have a visible focus ring."
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const cancelBtn = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Cancel' });
+    // Confirm the className string contains a focus-visible ring utility
+    expect(cancelBtn.className).toMatch(/focus-visible/);
+  });
+
+  it('confirm button has visible focus-ring class applied', () => {
+    renderDialog(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        title="Focus check"
+        description="Confirm button should have a visible focus ring."
+        confirmLabel="Delete"
+        onConfirm={jest.fn()}
+        onCancel={jest.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const confirmBtn = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete' });
+    expect(confirmBtn.className).toMatch(/focus-visible/);
+  });
+});