diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/semantics/semantics.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/semantics/semantics.dart
index 4f6254f309..8d7223c6e2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/semantics/semantics.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/semantics/semantics.dart
@@ -2429,6 +2429,22 @@ class SemanticsNode with DiagnosticableTreeMixin {
     }
   }
 
+  /// When asserts are enabled, returns whether node is marked as dirty.
+  ///
+  /// Otherwise, returns null.
+  ///
+  /// This getter is intended for use in framework unit tests. Applications must
+  /// not depend on its value.
+  @visibleForTesting
+  bool? get debugIsDirty {
+    bool? isDirty;
+    assert(() {
+      isDirty = _dirty;
+      return true;
+    }());
+    return isDirty;
+  }
+
   bool _isDifferentFromCurrentSemanticAnnotation(SemanticsConfiguration config) {
     return _attributedLabel != config.attributedLabel ||
         _attributedHint != config.attributedHint ||
@@ -2454,7 +2470,7 @@ class SemanticsNode with DiagnosticableTreeMixin {
         _areUserActionsBlocked != config.isBlockingUserActions ||
         _headingLevel != config._headingLevel ||
         _linkUrl != config._linkUrl ||
-        _linkUrl != config._linkUrl;
+        _role != config.role;
   }
 
   // TAGS, LABELS, ACTIONS
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/semantics/semantics_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/semantics/semantics_test.dart
index b268c32674..418f02969c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/semantics/semantics_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/semantics/semantics_test.dart
@@ -464,6 +464,19 @@ void main() {
         expect(root.debugSemantics!.getSemanticsData().actions, expectedActions);
       },
     );
+
+    test('updateWith marks node as dirty when role changes', () {
+      final SemanticsNode node = SemanticsNode();
+
+      expect(node.role, SemanticsRole.none);
+      expect(node.debugIsDirty, isFalse);
+
+      final SemanticsConfiguration config = SemanticsConfiguration()..role = SemanticsRole.tab;
+      node.updateWith(config: config);
+
+      expect(node.role, config.role);
+      expect(node.debugIsDirty, isTrue);
+    });
   });
 
   test('toStringDeep() does not throw with transform == null', () {