diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 8d36a25001..3ec3e89e09 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ function wp_generate_tag_cloud( $tags, $args = '' ) {
 		$tags_data[] = array(
 			'id'         => $tag_id,
 			'url'        => '#' != $tag->link ? $tag->link : '#',
+			'role'       => '#' != $tag->link ? '' : ' role="button"',
 			'name'	     => $tag->name,
 			'title'      => $title,
 			'slug'       => $tag->slug,
@@ -940,7 +941,7 @@ function wp_generate_tag_cloud( $tags, $args = '' ) {
 	// generate the output links array
 	foreach ( $tags_data as $key => $tag_data ) {
 		$class = $tag_data['class'] . ' tag-link-position-' . ( $key + 1 );
-		$a[] = "<a href='" . esc_url( $tag_data['url'] ) . "' class='" . esc_attr( $class ) . "' title='" . esc_attr( $tag_data['title'] ) . "' style='font-size: " . esc_attr( str_replace( ',', '.', $tag_data['font_size'] ) . $args['unit'] ) . ";'>" . esc_html( $tag_data['name'] ) . "</a>";
+		$a[] = "<a href='" . esc_url( $tag_data['url'] ) . "'" . $tag_data['role'] . " class='" . esc_attr( $class ) . "' title='" . esc_attr( $tag_data['title'] ) . "' style='font-size: " . esc_attr( str_replace( ',', '.', $tag_data['font_size'] ) . $args['unit'] ) . ";'>" . esc_html( $tag_data['name'] ) . "</a>";
 	}
 
 	switch ( $args['format'] ) {