diff --git a/.changeset/core-4107-input-group-noninteractive-roles.md b/.changeset/core-4107-input-group-noninteractive-roles.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a845151cc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/core-4107-input-group-noninteractive-roles.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.test.tsx b/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.test.tsx
index 733ff691d92..c14da7c64fd 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.test.tsx
@@ -42,15 +42,20 @@ describe('Mosaic InputGroup', () => {
         <Input aria-label='Value' />
         <InputGroup.End>
           <span>Decoration</span>
+          <span role='status'>3/20</span>
+          <span role='note'>Optional</span>
+          <span role='presentation'>|</span>
         </InputGroup.End>
       </InputGroup.Root>,
     );
     const input = screen.getByRole('textbox');
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('group'));
     expect(input).toHaveFocus();
-    input.blur();
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Decoration'));
-    expect(input).toHaveFocus();
+    for (const text of ['Decoration', '3/20', 'Optional', '|']) {
+      input.blur();
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByText(text));
+      expect(input).toHaveFocus();
+    }
   });
 
   it('does not focus the input when the group click is canceled or disabled', () => {
@@ -93,10 +98,16 @@ describe('Mosaic InputGroup', () => {
           >
             Custom control
           </span>
+          <span
+            role='switch'
+            aria-checked='false'
+          >
+            Toggle
+          </span>
         </InputGroup.End>
       </InputGroup.Root>,
     );
-    for (const name of ['Action', 'Link', 'Custom control']) {
+    for (const name of ['Action', 'Link', 'Custom control', 'Toggle']) {
       await user.click(screen.getByText(name));
       expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).not.toHaveFocus();
     }
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.tsx b/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.tsx
index 8e33294bc6a..b70a337f5f7 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.tsx
+++ b/packages/mosaic/src/components/input-group/input-group.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,48 @@ export interface InputGroupRootProps extends MosaicComponentProps<'div'> {
   size?: InputGroupSize;
 }
 
+const widgetRoles = [
+  'button',
+  'checkbox',
+  'combobox',
+  'grid',
+  'gridcell',
+  'link',
+  'listbox',
+  'menu',
+  'menubar',
+  'menuitem',
+  'menuitemcheckbox',
+  'menuitemradio',
+  'option',
+  'radio',
+  'radiogroup',
+  'scrollbar',
+  'searchbox',
+  'slider',
+  'spinbutton',
+  'switch',
+  'tab',
+  'tablist',
+  'textbox',
+  'tree',
+  'treegrid',
+  'treeitem',
+];
+
+const interactiveSelector = [
+  'button',
+  'input',
+  'select',
+  'textarea',
+  'a[href]',
+  'label',
+  'summary',
+  '[tabindex]',
+  ...widgetRoles.map(role => `[role="${role}"]`),
+  '[contenteditable]:not([contenteditable="false"])',
+].join(', ');
+
 const Root = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, InputGroupRootProps>(function MosaicInputGroupRoot(
   { render, xstyle, onClick, disabled: disabledProp, invalid: invalidProp, size = 'md', ...otherProps },
   ref,
@@ -52,9 +94,7 @@ const Root = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, InputGroupRootProps>(function Mosa
         if (event.defaultPrevented || disabled || !(event.target instanceof Element)) {
           return;
         }
-        const interactive = event.target.closest(
-          'button, input, select, textarea, a[href], label, summary, [tabindex], [role], [contenteditable]:not([contenteditable="false"])',
-        );
+        const interactive = event.target.closest(interactiveSelector);
         if (
           !event.currentTarget.contains(event.target) ||
           (interactive && interactive !== event.currentTarget && event.currentTarget.contains(interactive))
diff --git a/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.mdx b/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.mdx
index d7b89302317..e75e811a07e 100644
--- a/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.mdx
+++ b/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.mdx
@@ -81,3 +81,12 @@ function PasswordField() {
   name='Invalid'
   storyModule={InputGroupStories}
 />
+
+### Status text
+
+Content with a noninteractive role, such as a live character count, focuses the input when clicked, like plain text.
+
+<Story
+  name='Counter'
+  storyModule={InputGroupStories}
+/>
diff --git a/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.stories.tsx b/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.stories.tsx
index c80af7431ec..4c8ca9d6898 100644
--- a/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/swingset/src/stories/input-group.stories.tsx
@@ -151,3 +151,28 @@ export function Invalid(props: Record<string, unknown>) {
     </Field.Root>
   );
 }
+
+export function Counter(props: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState('');
+
+  return (
+    <Field.Root xstyle={styles.fieldWidth}>
+      <Field.Label>Display name</Field.Label>
+      <InputGroup.Root {...knobsAsProps(props)}>
+        <InputGroup.Input
+          value={value}
+          maxLength={20}
+          onChange={event => setValue(event.target.value)}
+        />
+        <InputGroup.End>
+          <span
+            role='status'
+            aria-live='polite'
+          >
+            {value.length}/20
+          </span>
+        </InputGroup.End>
+      </InputGroup.Root>
+    </Field.Root>
+  );
+}