diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js b/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js
index 3ba1c2b757..205ef1c970 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-required-children-evaluate.js
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import {
   getOwnedVirtual
 } from '../../commons/aria';
 import { getGlobalAriaAttrs } from '../../commons/standards';
-import { hasContentVirtual, idrefs, isFocusable } from '../../commons/dom';
+import {
+  hasContentVirtual,
+  idrefs,
+  isFocusable,
+  isVisibleToScreenReaders
+} from '../../commons/dom';
 
 /**
  * Get all owned roles of an element
@@ -15,6 +20,10 @@ function getOwnedRoles(virtualNode, required) {
   const ownedElements = getOwnedVirtual(virtualNode);
   for (let i = 0; i < ownedElements.length; i++) {
     const ownedElement = ownedElements[i];
+    if (ownedElement.props.nodeType !== 1) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
     const role = getRole(ownedElement, { noPresentational: true });
 
     const hasGlobalAria = getGlobalAriaAttrs().some(attr =>
@@ -27,6 +36,7 @@ function getOwnedRoles(virtualNode, required) {
     // this means intermediate roles between a required parent and
     // child will fail the check
     if (
+      !isVisibleToScreenReaders(ownedElement) ||
       (!role && !hasGlobalAriaOrFocusable) ||
       (['group', 'rowgroup'].includes(role) &&
         required.some(requiredRole => requiredRole === role))
diff --git a/lib/commons/dom/index.js b/lib/commons/dom/index.js
index f1e6100161..9e5f16a741 100644
--- a/lib/commons/dom/index.js
+++ b/lib/commons/dom/index.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export { default as isNode } from './is-node';
 export { default as isOffscreen } from './is-offscreen';
 export { default as isOpaque } from './is-opaque';
 export { default as isSkipLink } from './is-skip-link';
-export { default as isVisibleToScreenReaders } from './is-visible-for-screenreader';
+export { default as isVisibleToScreenReaders } from './is-visible-to-screenreader';
 export { default as isVisibleOnScreen } from './is-visible-on-screen';
 export { default as isVisible } from './is-visible';
 export { default as isVisualContent } from './is-visual-content';
diff --git a/lib/commons/dom/is-visible-for-screenreader.js b/lib/commons/dom/is-visible-to-screenreader.js
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/commons/dom/is-visible-for-screenreader.js
rename to lib/commons/dom/is-visible-to-screenreader.js
diff --git a/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js b/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js
index 4acecb0c25..e47c259134 100644
--- a/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js
+++ b/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import formControlValue from './form-control-value';
 import subtreeText from './subtree-text';
 import titleText from './title-text';
 import sanitize from './sanitize';
-import isVisibleToScreenReaders from '../dom/is-visible-for-screenreader';
+import isVisibleToScreenReaders from '../dom/is-visible-to-screenreader';
 import isIconLigature from '../text/is-icon-ligature';
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/commons/text/visible-virtual.js b/lib/commons/text/visible-virtual.js
index 02942b6775..5862a84e94 100644
--- a/lib/commons/text/visible-virtual.js
+++ b/lib/commons/text/visible-virtual.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sanitize from './sanitize';
 import isVisibleOnScreen from '../dom/is-visible-on-screen';
-import isVisibleToScreenReaders from '../dom/is-visible-for-screenreader';
+import isVisibleToScreenReaders from '../dom/is-visible-to-screenreader';
 import AbstractVirtualNode from '../../core/base/virtual-node/abstract-virtual-node';
 import { getNodeFromTree } from '../../core/utils';
 
diff --git a/test/checks/aria/required-children.js b/test/checks/aria/required-children.js
index ab39ead842..34c5c312c4 100644
--- a/test/checks/aria/required-children.js
+++ b/test/checks/aria/required-children.js
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-describe('aria-required-children', function () {
-  'use strict';
+describe('aria-required-children', () => {
+  const fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
+  const shadowSupported = axe.testUtils.shadowSupport.v1;
+  const checkContext = axe.testUtils.MockCheckContext();
+  const checkSetup = axe.testUtils.checkSetup;
 
