diff --git a/doc/check-options.md b/doc/check-options.md
index 17f5adac6c..4a95f84dd7 100644
--- a/doc/check-options.md
+++ b/doc/check-options.md
@@ -199,6 +199,34 @@ All checks allow these global options:
   </tbody>
 </table>
 
+### aria-allowed-attr
+
+<table>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Option</th>
+      <th align="left">Default</th>
+      <th align="left">Description</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>
+        <code>validTreeRowAttrs</code>
+      </td>
+      <td align="left">
+        <pre lang=js><code>[
+  'aria-posinset',
+  'aria-setsize',
+  'aria-expanded',
+  'aria-level',
+]</code></pre>
+        </td>
+      <td align="left">List of ARIA attributes that are not allowed on <code>role=row</code> when a descendant of a table or a grid</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
 ### color-contrast
 
 | Option                                                      | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                  |
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr-evaluate.js b/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr-evaluate.js
index 19775a9528..add21f2b7b 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr-evaluate.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr-evaluate.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { uniqueArray } from '../../core/utils';
+import { uniqueArray, closest } from '../../core/utils';
 import { getRole, allowedAttr, validateAttr } from '../../commons/aria';
+import cache from '../../core/base/cache';
 
 /**
  * Check if each ARIA attribute on an element is allowed for its semantic role.
@@ -27,21 +28,53 @@ import { getRole, allowedAttr, validateAttr } from '../../commons/aria';
  */
 function ariaAllowedAttrEvaluate(node, options, virtualNode) {
   const invalid = [];
-
   const role = getRole(virtualNode);
   const attrs = virtualNode.attrNames;
   let allowed = allowedAttr(role);
-
   // @deprecated: allowed attr options to pass more attrs.
   // configure the standards spec instead
   if (Array.isArray(options[role])) {
     allowed = uniqueArray(options[role].concat(allowed));
   }
 
+  let tableMap = cache.get('aria-allowed-attr-table');
+  if (!tableMap) {
+    tableMap = new WeakMap();
+    cache.set('aria-allowed-attr-table', tableMap);
+  }
+
+  function validateRowAttrs() {
+    // check if the parent exists otherwise a TypeError will occur (virtual-nodes specifically)
+    if (virtualNode.parent && role === 'row') {
+      const table = closest(
+        virtualNode,
+        'table, [role="treegrid"], [role="table"], [role="grid"]'
+      );
+
+      let tableRole = tableMap.get(table);
+      if (table && !tableRole) {
+        tableRole = getRole(table);
+        tableMap.set(table, tableRole);
+      }
+      if (['table', 'grid'].includes(tableRole) && role === 'row') {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Allows options to be mapped to object e.g. {'aria-level' : validateRowAttrs}
+  const ariaAttr = Array.isArray(options.validTreeRowAttrs)
+    ? options.validTreeRowAttrs
+    : [];
+  const preChecks = {};
+  ariaAttr.forEach(attr => {
+    preChecks[attr] = validateRowAttrs;
+  });
   if (allowed) {
     for (let i = 0; i < attrs.length; i++) {
       const attrName = attrs[i];
-      if (validateAttr(attrName) && !allowed.includes(attrName)) {
+      if (validateAttr(attrName) && preChecks[attrName]?.()) {
+        invalid.push(attrName + '="' + virtualNode.attr(attrName) + '"');
+      } else if (validateAttr(attrName) && !allowed.includes(attrName)) {
         invalid.push(attrName + '="' + virtualNode.attr(attrName) + '"');
       }
     }
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr.json b/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr.json
index 9d8386d570..4079b3ebcb 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr.json
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-attr.json
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 {
   "id": "aria-allowed-attr",
   "evaluate": "aria-allowed-attr-evaluate",
+  "options": {
+    "validTreeRowAttrs": [
+      "aria-posinset",
+      "aria-setsize",
+      "aria-expanded",
+      "aria-level"
+    ]
+  },
   "metadata": {
     "impact": "critical",
     "messages": {
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-role-evaluate.js b/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-role-evaluate.js
index e681e812de..5ca99e9fc9 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-role-evaluate.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-role-evaluate.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ function ariaAllowedRoleEvaluate(node, options = {}, virtualNode) {
   }
 
