diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/PresentationFramework.csproj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/PresentationFramework.csproj
index 91c17599028..df9406764c6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/PresentationFramework.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/PresentationFramework.csproj
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@
     <Compile Include="System\Windows\Automation\Peers\InkPresenterAutomationPeer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\Windows\Automation\Peers\ItemAutomationPeer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\Windows\Automation\Peers\ItemsControlAutomationPeer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="System\Windows\Automation\Peers\ItemsControlElementAutomationPeer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\Windows\Automation\Peers\ItemsControlItemAutomationPeer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\Windows\Automation\Peers\ItemsControlWrapperAutomationPeer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\Windows\Automation\Peers\IViewAutomationPeer.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Automation/Peers/ItemsControlElementAutomationPeer.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Automation/Peers/ItemsControlElementAutomationPeer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25d917be2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Automation/Peers/ItemsControlElementAutomationPeer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+
+namespace System.Windows.Automation.Peers
+{
+    // this class is a brother of ItemsControlItemAutomationPeer,
+    internal class ItemsControlElementAutomationPeer : ItemAutomationPeer
+    {
+        private AutomationPeer _elementAutomationPeer;
+
+        public ItemsControlElementAutomationPeer(UIElement element, AutomationPeer peer, ItemsControlWrapperAutomationPeer parent)
+            : base(element, parent)
+        {
+            _elementAutomationPeer = peer;
+        }
+
+        protected override AutomationControlType GetAutomationControlTypeCore()
+        {
+            return _elementAutomationPeer.GetAutomationControlType();
+        }
+
+        protected override string GetClassNameCore()
+        {
+            return _elementAutomationPeer.GetClassName();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Automation/Peers/ItemsControlWrapperAutomationPeer.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Automation/Peers/ItemsControlWrapperAutomationPeer.cs
index a9eb8c9264f..6b4bc266abb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Automation/Peers/ItemsControlWrapperAutomationPeer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Automation/Peers/ItemsControlWrapperAutomationPeer.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ public ItemsControlWrapperAutomationPeer(ItemsControl owner)
 
         override protected ItemAutomationPeer CreateItemAutomationPeer(object item)
         {
+            if (item is UIElement element)
+            {
+                // Some UIElements have their own automation peers, so we need to check for that.
+                var peer = element.CreateAutomationPeer();
+                if (peer is not null)
+                {
+                    return new ItemsControlElementAutomationPeer(element, peer, this);
+                }
+
+                // Some other UIElements don't have their own automation peers, so we treat them as ItemsControlItems.
+            }
+
+            // If the item is not a UIElement, or if it is a UIElement that doesn't have its own automation peer,
+            // we create an ItemsControlItemAutomationPeer for it.
             return new ItemsControlItemAutomationPeer(item, this);
         }