diff --git a/packages/dom-assertions/src/assertElementIsDisabled/assertElementIsDisabled.test.ts b/packages/dom-assertions/src/assertElementIsDisabled/assertElementIsDisabled.test.ts
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+import { render } from '../../testing'
+import { assertElementIsDisabled } from './assertElementIsDisabled'
+import { roles } from 'aria-query'
+
+const supportedRoles = roles
+  .entries()
+  .reduce<string[]>((acc, [role, { props }]) => {
+    if (props['aria-disabled'] !== undefined) acc.push(role)
+    return acc
+  }, [])
+
+it('should check the element', () => {
+  // @ts-expect-error - in case the client code is using javascript
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(document)).toEqual({
+    pass: false,
+    message: expect.any(String),
+    negatedMessage: expect.any(String),
+    expected: 'HTMLElement or SVGElement',
+    received: expect.any(String),
+  })
+})
+
+it('should pass for disabled checkbox and radio inputs', () => {
+  const { getByRole } = render(`
+    <input type="checkbox" disabled/>
+    <input type="radio" disabled />
+  `)
+
+  const checkbox = getByRole('checkbox')
+  const radio = getByRole('radio')
+
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(checkbox).pass).toEqual(true)
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(radio).pass).toEqual(true)
+})
+
+it('should fail for enable checkbox and radio inputs', () => {
+  const { getByRole } = render(`
+    <input type="checkbox"/>
+    <input type="radio"/>
+  `)
+
+  const checkbox = getByRole('checkbox')
+  const radio = getByRole('radio')
+
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(checkbox)).toEqual({
+    pass: false,
+    message: 'Expected the <input> element to be disabled',
+    negatedMessage: 'Expected the <input> element not to be enabled',
+    expected: '',
+    received: 'Element is enabled',
+  })
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(radio)).toEqual({
+    pass: false,
+    message: 'Expected the <input> element to be disabled',
+    negatedMessage: 'Expected the <input> element not to be enabled',
+    expected: '',
+    received: 'Element is enabled',
+  })
+})
+
+it.each(supportedRoles)(
+  'should pass for elements with role `%s` and `aria-disabled="true"`',
+  (role) => {
+    const { getByRole } = render(`<div role="${role}" aria-disabled="true"/>`)
+
+    expect(assertElementIsDisabled(getByRole(role)).pass).toEqual(true)
+  },
+)
+
+it.each(supportedRoles)(
+  'should fail for elements with role `%s` and `aria-disabled="false"',
+  (role) => {
+    const { getByRole } = render(`<div role="${role}" aria-disabled="false"/>`)
+
+    expect(assertElementIsDisabled(getByRole(role))).toEqual({
+      pass: false,
+      message: 'Expected the <div> element to be disabled',
+      negatedMessage: 'Expected the <div> element not to be enabled',
+      expected: '',
+      received: 'Element is enabled',
+    })
+  },
+)
+it('should pass for disabled group of elements disabled by their parent', () => {
+  const { getByRole } = render(`
+    <form>
+        <fieldset disabled>
+            <input type="checkbox"/>
+            <input type="radio"/>
+        </fieldset>
+    </form>
+  `)
+
+  const checkbox = getByRole('checkbox')
+  const radio = getByRole('radio')
+
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(checkbox).pass).toEqual(true)
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(radio).pass).toEqual(true)
+})
+
+it.only('should pass for `fieldset` tag descendant element excluding the first legend', () => {
+  const { getByRole } = render(`
+  <fieldset disabled>
+    <legend>
+      <input type="checkbox"/>
+      <input type="radio"/>
+    </legend>
+  </fieldset>
+  `)
+
+  const checkbox = getByRole('checkbox')
+  const radio = getByRole('radio')
+
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(checkbox).pass).toEqual(false)
+  expect(assertElementIsDisabled(radio).pass).toEqual(false)
+})
diff --git a/packages/dom-assertions/src/assertElementIsDisabled/assertElementIsDisabled.ts b/packages/dom-assertions/src/assertElementIsDisabled/assertElementIsDisabled.ts
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+++ b/packages/dom-assertions/src/assertElementIsDisabled/assertElementIsDisabled.ts
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+import { roles } from 'aria-query'
+import { assertIsHTMLOrSVGElement } from '../assertIsHTMLOrSVGElement/assertIsHTMLOrSVGElement'
+import { elementToString } from '../utils'
+
+const supportedRoles = roles
+  .entries()
+  .reduce<string[]>((acc, [role, { props }]) => {
+    if (props['aria-disabled'] !== undefined) acc.push(role)
+    return acc
+  }, [])
+
+export function assertElementIsDisabled(htmlElement: HTMLElement) {
+  const elementCheckResult = assertIsHTMLOrSVGElement(htmlElement)
+  if (!elementCheckResult.pass) {
+    return elementCheckResult
+  }
+  const elementName = elementToString(htmlElement)
+
+  return {
+    pass: isDisabled(htmlElement),
+    message: `Expected the ${elementName} element to be disabled`,
+    negatedMessage: `Expected the ${elementName} element not to be enabled`,
+    expected: '',
+    received: `Element is ${isDisabled(htmlElement) ? 'disabled' : 'enabled'}`,
+  }
+}
+
+function canBeDisabled(
+  htmlElement: HTMLElement,
+): htmlElement is HTMLInputElement {
+  return [
+    'fieldset',
+    'input',
+    'select',
+    'optgroup',
+    'option',
+    'button',
+    'textarea',
+  ].includes(htmlElement.tagName.toLowerCase())
+}
+
+function elementIsDisabled(htmlElement: HTMLElement) {
+  if (canBeDisabled(htmlElement)) return htmlElement.disabled
+
+  return htmlElement.getAttribute('aria-disabled') === 'true'
+}
+
+function isDisabledByParent(htmlElementParent: HTMLElement) {
+  return elementIsDisabled(htmlElementParent) || isDisabled(htmlElementParent)
+}
+
+function isDisabled(htmlElement: HTMLElement): boolean {
+  const parentElement = htmlElement.parentElement
+
+  if (parentElement && canBeDisabled(parentElement)) {
+    return isDisabledByParent(parentElement)
+  }
+
+  return elementIsDisabled(htmlElement)
+}