diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index e4d9bef870..be93d86de1 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -4067,6 +4067,7 @@ declare global {
     };
     interface HTMLIonPickerColumnElementEventMap {
         "ionChange": PickerColumnChangeEventDetail;
+        "ionValueChange": void;
     }
     interface HTMLIonPickerColumnElement extends Components.IonPickerColumn, HTMLStencilElement {
         addEventListener<K extends keyof HTMLIonPickerColumnElementEventMap>(type: K, listener: (this: HTMLIonPickerColumnElement, ev: IonPickerColumnCustomEvent<HTMLIonPickerColumnElementEventMap[K]>) => any, options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions): void;
@@ -6648,6 +6649,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
           * Emitted when the value has changed.
          */
         "onIonChange"?: (event: IonPickerColumnCustomEvent<PickerColumnChangeEventDetail>) => void;
+        "onIonValueChange"?: (event: IonPickerColumnCustomEvent<void>) => void;
         /**
           * The selected option in the picker.
          */
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-column-option/picker-column-option.tsx b/core/src/components/picker-column-option/picker-column-option.tsx
index 87b828574f..09ab298ede 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-column-option/picker-column-option.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-column-option/picker-column-option.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class PickerColumnOption implements ComponentInterface {
    * after the component is loaded.
    */
   @State() ariaLabel?: string | null = null;
+  @State() selected = false;
 
   /**
    * If `true`, the user cannot interact with the picker column option.
@@ -72,11 +73,27 @@ export class PickerColumnOption implements ComponentInterface {
     this.ariaLabel = inheritedAttributes['aria-label'] || null;
   }
 
+  private columnValueChange = () => {
+    const { pickerColumn } = this;
+    if (pickerColumn) {
+      this.selected = pickerColumn.value === this.value;
+    }
+  }
+
   connectedCallback() {
-    this.pickerColumn = this.el.closest('ion-picker-column');
+    const pickerColumn = this.pickerColumn = this.el.closest('ion-picker-column');
+
+    if (pickerColumn) {
+      pickerColumn.addEventListener('ionValueChange', this.columnValueChange)
+      this.columnValueChange();
+    }
   }
 
   disconnectedCallback() {
+    if (this.pickerColumn) {
+     this. pickerColumn.removeEventListener('ionValueChange', this.columnValueChange)
+    }
+
     this.pickerColumn = null;
   }
 
@@ -114,7 +131,7 @@ export class PickerColumnOption implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { color, disabled, ariaLabel } = this;
+    const { color, disabled, ariaLabel, selected } = this;
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
 
     return (
@@ -124,7 +141,16 @@ export class PickerColumnOption implements ComponentInterface {
           ['option-disabled']: disabled,
         })}
       >
-        <button tabindex="-1" aria-label={ariaLabel} disabled={disabled} onClick={() => this.onClick()}>
+        <button
+          aria-label={ariaLabel}
+          aria-selected={selected ? 'true' : 'false'}
+          role={selected ? 'spinbutton' : undefined}
+          aria-hidden={selected ? undefined : 'true'}
+          aria-valuetext={ariaLabel ?? this.el.innerText}
+          tabindex="-1"
+          disabled={disabled}
+          onClick={() => this.onClick()}
+        >
           <slot></slot>
         </button>
       </Host>
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx b/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
index 50577812ef..d5f6cab9cb 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ export class PickerColumn implements ComponentInterface {
    */
   @Event() ionChange!: EventEmitter<PickerColumnChangeEventDetail>;
 
+  @Event() ionValueChange!: EventEmitter<void>
+
   @Watch('value')
   valueChange() {
     if (this.isColumnVisible) {
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export class PickerColumn implements ComponentInterface {
        */
       this.scrollActiveItemIntoView(true);
     }
+    this.ionValueChange.emit();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -475,6 +478,51 @@ export class PickerColumn implements ComponentInterface {
       >
         <slot name="prefix"></slot>
         <div
+          onKeyDown={(ev) => {
+            console.log('helloooo',ev)
+
+            const buttons = Array.from(this.el.querySelectorAll<HTMLIonPickerColumnOptionElement>('ion-picker-column-option'));
+
+            let index = buttons.findIndex((option) => {
+
+              /**
+               * If the whole picker column is disabled, the current value should appear active
+               * If the current value item is specifically disabled, it should not appear active
+               */
+              if (!this.disabled && option.disabled) {
+                return false;
+              }
+
+              return option.value === this.value;
+            });
+
+            if (index > -1) {
+              if (ev.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+                index += 1;
+              } else if (ev.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+                index -= 1;
+              }
+
+              if (index < 0) {
+                index = 0;
+              } else if (index - 1 > buttons.length) {
+                index = buttons.length - 1;
+              }
+
+              const buttonToFocus = buttons[index];
+              if (buttonToFocus) {
+                this.value = buttonToFocus.value;
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                  buttonToFocus.tabIndex = 0;
+                  buttonToFocus.focus();
+                }, 500);
+              }
+
+              ev.preventDefault();
+
+            }
+
+          }}
           class="picker-opts"
           tabindex={disabled ? undefined : 0}
           ref={(el) => {
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker/test/a11y/index.html b/core/src/components/picker/test/a11y/index.html
index ad27eebe1d..d6f209c9c2 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker/test/a11y/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/picker/test/a11y/index.html
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
             <ion-picker-column-option value="6" color="tertiary">Sixth</ion-picker-column-option>
             <ion-picker-column-option value="7" color="tertiary">Seventh</ion-picker-column-option>
           </ion-picker-column>
+          <ion-picker-column color="tertiary" value="3">
+            <ion-picker-column-option value="1" color="tertiary">First</ion-picker-column-option>
+            <ion-picker-column-option value="2" color="tertiary">Second</ion-picker-column-option>
+            <ion-picker-column-option value="3" color="tertiary">Third</ion-picker-column-option>
+            <ion-picker-column-option value="4" color="tertiary">Fourth</ion-picker-column-option>
+            <ion-picker-column-option value="5" color="tertiary">Fifth</ion-picker-column-option>
+            <ion-picker-column-option value="6" color="tertiary">Sixth</ion-picker-column-option>
+            <ion-picker-column-option value="7" color="tertiary">Seventh</ion-picker-column-option>
+          </ion-picker-column>
         </ion-picker>
       </ion-content>
     </ion-app>