diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
index 77e599773c0..b0530758d1a 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const Spinner: React.FunctionComponent<SpinnerProps> = ({
   'aria-valuetext': ariaValueText = 'Loading...',
   diameter,
   isInline = false,
-  'aria-label': ariaLabel,
+  'aria-label': ariaLabel = 'Contents',
   'aria-labelledBy': ariaLabelledBy,
   ...props
 }: SpinnerProps) => (
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ export const Spinner: React.FunctionComponent<SpinnerProps> = ({
     aria-valuetext={ariaValueText}
     viewBox="0 0 100 100"
     {...(diameter && { style: { [cssDiameter.name]: diameter } as React.CSSProperties })}
-    {...(ariaLabel && { 'aria-label': ariaLabel })}
+    aria-label={ariaLabel}
     {...(ariaLabelledBy && { 'aria-labelledBy': ariaLabelledBy })}
-    {...(!ariaLabel && !ariaLabelledBy && { 'aria-label': 'Contents' })}
     {...props}
   >
     <circle className={styles.spinnerPath} cx="50" cy="50" r="45" fill="none" />
diff --git a/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/__tests__/Spinner.test.tsx b/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/__tests__/Spinner.test.tsx
index 3b037f4e015..27387ca8aec 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/__tests__/Spinner.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-core/src/components/Spinner/__tests__/Spinner.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { Spinner } from '../Spinner';
 
 test('simple spinner', () => {
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ test('simple spinner', () => {
   expect(asFragment()).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
+test('uses default aria-label of "Contents" when none is provided', () => {
+  render(<Spinner />);
+  expect(screen.getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-label', 'Contents');
+});
+
+test('uses a custom aria-label when one is provided', () => {
+  render(<Spinner aria-label="Loading users" />);
+  expect(screen.getByRole('progressbar')).toHaveAttribute('aria-label', 'Loading users');
+});
+
 test('small spinner', () => {
   const { asFragment } = render(<Spinner size="sm" />);
   expect(asFragment()).toMatchSnapshot();