diff --git a/docs/product/components/pagination.html b/docs/product/components/pagination.html
index 26f8f343eb..ffd98c3695 100644
--- a/docs/product/components/pagination.html
+++ b/docs/product/components/pagination.html
@@ -31,6 +31,119 @@
     {% header "h2", "Example" %}
     <div class="stacks-preview">
 {% highlight html %}
+<nav class="s-pagination" aria-label="pagination">
+    <ul>
+        <li>
+            <a class="s-pagination--item is-selected" href="…" aria-current="page">
+                <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                1
+            </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+            <a class="s-pagination--item" href="…">
+                <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                2
+            </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+            <a class="s-pagination--item" href="…">
+                <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                3
+            </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+            <a class="s-pagination--item" href="…">
+                <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                4
+            </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+            <a class="s-pagination--item" href="…">
+                <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                5
+            </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+            <span class="s-pagination--item s-pagination--item__clear">…</span>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+            <a class="s-pagination--item" href="…">
+                <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                122386
+            </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+            <a class="s-pagination--item" href="…">
+                Next
+                <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+            </a>
+        </li>
+    </ul>
+</nav>
+{% endhighlight %}
+        <div class="stacks-preview--example overflow-x-auto">
+            <nav class="s-pagination" role="presentation">
+                <ul>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item is-selected" href="#" aria-current="page">
+                            <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                            1
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">
+                            <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                            2
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">
+                            <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                            3
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">
+                            <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                            4
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">
+                            <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                            5
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <span class="s-pagination--item s-pagination--item__clear">…</span>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">
+                            <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                            122386
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">
+                            Next
+                            <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+            </nav>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</section>
+
+<section class="stacks-section">
+    {% header "h2", "Legacy example" %}
+
+    {% tip, "warning", "mb24" %}
+        <strong>Note:</strong>The below markup has been deprecated due to insufficient accessibility. Please use the new markup above.
+    {% endtip %}
+
+    <div class="stacks-preview">
+{% highlight html %}
 <div class="s-pagination">
     <a class="s-pagination--item is-selected" href="…" aria-current="page">
         <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
@@ -64,7 +177,7 @@
 </div>
 {% endhighlight %}
         <div class="stacks-preview--example overflow-x-auto">
-            <div class="s-pagination">
+            <div class="s-pagination" role="presentation">
                 <a class="s-pagination--item is-selected" href="#" aria-current="page">
                     <span class="v-visible-sr">page</span>
                     1
diff --git a/lib/components/pagination/pagination.a11y.test.ts b/lib/components/pagination/pagination.a11y.test.ts
index c7fd0e9cb7..4009191c87 100644
--- a/lib/components/pagination/pagination.a11y.test.ts
+++ b/lib/components/pagination/pagination.a11y.test.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,32 @@ describe("pagination", () => {
         baseClass: "s-pagination",
         children: {
             default: `
-                <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Prev</a>
-                <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">1</a>
-                <span class="s-pagination--item is-selected" aria-current="page">2</span>
-                <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">3</a>
-                <span class="s-pagination--item s-pagination--item__clear">…</span>
-                <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">100</a>
-                <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Next</a>
+                <ul>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Prev</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">1</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <span class="s-pagination--item is-selected" aria-current="page">2</span>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">3</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <span class="s-pagination--item s-pagination--item__clear">…</span>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">100</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Next</a>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
             `,
         },
+        tag: "nav",
         additionalAssertions: [WCAGNonTextContrast],
     });
 });
diff --git a/lib/components/pagination/pagination.less b/lib/components/pagination/pagination.less
index b3893cd084..c79a213ae9 100644
--- a/lib/components/pagination/pagination.less
+++ b/lib/components/pagination/pagination.less
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 .s-pagination {
+    // reset list styles on ul.s-pagination and .s-pagination ul
+    ul,
+    ul& {
+        list-style: none;
+        margin: 0;
+        padding: 0;
+    }
+
     & &--item {
         --_pa-item-bg: transparent;
         --_pa-item-bc: var(--bc-darker);
@@ -54,12 +62,16 @@
         color: var(--_pa-item-fc);
 
         border-radius: var(--br-sm);
+        display: inline-block;
         font-size: var(--fs-body1);
         line-height: var(--lh-xl);
         padding: 0 var(--su8);
     }
 
-    display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    gap: var(--su4);
+    &,
+    ul {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        gap: var(--su4);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/components/pagination/pagination.visual.test.ts b/lib/components/pagination/pagination.visual.test.ts
index 737750e157..cea8d729d0 100644
--- a/lib/components/pagination/pagination.visual.test.ts
+++ b/lib/components/pagination/pagination.visual.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,32 @@ describe("pagination", () => {
         baseClass: "s-pagination",
         children: {
             default: `
+                <ul>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Prev</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">1</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <span class="s-pagination--item is-selected" aria-current="page">2</span>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">3</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <span class="s-pagination--item s-pagination--item__clear">…</span>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">100</a>
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Next</a>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+            `,
+            // legacy test for deprecated pagination component markup
+            legacy: `
                 <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Prev</a>
                 <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">1</a>
                 <span class="s-pagination--item is-selected" aria-current="page">2</span>
@@ -16,6 +42,7 @@ describe("pagination", () => {
                 <a class="s-pagination--item" href="#">Next</a>
             `,
         },
+        tag: "nav",
         template: ({ component, testid }) => html`
             <div class="d-inline-block p8" data-testid="${testid}">
                 ${component}
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new file mode 100644
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+size 2810
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new file mode 100644
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