diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.js b/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.js
index e59b744034..1ac0f3c1c5 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.js
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
-return axe.commons.aria.getRoleType(node.getAttribute('role')) === 'abstract';
+const abstractRoles = axe.utils
+	.tokenList(virtualNode.attr('role'))
+	.filter(role => axe.commons.aria.getRoleType(role) === 'abstract');
+
+if (abstractRoles.length > 0) {
+	this.data(abstractRoles);
+	return true;
+}
+
+return false;
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.json b/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.json
index 58d0cb81ab..9030d21b7a 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.json
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/abstractrole.json
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 		"impact": "serious",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "Abstract roles are not used",
-			"fail": "Abstract roles cannot be directly used"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "Abstract role cannot be directly used: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Abstract roles cannot be directly used: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/fallbackrole.js b/lib/checks/aria/fallbackrole.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b464458e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/fallbackrole.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+return axe.utils.tokenList(virtualNode.attr('role')).length > 1;
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/fallbackrole.json b/lib/checks/aria/fallbackrole.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f30109955f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/fallbackrole.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"id": "fallbackrole",
+	"evaluate": "fallbackrole.js",
+	"metadata": {
+		"impact": "serious",
+		"messages": {
+			"pass": "Only one role value used",
+			"fail": "Use only one role value, since fallback roles are not supported in older browsers"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.js b/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.js
index 86a649e87f..c44ce05ce9 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.js
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.js
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
-return !axe.commons.aria.isValidRole(node.getAttribute('role'), {
-	allowAbstract: true
-});
+const invalidRoles = axe.utils
+	.tokenList(virtualNode.attr('role'))
+	.filter(role => {
+		return !axe.commons.aria.isValidRole(role, {
+			allowAbstract: true
+		});
+	});
+
+if (invalidRoles.length > 0) {
+	this.data(invalidRoles);
+	return true;
+}
+
+return false;
diff --git a/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.json b/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.json
index 8f159d678d..4cf26216cd 100644
--- a/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.json
+++ b/lib/checks/aria/invalidrole.json
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "ARIA role is valid",
-			"fail": "Role must be one of the valid ARIA roles"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "Role must be one of the valid ARIA roles: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Roles must be one of the valid ARIA roles: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/rules/aria-roles.json b/lib/rules/aria-roles.json
index 3cf92ef149..a16410a29a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/aria-roles.json
+++ b/lib/rules/aria-roles.json
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 	},
 	"all": [],
 	"any": [],
-	"none": ["invalidrole", "abstractrole", "unsupportedrole"]
+	"none": ["fallbackrole", "invalidrole", "abstractrole", "unsupportedrole"]
 }
diff --git a/test/checks/aria/fallbackrole.js b/test/checks/aria/fallbackrole.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b25820f8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/checks/aria/fallbackrole.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+describe('fallbackrole', function() {
+	'use strict';
+
+	var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
+	var queryFixture = axe.testUtils.queryFixture;
+
+	afterEach(function() {
+		fixture.innerHTML = '';
+	});
+
+	it('should return true if fallback role is used', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="button foobar">Foo</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isTrue(
+			checks.fallbackrole.evaluate(virtualNode.actualNode, 'radio', virtualNode)
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false if fallback role is not used', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture('<div id="target" role="button">Foo</div>');
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.fallbackrole.evaluate(virtualNode.actualNode, 'radio', virtualNode)
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false if applied to an invalid role', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture('<div id="target" role="foobar">Foo</div>');
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.fallbackrole.evaluate(virtualNode.actualNode, 'radio', virtualNode)
+		);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false if applied to an invalid role', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture('<div id="target" role="foobar">Foo</div>');
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.fallbackrole.evaluate(virtualNode.actualNode, 'radio', virtualNode)
+		);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/checks/shared/abstractrole.js b/test/checks/shared/abstractrole.js
index bc9aa7e348..ff249ae00e 100644
--- a/test/checks/shared/abstractrole.js
+++ b/test/checks/shared/abstractrole.js
@@ -2,26 +2,86 @@ describe('abstractrole', function() {
 	'use strict';
 
 	var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
+	var queryFixture = axe.testUtils.queryFixture;
+	var checkContext = axe.testUtils.MockCheckContext();
 
 	afterEach(function() {
 		fixture.innerHTML = '';
+		checkContext.reset();
 	});
 