-  var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
-  var shadowSupported = axe.testUtils.shadowSupport.v1;
-  var checkContext = axe.testUtils.MockCheckContext();
-  var checkSetup = axe.testUtils.checkSetup;
-
-  afterEach(function () {
+  afterEach(() => {
     fixture.innerHTML = '';
     axe._tree = undefined;
     checkContext.reset();
   });
 
-  it('should detect missing sole required child', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should detect missing sole required child', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><p>Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
 
@@ -27,17 +25,17 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
 
   (shadowSupported ? it : xit)(
     'should detect missing sole required child in shadow tree',
-    function () {
+    () => {
       fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="list"></div>';
 
-      var target = document.querySelector('#target');
-      var shadowRoot = target.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
+      const target = document.querySelector('#target');
+      const shadowRoot = target.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
       shadowRoot.innerHTML = '<p>Nothing here.</p>';
 
       axe.testUtils.flatTreeSetup(fixture);
-      var virtualTarget = axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target);
+      const virtualTarget = axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target);
 
-      var params = [target, undefined, virtualTarget];
+      const params = [target, undefined, virtualTarget];
       assert.isFalse(
         axe.testUtils
           .getCheckEvaluate('aria-required-children')
@@ -47,8 +45,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     }
   );
 
-  it('should detect multiple missing required children when one required', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should detect multiple missing required children when one required', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target"><p>Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
 
@@ -62,17 +60,17 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
 
   (shadowSupported ? it : xit)(
     'should detect missing multiple required children in shadow tree when one required',
-    function () {
+    () => {
       fixture.innerHTML = '<div role="grid" id="target"></div>';
 
-      var target = document.querySelector('#target');
-      var shadowRoot = target.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
+      const target = document.querySelector('#target');
+      const shadowRoot = target.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
       shadowRoot.innerHTML = '<p>Nothing here.</p>';
 
       axe.testUtils.flatTreeSetup(fixture);
-      var virtualTarget = axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target);
+      const virtualTarget = axe.utils.getNodeFromTree(target);
 
-      var params = [target, undefined, virtualTarget];
+      const params = [target, undefined, virtualTarget];
       assert.isFalse(
         axe.testUtils
           .getCheckEvaluate('aria-required-children')
@@ -82,8 +80,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     }
   );
 
-  it('should pass all existing required children when all required', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass all existing required children when all required', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="menu"><li role="none"></li><li role="menuitem">Item 1</li><div role="menuitemradio">Item 2</div><div role="menuitemcheckbox">Item 3</div></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -93,8 +91,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return undefined when element is empty and is in reviewEmpty options', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup('<div role="list" id="target"></div>', {
+  it('should return undefined when element is empty and is in reviewEmpty options', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup('<div role="list" id="target"></div>', {
       reviewEmpty: ['list']
     });
     assert.isUndefined(
@@ -104,8 +102,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return false when children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should return false when children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><div role="menuitem"></div></div>',
       { reviewEmpty: ['list'] }
     );
@@ -116,8 +114,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return false when owned children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should return false when owned children do not have correct role and is in reviewEmpty options', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target" aria-owns="ownedchild"></div><div id="ownedchild" role="menuitem"></div>',
       { reviewEmpty: ['list'] }
     );
@@ -128,8 +126,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when list does not have required children listitem', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when list does not have required children listitem', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list"><span>Item 1</span></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -141,8 +139,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['listitem']);
   });
 
-  it('should fail when list has intermediate child with role that is not a required role', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when list has intermediate child with role that is not a required role', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list"><div role="tabpanel"><div role="listitem">List item 1</div></div></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
         .apply(checkContext, params)
     );
 
-    var unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(
+    const unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(
       axe._tree,
       '[role="tabpanel"]'
     )[0];
@@ -159,8 +157,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     assert.deepEqual(checkContext._relatedNodes, [unallowed]);
   });
 
