diff --git a/src/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts b/src/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts
index 012a549b28..7347b3b526 100644
--- a/src/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts
+++ b/src/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class WKAXNode implements accessibility.AXNode {
       return this._children;
     }
 
-    _findNeedle() : WKAXNode {
+    _findNeedle() : WKAXNode | null {
       if (this._payload.found)
         return this;
       for (const child of this._children) {
@@ -108,8 +108,26 @@ class WKAXNode implements accessibility.AXNode {
       }
     }
 
+    _isTextControl() : boolean {
+      switch (this._payload.role) {
+        case 'combobox':
+        case 'searchfield':
+        case 'textbox':
+        case 'TextField':
+          return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    _name() : string {
+      if (this._payload.role === 'text')
+        return this._payload.value || '';
+      return this._payload.name || '';
+    }
+
     isInteresting(insideControl: boolean) : boolean {
-      const {role, focusable, name} = this._payload;
+      const {role, focusable} = this._payload;
+      const name = this._name();
       if (role === 'ScrollArea')
         return false;
       if (role === 'WebArea')
@@ -129,14 +147,29 @@ class WKAXNode implements accessibility.AXNode {
       return this.isLeafNode() && !!name;
     }
 
+    _hasRendundantTextChild() {
+      if (this._children.length !== 1)
+        return false;
+      const child = this._children[0];
+      return child._payload.role === 'text' && this._payload.name === child._payload.value;
+    }
+
     isLeafNode() : boolean {
-      return !this._children.length;
+      if (!this._children.length)
+        return true;
+      // WebKit on Linux ignores everything inside text controls, normalize this behavior
+      if (this._isTextControl())
+        return true;
+      // WebKit for mac has text nodes inside heading, li, menuitem, a, and p nodes
+      if (this._hasRendundantTextChild())
+        return true;
+      return false;
     }
 
     serialize(): accessibility.SerializedAXNode {
       const node : accessibility.SerializedAXNode = {
         role: WKRoleToARIARole.get(this._payload.role) || this._payload.role,
-        name: this._payload.name || '',
+        name: this._name(),
       };
 
       if ('description' in this._payload && this._payload.description !== node.name)
@@ -148,13 +181,15 @@ class WKAXNode implements accessibility.AXNode {
           node.roledescription = roledescription;
       }
 
+      if ('value' in this._payload && this._payload.role !== 'text')
+        node.value = this._payload.value;
+
       type AXPropertyOfType<Type> = {
         [Key in keyof Protocol.Page.AXNode]:
             Protocol.Page.AXNode[Key] extends Type ? Key : never
       }[keyof Protocol.Page.AXNode];
 
       const userStringProperties: string[] = [
-        'value',
         'keyshortcuts',
         'valuetext'
       ];
diff --git a/test/accessibility.spec.js b/test/accessibility.spec.js
index 78eb527d3d..b9bb89356c 100644
--- a/test/accessibility.spec.js
+++ b/test/accessibility.spec.js
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ module.exports.describe = function({testRunner, expect, FFOX, CHROMIUM, WEBKIT})
         <input aria-placeholder="placeholder" value="and a value" />
         <div aria-hidden="true" id="desc">This is a description!</div>
         <input aria-placeholder="placeholder" value="and a value" aria-describedby="desc" />
-        <select>
-          <option>First Option</option>
-          <option>Second Option</option>
-        </select>
       </body>`);
       // autofocus happens after a delay in chrome these days
       await page.waitForFunction(() => document.activeElement.hasAttribute('autofocus'));
@@ -58,10 +54,7 @@ module.exports.describe = function({testRunner, expect, FFOX, CHROMIUM, WEBKIT})
           {role: 'textbox', name: '', value: 'value only'},
           {role: 'textbox', name: '', value: 'and a value'}, // firefox doesn't use aria-placeholder for the name
           {role: 'textbox', name: '', value: 'and a value', description: 'This is a description!'}, // and here
-          {role: 'combobox', name: '', value: 'First Option', haspopup: true, children: [
-            {role: 'combobox option', name: 'First Option', selected: true},
-            {role: 'combobox option', name: 'Second Option'}]
-          }]
+        ]
       } : CHROMIUM ? {
         role: 'WebArea',
         name: 'Accessibility Test',
@@ -75,14 +68,12 @@ module.exports.describe = function({testRunner, expect, FFOX, CHROMIUM, WEBKIT})
           {role: 'textbox', name: '', value: 'value only'},
           {role: 'textbox', name: 'placeholder', value: 'and a value'},
           {role: 'textbox', name: 'placeholder', value: 'and a value', description: 'This is a description!'},
-          {role: 'combobox', name: '', value: 'First Option', children: [
-            {role: 'menuitem', name: 'First Option', selected: true},
-            {role: 'menuitem', name: 'Second Option'}]
-          }]
+        ]
       } : {
         role: 'WebArea',
         name: 'Accessibility Test',
         children: [
+          {role: 'text', name: 'Hello World'},
           {role: 'heading', name: 'Inputs', level: 1},
           {role: 'textbox', name: 'Empty input', focused: true},
           {role: 'textbox', name: 'readonly input', readonly: true},
@@ -91,10 +82,6 @@ module.exports.describe = function({testRunner, expect, FFOX, CHROMIUM, WEBKIT})
           {role: 'textbox', name: '', value: 'value only' },
           {role: 'textbox', name: 'placeholder',value: 'and a value'},
           {role: 'textbox', name: 'This is a description!',value: 'and a value'}, // webkit uses the description over placeholder for the name
-          {role: 'button', name: '', value: 'First Option', children: [
-            { role: 'MenuListOption', name: '', value: 'First Option', selected: true },
-            { role: 'MenuListOption', name: '', value: 'Second Option' }]
-          }
         ]
       };
       expect(await page.accessibility.snapshot()).toEqual(golden);
@@ -338,6 +325,19 @@ module.exports.describe = function({testRunner, expect, FFOX, CHROMIUM, WEBKIT})
           await page.$eval('button', button => button.remove());
           expect(await page.accessibility.snapshot({root: button})).toEqual(null);
         });
+        it('should show uninteresting nodes', async({page}) => {
+          await page.setContent(`
+            <div id="root" role="textbox">
+              <div>hi</div>
+            </div>
+          `);
+
+          const root = await page.$('#root');
+          const snapshot = await page.accessibility.snapshot({root, interestingOnly: false});
+          expect(snapshot.role).toBe('textbox');
+          expect(snapshot.value).toBe('hi');
+          expect(!!snapshot.children).toBe(true);
+        });
       });
     });
     function findFocusedNode(node) {