diff --git a/src/components/accordion/__snapshots__/accordion.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/accordion/__snapshots__/accordion.test.tsx.snap
index e4bab329327..e54c681a145 100644
--- a/src/components/accordion/__snapshots__/accordion.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/accordion/__snapshots__/accordion.test.tsx.snap
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ exports[`EuiAccordion behavior closes when clicked twice 1`] = `
             "attributeFilter": Array [
               "style",
             ],
+            "attributes": true,
             "childList": true,
             "subtree": true,
           }
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ exports[`EuiAccordion behavior opens when clicked once 1`] = `
             "attributeFilter": Array [
               "style",
             ],
+            "attributes": true,
             "childList": true,
             "subtree": true,
           }
diff --git a/src/components/accordion/accordion.tsx b/src/components/accordion/accordion.tsx
index 65cefdaaaa8..a0d53ff2c1f 100644
--- a/src/components/accordion/accordion.tsx
+++ b/src/components/accordion/accordion.tsx
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ export class EuiAccordion extends Component<
             observerOptions={{
               childList: true,
               subtree: true,
+              attributes: true,
               attributeFilter: MUTATION_ATTRIBUTE_FILTER,
             }}
             onMutation={this.onMutation}>