-  it('should fail when list has child with global aria attribute but no role', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when list has child with global aria attribute but no role', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list"><div aria-live="polite"><div role="listitem">List item 1</div></div></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
         .apply(checkContext, params)
     );
 
-    var unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(
+    const unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(
       axe._tree,
       '[aria-live="polite"]'
     )[0];
@@ -177,8 +175,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     assert.deepEqual(checkContext._relatedNodes, [unallowed]);
   });
 
-  it('should fail when list has child with tabindex but no role', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when list has child with tabindex but no role', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list"><div tabindex="0"><div role="listitem">List item 1</div></div></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -187,13 +185,44 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
         .apply(checkContext, params)
     );
 
-    var unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(axe._tree, '[tabindex="0"]')[0];
+    const unallowed = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(
+      axe._tree,
+      '[tabindex="0"]'
+    )[0];
     assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, { messageKey: 'unallowed' });
     assert.deepEqual(checkContext._relatedNodes, [unallowed]);
   });
 
-  it('should fail when nested child with role row does not have required child role cell', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass when list has child with aria-hidden', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
+      '<div id="target" role="list">' +
+        '<div aria-hidden="true">Ignore item</div>' +
+        '<div role="listitem">List item 1</div>' +
+        '</div>'
+    );
+    assert.isTrue(
+      axe.testUtils
+        .getCheckEvaluate('aria-required-children')
+        .apply(checkContext, params)
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should pass when list has child with aria-hidden and is focusable', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
+      '<div id="target" role="list">' +
+        '<div aria-hidden="true" tabindex="0">Ignore item</div>' +
+        '<div role="listitem">List item 1</div>' +
+        '</div>'
+    );
+    assert.isTrue(
+      axe.testUtils
+        .getCheckEvaluate('aria-required-children')
+        .apply(checkContext, params)
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should fail when nested child with role row does not have required child role cell', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div  role="grid"><div role="row" id="target"><span>Item 1</span></div></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -205,8 +234,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     assert.includeMembers(checkContext._data, ['cell']);
   });
 
-  it('should pass one indirectly aria-owned child when one required', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass one indirectly aria-owned child when one required', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target" aria-owns="r"></div><div id="r"><div role="row">Nothing here.</div></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -216,8 +245,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should not break if aria-owns points to non-existent node', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should not break if aria-owns points to non-existent node', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target" aria-owns="nonexistent"></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -227,8 +256,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing aria-owned child when one required', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass one existing aria-owned child when one required', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target" aria-owns="r"></div><p id="r" role="row">Nothing here.</p>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -238,8 +267,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail one existing aria-owned child when an intermediate child with role that is not a required role exists', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail one existing aria-owned child when an intermediate child with role that is not a required role exists', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div id="target" role="list" aria-owns="list"></div><div id="list"><div role="tabpanel"><div role="listitem"></div></div></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -249,8 +278,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing required child when one required (has explicit role of tab)', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass one existing required child when one required (has explicit role of tab)', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<ul id="target" role="tablist"><li role="tab">Tab 1</li><li role="tab">Tab 2</li></ul>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -260,8 +289,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass required child roles (grid contains row, which contains cell)', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass required child roles (grid contains row, which contains cell)', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<table id="target" role="grid"><tr role="row"><td role="cell">Item 1</td></tr></table>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -271,8 +300,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing required child when one required', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass one existing required child when one required', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="grid" id="target"><p role="row">Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -282,8 +311,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass one existing required child when one required because of implicit role', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass one existing required child when one required because of implicit role', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<table id="target"><p role="row">Nothing here.</p></table>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -293,8 +322,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass when a child with an implicit role is present', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass when a child with an implicit role is present', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<table role="grid" id="target"><tr><td>Nothing here.</td></tr></table>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -304,8 +333,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass direct existing required children', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass direct existing required children', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><p role="listitem">Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -315,8 +344,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass indirect required children', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass indirect required children', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><p>Just a regular ol p that contains a... <p role="listitem">Nothing here.</p></p></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -326,8 +355,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should return true when a role has no required owned', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should return true when a role has no required owned', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="listitem" id="target"><p>Nothing here.</p></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -337,8 +366,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass when role allows group and group has required child', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass when role allows group and group has required child', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="menu" id="target"><ul role="group"><li role="menuitem">Menuitem</li></ul></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -348,8 +377,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role allows group and group does not have required child', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when role allows group and group does not have required child', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="menu" id="target"><ul role="group"><li>Menuitem</li></ul></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -359,8 +388,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role does not allow group', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when role does not allow group', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="list" id="target"><ul role="group"><li role="listitem">Item</li></ul></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -370,8 +399,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should pass when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup has required child', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should pass when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup has required child', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="table" id="target"><ul role="rowgroup"><li role="row">Row</li></ul></div>'
     );
     assert.isTrue(
@@ -381,8 +410,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup does not have required child', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when role allows rowgroup and rowgroup does not have required child', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="table" id="target"><ul role="rowgroup"><li>Row</li></ul></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -392,8 +421,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  it('should fail when role does not allow rowgroup', function () {
-    var params = checkSetup(
+  it('should fail when role does not allow rowgroup', () => {
+    const params = checkSetup(
       '<div role="listbox" id="target"><ul role="rowgroup"><li role="option">Option</li></ul></div>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
@@ -403,9 +432,9 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  describe('options', function () {
-    it('should return undefined instead of false when the role is in options.reviewEmpty', function () {
-      var params = checkSetup('<div role="grid" id="target"></div>', {
+  describe('options', () => {
+    it('should return undefined instead of false when the role is in options.reviewEmpty', () => {
+      const params = checkSetup('<div role="grid" id="target"></div>', {
         reviewEmpty: []
       });
       assert.isFalse(
@@ -425,8 +454,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should not throw when options is incorrect', function () {
-      var params = checkSetup('<div role="row" id="target"></div>');
+    it('should not throw when options is incorrect', () => {
+      const params = checkSetup('<div role="row" id="target"></div>');
 
