diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
index c6bf8287724..87de7af8981 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/VMenu.tsx
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export const VMenu = genericComponent<OverlaySlots>()({
         'aria-haspopup': 'menu',
         'aria-expanded': String(isActive.value),
         'aria-controls': id.value,
-        'aria-owns': id.value,
+        'data-v-overlay-activator': id.value,
         onKeydown: onActivatorKeydown,
       }, props.activatorProps)
     )
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/__tests__/VMenu.spec.browser.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/__tests__/VMenu.spec.browser.tsx
index cd9142c20f3..24e116415e9 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/__tests__/VMenu.spec.browser.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VMenu/__tests__/VMenu.spec.browser.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ import { commands, render, screen, userEvent, wait } from '@test'
 import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 describe('VMenu', () => {
+  it('should associate the activator with the menu using aria-controls', () => {
+    render(() => (
+      <VMenu>
+        {{
+          activator: ({ props }: any) => <VBtn { ...props } data-testid="activator">Menu</VBtn>,
+          default: () => <VListItem title="Item" />,
+        }}
+      </VMenu>
+    ))
+
+    const activator = screen.getByTestId('activator')
+
+    expect(activator.getAttribute('aria-controls')).toMatch(/^v-menu-v-\d+$/)
+    expect(activator).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-owns')
+  })
+
   describe('open-on-focus with template activator', () => {
     beforeEach(() => commands.setFocusEmulationDisabled())