diff --git a/.github/COMPONENT-GUIDE.md b/.github/COMPONENT-GUIDE.md
index b9181ab25f5..fb9de8eb385 100644
--- a/.github/COMPONENT-GUIDE.md
+++ b/.github/COMPONENT-GUIDE.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   * [Example Components](#example-components)
   * [References](#references)
 - [Accessibility](#accessibility)
+  * [Checkbox](#checkbox)
 - [Rendering Anchor or Button](#rendering-anchor-or-button)
   * [Example Components](#example-components-1)
   * [Component Structure](#component-structure-1)
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ ion-ripple-effect {
 #### Example Components
 
 - [ion-checkbox](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/tree/master/core/src/components/checkbox)
+- [ion-toggle](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/tree/master/core/src/components/toggle)
 
 #### VoiceOver
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/toggle/test/basic/index.html b/core/src/components/toggle/test/basic/index.html
index f86611f26bb..815245d35c5 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toggle/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/toggle/test/basic/index.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       <ion-toolbar>
         <ion-title>Toggle - Basic</ion-title>
         <ion-buttons slot="primary">
-          <ion-toggle></ion-toggle>
+          <ion-toggle aria-label="Toggle"></ion-toggle>
         </ion-buttons>
       </ion-toolbar>
     </ion-header>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       </p>
 
       <p>
-        <ion-toggle id="standAloneChecked"></ion-toggle>
+        <ion-toggle aria-label="Stand-alone toggle" id="standAloneChecked"></ion-toggle>
         Stand-alone toggle:
         <span id="standAloneCheckedSpan"></span>
       </p>
diff --git a/core/src/components/toggle/test/sizes/index.html b/core/src/components/toggle/test/sizes/index.html
index b4a9f4fe1a6..0d45635e1e5 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toggle/test/sizes/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/toggle/test/sizes/index.html
@@ -25,53 +25,53 @@
 
     <ion-content class="ion-padding-horizontal">
       <h1>Default</h1>
-      <ion-toggle></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle checked></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="danger"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="danger" checked></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" class="toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" checked class="toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Default"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Default" checked></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Default Danger" color="danger"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Default Danger" color="danger" checked></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Default Tertiary" color="tertiary" class="toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Default Tertiary Activated" color="tertiary" checked class="toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
 
       <h1>Custom Widths</h1>
-      <ion-toggle color="secondary" class="width-small"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="secondary" checked class="width-small"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="secondary" class="width-large"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="secondary" checked class="width-large"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" class="width-large toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" checked class="width-large toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Secondary Small Width" color="secondary" class="width-small"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Secondary Small Width" color="secondary" checked class="width-small"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Secondary Large Width" color="secondary" class="width-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Secondary Large Width" color="secondary" checked class="width-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Tertiary Large Width Activated" color="tertiary" class="width-large toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Tertiary Large Width Activated" color="tertiary" checked class="width-large toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
 
       <h1>Custom Heights</h1>
       <div style="display: flex; flex-flow: column; float: left;">
-        <ion-toggle class="height-small"></ion-toggle>
-        <ion-toggle checked class="height-small"></ion-toggle>
+        <ion-toggle aria-label="Small Height" class="height-small"></ion-toggle>
+        <ion-toggle aria-label="Small Height" checked class="height-small"></ion-toggle>
       </div>
-      <ion-toggle class="height-large"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle checked class="height-large"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle class="handle-height-large"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle checked class="handle-height-large"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle checked class="handle-height-large toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Large Height" class="height-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Large Height" checked class="height-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Large Height" class="handle-height-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Large Height" checked class="handle-height-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Large Height Activated" checked class="handle-height-large toggle-activated"></ion-toggle>
 
       <h1>Dynamic Sizes</h1>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" class="dynamic-small width-small height-small"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" checked class="dynamic-small width-small height-small"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" class="dynamic-large width-large height-large"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle color="tertiary" checked class="dynamic-large width-large height-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Tertiary Small Width Small Height" color="tertiary" class="dynamic-small width-small height-small"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Tertiary Small Width Small Height" color="tertiary" checked class="dynamic-small width-small height-small"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Tertiary Large Width Large Height" color="tertiary" class="dynamic-large width-large height-large"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Tertiary Large Width Large Height" color="tertiary" checked class="dynamic-large width-large height-large"></ion-toggle>
 
       <h1>Complex Custom Toggles</h1>
-      <ion-toggle mode="ios" class="all-custom"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle mode="ios" checked class="all-custom"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom" mode="ios" class="all-custom"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom" mode="ios" checked class="all-custom"></ion-toggle>
 
-      <ion-toggle class="custom-overflow"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle checked class="custom-overflow"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Overflow" class="custom-overflow"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Overflow" checked class="custom-overflow"></ion-toggle>
 
-      <ion-toggle mode="ios" color="dark" class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle mode="ios" color="dark" checked class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Spacing iOS" mode="ios" color="dark" class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Spacing iOS" mode="ios" color="dark" checked class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
 
-      <ion-toggle mode="md" color="dark" class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle mode="md" color="dark" checked class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Spacing MD" mode="md" color="dark" class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Spacing MD" mode="md" color="dark" checked class="custom-spacing"></ion-toggle>
 
