@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ test.each<Partial<SnapshotNode>>([
   { subrole: 'AXCloseButton' },
   { value: 'Draft' },
   { identifier: 'create' },
+  { contentDescription: 'Create a draft' },
   { enabled: false },
   { selected: true },
   { focused: true },
@@ -106,6 +107,17 @@ test.each<Partial<SnapshotNode>>([
   });
 });
 
+test('unchanged metadata keeps a content description that did not change', () => {
+  const described = () =>
+    snapshot('Create', {
+      nodes: [{ ...snapshot('Create').nodes[0]!, contentDescription: 'Create a draft' }],
+    });
+
+  expect(
+    buildUnchangedSnapshotMetadata({ previous: described(), current: described(), options: {} }),
+  ).toMatchObject({ nodeCount: 1 });
+});
+
 test('unchanged metadata detects node count, order and truncation changes', () => {
   const first = snapshot('Create').nodes[0]!;
   const second = { ...first, index: 1, ref: 'e2', label: 'Cancel' };
 
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ const MATCHED_NODE = {
   label: 'Sign in',
   value: 'enabled',
   identifier: 'login-button',
+  contentDescription: 'Sign in to Demo',
   enabled: true,
   selected: false,
   focused: false,
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ const COMPACT_NODE = {
   label: 'Sign in',
   value: 'enabled',
   identifier: 'login-button',
+  contentDescription: 'Sign in to Demo',
   enabled: true,
   selected: false,
   focused: false,