diff --git a/src/widgetastic_patternfly5/components/menus/dropdown.py b/src/widgetastic_patternfly5/components/menus/dropdown.py
index 89fcfbd..0473ebc 100644
--- a/src/widgetastic_patternfly5/components/menus/dropdown.py
+++ b/src/widgetastic_patternfly5/components/menus/dropdown.py
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ def item_enabled(self, item, close=True, **kwargs):
             # input element don't have such disabled attributes it at level of session.
             is_el_enabled = el.is_enabled()
         else:
-            is_el_enabled = "pf-m-disabled" not in self.browser.classes(el)
+            aria_disabled = str(self.browser.get_attribute("aria-disabled", el)).lower()
+            is_el_enabled = (
+                "pf-m-disabled" not in self.browser.classes(el) and aria_disabled != "true"
+            )
 
         if close:
             self.close()
diff --git a/testing/components/menus/test_dropdown.py b/testing/components/menus/test_dropdown.py
index a0676f8..232dee8 100644
--- a/testing/components/menus/test_dropdown.py
+++ b/testing/components/menus/test_dropdown.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def test_dropdown_items(dropdown):
     assert not dropdown.has_item("Non existing items")
     assert dropdown.item_enabled("Link")
     assert not dropdown.item_enabled("Disabled Link")
+    assert not dropdown.item_enabled("Aria-disabled Link")
 
 
 def test_dropdown_open(dropdown):
@@ -70,5 +71,7 @@ def test_dropdown_item_select(dropdown):
     assert not dropdown.is_open
     with pytest.raises(DropdownItemDisabled):
         dropdown.item_select("Disabled Link")
+    with pytest.raises(DropdownItemDisabled):
+        dropdown.item_select("Aria-disabled Link")
     with pytest.raises(DropdownItemNotFound):
         dropdown.item_select("Non existing items")