-      <ion-toggle mode="ios" class="icon-custom"></ion-toggle>
-      <ion-toggle mode="ios" checked class="icon-custom"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Icon iOS" mode="ios" class="icon-custom"></ion-toggle>
+      <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Icon iOS" mode="ios" checked class="icon-custom"></ion-toggle>
     </ion-content>
   </ion-app>
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/toggle/test/standalone/index.html b/core/src/components/toggle/test/standalone/index.html
index ec617efb300..2f9e1de47ad 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toggle/test/standalone/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/toggle/test/standalone/index.html
@@ -13,23 +13,23 @@
 
 <body>
   <!-- Default -->
-  <ion-toggle></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Default Toggle"></ion-toggle>
 
   <!-- Colors -->
-  <ion-toggle checked color="primary"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="secondary"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="tertiary"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="success"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="warning"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="danger"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="light"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="medium"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked color="dark"></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked class="custom"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Primary Toggle" checked color="primary"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Secondary Toggle" checked color="secondary"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Tertiary Toggle" checked color="tertiary"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Success Toggle" checked color="success"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Warning Toggle" checked color="warning"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Danger Toggle" checked color="danger"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Light Toggle" checked color="light"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Medium Toggle" checked color="medium"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Dark Toggle" checked color="dark"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Custom Toggle" checked class="custom"></ion-toggle>
 
   <!-- Disabled -->
-  <ion-toggle checked disabled></ion-toggle>
-  <ion-toggle checked disabled color="secondary"></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Disabled Default Toggle" checked disabled></ion-toggle>
+  <ion-toggle aria-label="Disabled Secondary Toggle" checked disabled color="secondary"></ion-toggle>
 
   <style>
     .custom {
diff --git a/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.scss b/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.scss
index d4e4525d517..2ab8b0ab3ac 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.scss
@@ -45,8 +45,18 @@
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
-button {
+label {
   @include input-cover();
+
+  display: flex;
+
+  align-items: center;
+
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+input {
+  @include visually-hidden();
 }
 
 // Toggle Background Track: Unchecked
diff --git a/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.tsx b/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.tsx
index 56ff8113019..c4446d3d997 100644
--- a/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/toggle/toggle.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, ComponentInterface, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Host, Prop
 
 import { getIonMode } from '../../global/ionic-global';
 import { Color, Gesture, GestureDetail, StyleEventDetail, ToggleChangeEventDetail } from '../../interface';
-import { findItemLabel, renderHiddenInput } from '../../utils/helpers';
+import { getAriaLabel, renderHiddenInput } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { hapticSelection } from '../../utils/native/haptic';
 import { createColorClasses, hostContext } from '../../utils/theme';
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class Toggle implements ComponentInterface {
 
   private inputId = `ion-tg-${toggleIds++}`;
   private gesture?: Gesture;
-  private buttonEl?: HTMLElement;
+  private focusEl?: HTMLElement;
   private lastDrag = 0;
 
   @Element() el!: HTMLElement;
@@ -156,12 +156,15 @@ export class Toggle implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   private setFocus() {
-    if (this.buttonEl) {
-      this.buttonEl.focus();
+    if (this.focusEl) {
+      this.focusEl.focus();
     }
   }
 
-  private onClick = () => {
+  private onClick = (ev: Event) => {
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+
     if (this.lastDrag + 300 < Date.now()) {
       this.checked = !this.checked;
     }
@@ -176,23 +179,20 @@ export class Toggle implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { inputId, disabled, checked, activated, color, el } = this;
+    const { activated, color, checked, disabled, el, inputId, name } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
-    const labelId = inputId + '-lbl';
-    const label = findItemLabel(el);
+    const { label, labelId, labelText } = getAriaLabel(el, inputId);
     const value = this.getValue();
-    if (label) {
-      label.id = labelId;
-    }
-    renderHiddenInput(true, el, this.name, (checked ? value : ''), disabled);
+
+    renderHiddenInput(true, el, name, (checked ? value : ''), disabled);
 
     return (
       <Host
         onClick={this.onClick}
-        role="checkbox"
-        aria-disabled={disabled ? 'true' : null}
+        aria-labelledby={label ? labelId : null}
         aria-checked={`${checked}`}
-        aria-labelledby={labelId}
+        aria-hidden={disabled ? 'true' : null}
+        role="switch"
         class={createColorClasses(color, {
           [mode]: true,
           'in-item': hostContext('ion-item', el),
@@ -207,15 +207,19 @@ export class Toggle implements ComponentInterface {
             <div class="toggle-inner" part="handle" />
           </div>
         </div>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onFocus={this.onFocus}
-          onBlur={this.onBlur}
+        <label htmlFor={inputId}>
+          {labelText}
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="checkbox"
+          role="switch"
+          aria-checked={`${checked}`}
           disabled={disabled}
-          ref={btnEl => this.buttonEl = btnEl}
-          aria-hidden="true"
-        >
-        </button>
+          id={inputId}
+          onFocus={() => this.onFocus()}
+          onBlur={() => this.onBlur()}
+          ref={focusEl => this.focusEl = focusEl}
+        />
       </Host>
     );
   }