   const unallowedRoles = getElementUnallowedRoles(virtualNode, allowImplicit);
-
   if (unallowedRoles.length) {
     this.data(unallowedRoles);
     if (!isVisible(virtualNode, true)) {
diff --git a/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js b/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
index e63e64bbb9..8a6cc452a2 100644
--- a/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
+++ b/test/checks/aria/allowed-attr.js
@@ -97,6 +97,123 @@ describe('aria-allowed-attr', function() {
     );
     assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
   });
+  describe('invalid aria-attributes when used on role=row as a descendant of a table or a grid', function() {
+    [
+      'aria-posinset="1"',
+      'aria-setsize="1"',
+      'aria-expanded="true"',
+      'aria-level="1"'
+    ].forEach(function(attrName) {
+      it(
+        'should return false when ' +
+          attrName +
+          ' is used on role=row thats parent is a table',
+        function() {
+          var vNode = queryFixture(
+            ' <div role="table">' +
+              '<div  id="target" role="row" ' +
+              attrName +
+              '></div>' +
+              '</div>'
+          );
+          assert.isFalse(
+            axe.testUtils
+              .getCheckEvaluate('aria-allowed-attr')
+              .call(checkContext, null, null, vNode)
+          );
+          assert.isNotNull(checkContext._data);
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+    [
+      'aria-posinset="1"',
+      'aria-setsize="1"',
+      'aria-expanded="true"',
+      'aria-level="1"'
+    ].forEach(function(attrName) {
+      it(
+        'should return false when ' +
+          attrName +
+          ' is used on role=row thats parent is a grid',
+        function() {
+          var vNode = queryFixture(
+            ' <div role="grid">' +
+              '<div  id="target" role="row" ' +
+              attrName +
+              '></div>' +
+              '</div>'
+          );
+          assert.isFalse(
+            axe.testUtils
+              .getCheckEvaluate('aria-allowed-attr')
+              .call(checkContext, null, null, vNode)
+          );
+          assert.isNotNull(checkContext._data);
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('options.invalidRowAttrs on role=row when a descendant of a table or a grid', function() {
+    it('should return false when provided a single aria-attribute is provided for a table', function() {
+      axe.configure({
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: 'aria-allowed-attr',
+            options: {
+              validTreeRowAttrs: ['aria-posinset']
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      });
+
+      var options = {
+        validTreeRowAttrs: ['aria-posinset']
+      };
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        ' <div role="table">' +
+          '<div id="target" role="row" aria-posinset="2"><div role="cell"></div></div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+
+      assert.isFalse(
+        axe.testUtils
+          .getCheckEvaluate('aria-allowed-attr')
+          .call(checkContext, null, options, vNode)
+      );
+      assert.isNotNull(checkContext._data);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when provided a single aria-attribute is provided for a grid', function() {
+      axe.configure({
+        checks: [
+          {
+            id: 'aria-allowed-attr',
+            options: {
+              validTreeRowAttrs: ['aria-level']
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      });
+
+      var options = {
+        validTreeRowAttrs: ['aria-level']
+      };
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        ' <div role="grid">' +
+          '<div id="target" role="row" aria-level="2"><div role="gridcell"></div></div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+
+      assert.isFalse(
+        axe.testUtils
+          .getCheckEvaluate('aria-allowed-attr')
+          .call(checkContext, null, options, vNode)
+      );
+      assert.isNotNull(checkContext._data);
+    });
+  });
 
   describe('options', function() {
     it('should allow provided attribute names for a role', function() {
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.html b/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.html
index 985a64363f..578b339141 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.html
@@ -38,3 +38,17 @@
 <div role="mark" aria-labelledby="value" id="fail32">fail</div>
 <div role="suggestion" aria-label="value" id="fail33">fail</div>
 <div role="suggestion" aria-labelledby="value" id="fail34">fail</div>
+
+<div role="table">
+  <div role="row" aria-expanded="false" id="fail35"></div>
+  <div role="row" aria-posinset="1" id="fail36"></div>
+  <div role="row" aria-setsize="10" id="fail37"></div>
+  <div role="row" aria-level="1" id="fail38"></div>
+</div>
+
+<div role="grid">
+  <div role="row" aria-expanded="false" id="fail39"></div>
+  <div role="row" aria-posinset="1" id="fail40"></div>
+  <div role="row" aria-setsize="10" id="fail41"></div>
+  <div role="row" aria-level="1" id="fail42"></div>
+</div>
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.json b/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.json
index 5c5fb11ee7..ccedf0b10f 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-allowed-attr/failures.json
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
     ["#fail31"],
     ["#fail32"],
     ["#fail33"],
-    ["#fail34"]
+    ["#fail34"],
+    ["#fail35"],
+    ["#fail36"],
+    ["#fail37"],
+    ["#fail38"],
+    ["#fail39"],
+    ["#fail40"],
+    ["#fail41"],
+    ["#fail42"]
   ]
 }