       // Options: (incorrect)
       params[1] = ['menu'];
@@ -453,8 +482,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty children', function () {
-      var params = checkSetup(
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty children', () => {
+      const params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div></div></div>'
       );
       params[1] = {
@@ -467,8 +496,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return false when the element has empty child with role', function () {
-      var params = checkSetup(
+    it('should return false when the element has empty child with role', () => {
+      const params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div role="grid"></div></div>'
       );
       params[1] = {
@@ -481,8 +510,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=presentation', function () {
-      var params = checkSetup(
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=presentation', () => {
+      const params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div role="presentation"></div></div>'
       );
       params[1] = {
@@ -495,8 +524,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=none', function () {
-      var params = checkSetup(
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child with role=none', () => {
+      const params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target"><div role="none"></div></div>'
       );
       params[1] = {
@@ -509,8 +538,8 @@ describe('aria-required-children', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child and aria-label', function () {
-      var params = checkSetup(
+    it('should return undefined when the element has empty child and aria-label', () => {
+      const params = checkSetup(
         '<div role="listbox" id="target" aria-label="listbox"><div></div></div>'
       );
       params[1] = {
diff --git a/test/commons/dom/is-visible-for-screenreader.js b/test/commons/dom/is-visible-to-screenreader.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/commons/dom/is-visible-for-screenreader.js
rename to test/commons/dom/is-visible-to-screenreader.js
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html
index 274527e339..14a52d2d10 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.html
@@ -135,3 +135,8 @@
   <span role="separator"></span>
   <a role="menuitem" href="">Item 3</a>
 </nav>
+
+<div role="menu" id="pass18">
+  <div role="menuitem">menu item</div>
+  <div aria-hidden="true">shouldn't be flagged but is</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json
index c1d7f46d4b..23f2822f0a 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-required-children/aria-required-children.json
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     ["#pass14"],
     ["#pass15"],
     ["#pass16"],
-    ["#pass17"]
+    ["#pass17"],
+    ["#pass18"]
   ],
   "incomplete": [
     ["#incomplete1"],