diff --git a/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js b/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js
index 909271825a..2e8b1c4395 100644
--- a/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js
+++ b/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import accessibleTextVirtual from './accessible-text-virtual';
 import namedFromContents from '../aria/named-from-contents';
 import getOwnedVirtual from '../aria/get-owned-virtual';
 import getElementsByContentType from '../standards/get-elements-by-content-type';
+import getElementSpec from '../standards/get-element-spec'
 
 /**
  * Get the accessible text for an element that can get its name from content
@@ -15,9 +16,11 @@ function subtreeText(virtualNode, context = {}) {
   const { alreadyProcessed } = accessibleTextVirtual;
   context.startNode = context.startNode || virtualNode;
   const { strict, inControlContext, inLabelledByContext } = context;
+  const { contentTypes } = getElementSpec(virtualNode);
   if (
     alreadyProcessed(virtualNode, context) ||
-    virtualNode.props.nodeType !== 1
+    virtualNode.props.nodeType !== 1 ||
+    contentTypes?.includes('embedded') // canvas, video, etc
   ) {
     return '';
   }
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ function subtreeText(virtualNode, context = {}) {
     const subtreeDescendant = !inControlContext && !inLabelledByContext;
     context = { subtreeDescendant, ...context };
   }
+
   return getOwnedVirtual(virtualNode).reduce((contentText, child) => {
     return appendAccessibleText(contentText, child, context);
   }, '');
diff --git a/lib/standards/html-elms.js b/lib/standards/html-elms.js
index d6267890d8..a27ca6258b 100644
--- a/lib/standards/html-elms.js
+++ b/lib/standards/html-elms.js
@@ -671,7 +671,8 @@ const htmlElms = {
     noAriaAttrs: true
   },
   picture: {
-    contentTypes: ['embedded', 'phrasing', 'flow'],
+    // Note: spec change (do not count as embedded), because browsers do not hide text inside the picture element
+    contentTypes: ['phrasing', 'flow'],
     allowedRoles: false,
     noAriaAttrs: true
   },
diff --git a/test/checks/shared/has-visible-text.js b/test/checks/shared/has-visible-text.js
index 891cbd86c0..77b1886742 100644
--- a/test/checks/shared/has-visible-text.js
+++ b/test/checks/shared/has-visible-text.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('has-visible-text', function() {
   });
 
   it('should return false if there is no visible text', function() {
-    var params = checkSetup('<object id="target"></object>');
+    var params = checkSetup('<p id="target"></p>');
     assert.isFalse(
       axe.testUtils
         .getCheckEvaluate('has-visible-text')
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('has-visible-text', function() {
 
   it('should return false if there is text, but its hidden', function() {
     var params = checkSetup(
-      '<object id="target"><span style="display:none">hello!</span></object>'
+      '<p id="target"><span style="display:none">hello!</span></p>'
     );
     assert.isFalse(
       axe.testUtils
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('has-visible-text', function() {
   });
 
   it('should return true if there is visible text', function() {
-    var params = checkSetup('<object id="target">hello!</object>');
+    var params = checkSetup('<p id="target">hello!</p>');
     assert.isTrue(
       axe.testUtils
         .getCheckEvaluate('has-visible-text')
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('has-visible-text', function() {
 
     it('should return true if there is visible text', function() {
       var node = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
-        nodeName: 'object'
+        nodeName: 'p'
       });
       var child = new axe.SerialVirtualNode({
         nodeName: '#text',
diff --git a/test/commons/standards/get-elements-by-content-type.js b/test/commons/standards/get-elements-by-content-type.js
index eb2ac01cb1..4e3bb5aab4 100644
--- a/test/commons/standards/get-elements-by-content-type.js
+++ b/test/commons/standards/get-elements-by-content-type.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ describe('standards.getElementsByContentType', function() {
       'img',
       'math',
       'object',
-      'picture',
       'svg',
       'video'
     ]);
diff --git a/test/commons/text/subtree-text.js b/test/commons/text/subtree-text.js
index 1f5818a3f6..143ad71d63 100644
--- a/test/commons/text/subtree-text.js
+++ b/test/commons/text/subtree-text.js
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ describe('text.subtreeText', function() {
     assert.equal(subtreeText(fixture), 'foobarbazfizzbuzz');
   });
 
+  it('returns `` for embedded content', function() {
+    fixtureSetup(
+      '<video>foo</video>' +
+      '<audio>foo</audio>' +
+      '<canvas>foo</canvas>' +
+      '<iframe>foo</iframe>' +
+      '<svg>foo</svg>'
+    );
+    var children = axe._tree[0].children;
+    assert.lengthOf(children, 5);
+    children.forEach(function (embeddedContent) {
+      assert.equal(subtreeText(embeddedContent), '');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('context.processed', function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
       fixtureSetup('<h1>foo</h1>');