 	it('should return false if applied to a concrete role', function() {
-		fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="alert">Contents</div>';
-		var node = fixture.querySelector('#target');
-		assert.isFalse(checks.abstractrole.evaluate(node, 'radio'));
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="alert">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.abstractrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				'radio',
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
 	});
 
 	it('should return false if applied to a nonsensical role', function() {
-		fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="foo">Contents</div>';
-		var node = fixture.querySelector('#target');
-		assert.isFalse(checks.abstractrole.evaluate(node, 'radio'));
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="foo">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.abstractrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				'radio',
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
 	});
 
 	it('should return true if applied to an abstract role', function() {
-		fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="widget">Contents</div>';
-		var node = fixture.querySelector('#target');
-		assert.isTrue(checks.abstractrole.evaluate(node, 'radio'));
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="widget">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isTrue(
+			checks.abstractrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				'radio',
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['widget']);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false if applied to multiple concrete roles', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="alert button">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.abstractrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				'radio',
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
+	});
+
+	it('should return true if applied to at least one abstract role', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="alert widget structure">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isTrue(
+			checks.abstractrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				'radio',
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['widget', 'structure']);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/test/checks/shared/invalidrole.js b/test/checks/shared/invalidrole.js
index 19c28b32fc..e396dd1677 100644
--- a/test/checks/shared/invalidrole.js
+++ b/test/checks/shared/invalidrole.js
@@ -2,32 +2,99 @@ describe('invalidrole', function() {
 	'use strict';
 
 	var fixture = document.getElementById('fixture');
+	var queryFixture = axe.testUtils.queryFixture;
+	var checkContext = axe.testUtils.MockCheckContext();
 
 	afterEach(function() {
 		fixture.innerHTML = '';
+		checkContext.reset();
 	});
 
 	it('should return true if applied to an empty role', function() {
-		fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="">Contents</div>';
-		var node = fixture.querySelector('#target');
-		assert.isTrue(checks.invalidrole.evaluate(node, 'radio'));
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture('<div id="target" role="">Contents</div>');
+		assert.isTrue(
+			checks.invalidrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				null,
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['']);
 	});
 
 	it('should return true if applied to a nonsensical role', function() {
-		fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="foo">Contents</div>';
-		var node = fixture.querySelector('#target');
-		assert.isTrue(checks.invalidrole.evaluate(node, 'radio'));
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="foo">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isTrue(
+			checks.invalidrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				null,
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['foo']);
 	});
 
 	it('should return false if applied to a concrete role', function() {
-		fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="alert">Contents</div>';
-		var node = fixture.querySelector('#target');
-		assert.isFalse(checks.invalidrole.evaluate(node, 'radio'));
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="alert">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.invalidrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				null,
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
 	});
 
 	it('should return false if applied to an abstract role', function() {
-		fixture.innerHTML = '<div id="target" role="widget">Contents</div>';
-		var node = fixture.querySelector('#target');
-		assert.isFalse(checks.invalidrole.evaluate(node, 'radio'));
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="widget">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.invalidrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				null,
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false if applied to multiple valid roles', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="alert button">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isFalse(
+			checks.invalidrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				null,
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.isNull(checkContext._data);
+	});
+
+	it('should return true if applied to at least one nonsensical role', function() {
+		var virtualNode = queryFixture(
+			'<div id="target" role="alert button foo bar">Contents</div>'
+		);
+		assert.isTrue(
+			checks.invalidrole.evaluate.call(
+				checkContext,
+				virtualNode.actualNode,
+				null,
+				virtualNode
+			)
+		);
+		assert.deepEqual(checkContext._data, ['foo', 'bar']);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.html b/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.html
index 95380ac162..a9212a665f 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.html
@@ -126,4 +126,6 @@
 	<div role="lol" id="fail13">fail</div>
 	<div role="text" id="fail14">ok</div>
 	<!-- unsupported roles -->
+	<!-- fallback roles -->
+	<div role="button alert" id="fail15">fail</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.json b/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.json
index 39460d1c93..e049d9e880 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/aria-roles/aria-roles.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 		["#fail11"],
 		["#fail12"],
 		["#fail13"],
-		["#fail14"]
+		["#fail14"],
+		["#fail15"]
 	],
 	"passes": [
 		["#pass1"],