diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 8f1ddf89c..5ea00fd14 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ export type DatePickerProps = OmitUnion<
     ariaInvalid?: string;
     ariaLabelledBy?: string;
     ariaRequired?: string;
+    "aria-describedby"?: string;
+    "aria-invalid"?: string;
+    "aria-labelledby"?: string;
+    "aria-required"?: string;
     rangeSeparator?: string;
     onChangeRaw?: (
       event?: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement> | React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement>,
@@ -1574,6 +1578,22 @@ export class DatePicker extends Component<DatePickerProps, DatePickerState> {
     const customInput = this.props.customInput || <input type="text" />;
     const customInputRef = this.props.customInputRef || "ref";
 
+    // Build aria props object, only including defined values to avoid
+    // overwriting aria attributes that may be set on the custom input
+    const ariaProps: Record<string, string> = {};
+    const ariaDescribedBy =
+      this.props["aria-describedby"] ?? this.props.ariaDescribedBy;
+    const ariaInvalid = this.props["aria-invalid"] ?? this.props.ariaInvalid;
+    const ariaLabelledBy =
+      this.props["aria-labelledby"] ?? this.props.ariaLabelledBy;
+    const ariaRequired = this.props["aria-required"] ?? this.props.ariaRequired;
+
+    if (ariaDescribedBy != null)
+      ariaProps["aria-describedby"] = ariaDescribedBy;
+    if (ariaInvalid != null) ariaProps["aria-invalid"] = ariaInvalid;
+    if (ariaLabelledBy != null) ariaProps["aria-labelledby"] = ariaLabelledBy;
+    if (ariaRequired != null) ariaProps["aria-required"] = ariaRequired;
+
     return cloneElement(customInput, {
       [customInputRef]: (input: HTMLElement | null) => {
         this.input = input;
@@ -1596,10 +1616,7 @@ export class DatePicker extends Component<DatePickerProps, DatePickerState> {
       readOnly: this.props.readOnly,
       required: this.props.required,
       tabIndex: this.props.tabIndex,
-      "aria-describedby": this.props.ariaDescribedBy,
-      "aria-invalid": this.props.ariaInvalid,
-      "aria-labelledby": this.props.ariaLabelledBy,
-      "aria-required": this.props.ariaRequired,
+      ...ariaProps,
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx b/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx
index 43b5577e7..94629138d 100644
--- a/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/datepicker_test.test.tsx
@@ -4273,6 +4273,129 @@ describe("DatePicker", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("aria attributes on input", () => {
+    it("should pass aria-describedby to the input using standard HTML attribute name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} aria-describedby="description-id" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-describedby")).toBe("description-id");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria-describedby to the input using camelCase prop name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} ariaDescribedBy="description-id" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-describedby")).toBe("description-id");
+    });
+
+    it("should prefer standard HTML attribute name over camelCase for aria-describedby", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker
+          selected={newDate()}
+          aria-describedby="standard-id"
+          ariaDescribedBy="camelcase-id"
+        />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-describedby")).toBe("standard-id");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria-invalid to the input using standard HTML attribute name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} aria-invalid="true" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-invalid")).toBe("true");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria-invalid to the input using camelCase prop name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} ariaInvalid="true" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-invalid")).toBe("true");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria-labelledby to the input using standard HTML attribute name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} aria-labelledby="label-id" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-labelledby")).toBe("label-id");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria-labelledby to the input using camelCase prop name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} ariaLabelledBy="label-id" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-labelledby")).toBe("label-id");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria-required to the input using standard HTML attribute name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} aria-required="true" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-required")).toBe("true");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria-required to the input using camelCase prop name", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker selected={newDate()} ariaRequired="true" />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-required")).toBe("true");
+    });
+
+    it("should pass aria attributes to custom input using standard HTML attribute names", () => {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker
+          selected={newDate()}
+          customInput={<CustomInput />}
+          aria-describedby="desc-id"
+          aria-invalid="true"
+          aria-labelledby="label-id"
+          aria-required="true"
+        />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-describedby")).toBe("desc-id");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-invalid")).toBe("true");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-labelledby")).toBe("label-id");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-required")).toBe("true");
+    });
+
+    it("should preserve custom input's own aria attributes when DatePicker does not specify them", () => {
+      // Custom input with its own aria attributes
+      const CustomInputWithAria = React.forwardRef<
+        HTMLInputElement,
+        React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>
+      >((props, ref) => (
+        <input
+          ref={ref}
+          {...props}
+          aria-describedby="custom-desc"
+          aria-invalid="false"
+        />
+      ));
+      CustomInputWithAria.displayName = "CustomInputWithAria";
+
+      const { container } = render(
+        <DatePicker
+          selected={newDate()}
+          customInput={<CustomInputWithAria />}
+        />,
+      );
+      const input = safeQuerySelector(container, "input");
+      // Should preserve the custom input's aria attributes since DatePicker didn't specify any
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-describedby")).toBe("custom-desc");
+      expect(input.getAttribute("aria-invalid")).toBe("false");
+    });
+  });
+
   it("should not customize the className attribute if showIcon is set to false", () => {
     const { container } = render(
       <DatePicker selected={newDate("2021-04-15")} />,