diff --git a/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html b/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html
index af68bbec8c..a4256163ce 100644
--- a/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html
+++ b/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <h2 id="submit-heading" class="headline">{{ gettext('Submit Messages') }}</h2>
 
 
 
-    <a href="{{ url_for('main.lookup') }}" class="btn secondary" id="cancel" aria-label="{{ gettext('Cancel') }}">
+    <a href="{{ url_for('main.lookup') }}" class="btn secondary" id="cancel" role="button" aria-label="{{ gettext('Cancel') }}">
       {{ gettext('CANCEL') }}
     </a>
   </div>
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ <h2 id="replies-heading" class="headline">{{ gettext('Read Replies') }}</h2>
         <form id="delete" class="message" method="post" action="{{ url_for('main.delete') }}" autocomplete="off">
           <input name="csrf_token" type="hidden" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
           <input type="hidden" name="reply_filename" value="{{ reply.filename }}" autocomplete="off">
-          <a href="#confirm-delete-{{ reply.filename }}" id="delete-reply-{{ reply.filename }}" class="delete" aria-label="{{ gettext('Delete this reply') }}">
+          <a href="#confirm-delete-{{ reply.filename }}" id="delete-reply-{{ reply.filename }}" class="delete" role="button" aria-label="{{ gettext('Delete this reply') }}">
             <span>{{ gettext('Delete') }}</span>
           </a>
           <dialog open id="confirm-delete-{{ reply.filename }}" class="confirm-prompt" aria-labelledby="delete-heading-{{ reply.filename }}">
             <h3 id="delete-heading-{{ reply.filename }}" hidden>Delete reply from {{ reply.date|rel_datetime_format(relative=True) }}?</h3>
             <p>{{ gettext('Delete this reply?') }}
-              <a href="#delete">{{ gettext('Cancel') }}</a>
-              <button type="submit" class="danger" id="confirm-delete-reply-button-{{ reply.filename }}" aria-label="{{ gettext('Delete') }}>{{ gettext('DELETE') }}</button>
+              <a href="#delete" role="button">{{ gettext('Cancel') }}</a>
+              <button type="submit" class="danger" id="confirm-delete-reply-button-{{ reply.filename }}" role="button" aria-label="{{ gettext('Delete') }}>{{ gettext('DELETE') }}</button>
             </p>
           </dialog>
         </form>
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ <h3 id="delete-heading-{{ reply.filename }}" hidden>Delete reply from {{ reply.d
       </article>
     {% endfor %}
     <form id="delete-all" method="post" action="{{ url_for('main.batch_delete') }}">
-      <a class="btn danger" href="#delete-all-confirm" aria-label="{{ gettext('Delete All Replies') }}">{{ gettext('DELETE ALL REPLIES') }}</a>
+      <a class="btn danger" href="#delete-all-confirm" role="button" aria-label="{{ gettext('Delete All Replies') }}">{{ gettext('DELETE ALL REPLIES') }}</a>
       <input name="csrf_token" type="hidden" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
       <dialog open id="delete-all-confirm" class="hidden-prompt" aria-labelledby="delete-all-heading">
         <h3 id="delete-all-heading">{{ gettext('Are you finished with the replies?') }}</h3>
         <button class="danger" type="submit">{{ gettext('YES, DELETE ALL REPLIES') }}</button>
-        <a class="btn" href="#delete-all">{{ gettext('NO, NOT YET') }}</a>
+        <a class="btn" role="button" href="#delete-all">{{ gettext('NO, NOT YET') }}</a>
       </dialog>
     </form>
   {% else %}