diff --git a/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.spec.ts b/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.spec.ts
index 1701cee113e..7326e85acdb 100644
--- a/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.spec.ts
@@ -6,22 +6,23 @@ import { FeatureConfigService, TranslationService } from '@spartacus/core';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { NgSelectA11yDirective } from './ng-select-a11y.directive';
 import { NgSelectA11yModule } from './ng-select-a11y.module';
+import { BreakpointService } from '@spartacus/storefront';
 
 @Component({
   template: `
     <ng-select
       [searchable]="isSearchable"
       [cxNgSelectA11y]="{ ariaLabel: 'Size', ariaControls: 'size-results' }"
+      [items]="[1, 2, 3]"
+      [(ngModel)]="selected"
     >
-      <ng-option *ngFor="let val of [1, 2, 3]" [value]="val">{{
-        val
-      }}</ng-option>
     </ng-select>
     <div id="size-results"></div>
   `,
 })
 class MockComponent {
   isSearchable: boolean = false;
+  selected = 1;
 }
 
 class MockFeatureConfigService {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class MockTranslationService {
 describe('NgSelectA11yDirective', () => {
   let component: MockComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MockComponent>;
+  let breakpointService: BreakpointService;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -51,8 +53,8 @@ describe('NgSelectA11yDirective', () => {
     }).compileComponents();
 
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MockComponent);
-
     component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    breakpointService = TestBed.inject(BreakpointService);
   });
 
   function getNgSelect(): DebugElement {
@@ -89,4 +91,28 @@ describe('NgSelectA11yDirective', () => {
       done();
     });
   });
+
+  it('should append value to aria-label and hide the value element from screen reader on mobile', (done) => {
+    const isDownSpy = spyOn(breakpointService, 'isDown').and.returnValue(
+      of(true)
+    );
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    const ngSelectInstance = getNgSelect().componentInstance;
+    ngSelectInstance.writeValue(component.selected);
+    ngSelectInstance.detectChanges();
+
+    // Wait for the mutation observer to update the aria-label
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      const select = getNgSelect().nativeElement;
+      const valueElement = select.querySelector('.ng-value');
+      const divCombobox = select.querySelector("[role='combobox']");
+
+      expect(valueElement.getAttribute('aria-hidden')).toEqual('true');
+      expect(divCombobox.getAttribute('aria-label')).toContain(
+        `, ${component.selected}`
+      );
+      isDownSpy.and.callThrough();
+      done();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.ts b/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.ts
index 570d0d4ceee..4c25b9a7a13 100644
--- a/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/storefrontlib/shared/components/ng-select-a11y/ng-select-a11y.directive.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ export class NgSelectA11yDirective implements AfterViewInit {
     observerInstance.disconnect();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Hides the input value from the screen reader and provides it as part of the aria-label instead.
+   * This improves the screen reader output on mobile devices.
+   */
   appendValueToAriaLabel(
     _changes: any,
     observer: MutationObserver,