diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49a56e7aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Automation/Peers/CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using Avalonia.Automation.Provider;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Automation.Peers
+{
+    public class CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer : ButtonAutomationPeer, ISelectionItemProvider
+    {
+        public CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer(CalendarDayButton owner)
+            : base(owner)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public new CalendarDayButton Owner => (CalendarDayButton)base.Owner;
+
+        public bool IsSelected => Owner.IsSelected;
+
+        public ISelectionProvider? SelectionContainer
+            => Owner.Owner is { } calendar
+                ? GetOrCreate(calendar).GetProvider<ISelectionProvider>()
+                : null;
+
+        public void Select()
+        {
+            EnsureEnabled();
+
+            if (TryGetSelectableDate(out var calendar, out var date))
+                calendar.SelectedDate = date;
+        }
+
+        void ISelectionItemProvider.AddToSelection()
+        {
+            EnsureEnabled();
+
+            if (!TryGetSelectableDate(out var calendar, out var date) ||
+                calendar.SelectedDates.Contains(date))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (calendar.SelectionMode == CalendarSelectionMode.SingleDate)
+                calendar.SelectedDate = date;
+            else
+                calendar.SelectedDates.Add(date);
+        }
+
+        void ISelectionItemProvider.RemoveFromSelection()
+        {
+            EnsureEnabled();
+
+            if (Owner.Owner is { SelectionMode: not CalendarSelectionMode.None } calendar &&
+                Owner.DataContext is DateTime date)
+            {
+                calendar.SelectedDates.Remove(date);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool TryGetSelectableDate([NotNullWhen(true)] out Calendar? calendar, out DateTime date)
+        {
+            if (Owner.Owner is { SelectionMode: not CalendarSelectionMode.None } owner &&
+                Owner.DataContext is DateTime value &&
+                !Owner.IsBlackout)
+            {
+                calendar = owner;
+                date = value;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            calendar = null;
+            date = default;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        protected override string GetClassNameCore() => nameof(CalendarDayButton);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Calendar/CalendarDayButton.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Calendar/CalendarDayButton.cs
index c8556e444c..40a12e4ef5 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Calendar/CalendarDayButton.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Calendar/CalendarDayButton.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
+using Avalonia.Automation.Peers;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Metadata;
 using Avalonia.Input;
 
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
             SetPseudoClasses();
         }
 
+        protected override AutomationPeer OnCreateAutomationPeer() => new CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer(this);
+
         private void SetPseudoClasses()
         {
             if (_ignoringMouseOverState)
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/Automation/CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeerTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/Automation/CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4ac2de39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/Automation/CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Automation.Peers;
+using Avalonia.Automation.Provider;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
+using Avalonia.UnitTests;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests.Automation;
+
+public class CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeerTests : ScopedTestBase
+{
+    private static readonly DateTime Date1 = new(2026, 6, 5);
+    private static readonly DateTime Date2 = new(2026, 6, 10);
+
+    private static (Calendar, CalendarDayButton, ISelectionItemProvider) CreateTarget(
+        CalendarSelectionMode mode, DateTime? date = null)
+    {
+        var calendar = new Calendar { SelectionMode = mode };
+        var dayButton = new CalendarDayButton { Owner = calendar, DataContext = date ?? Date1 };
+        var peer = ControlAutomationPeer.CreatePeerForElement(dayButton);
+        return (calendar, dayButton, Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ISelectionItemProvider>(peer));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Creates_CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer()
+    {
+        var peer = ControlAutomationPeer.CreatePeerForElement(new CalendarDayButton());
+
+        Assert.IsType<CalendarDayButtonAutomationPeer>(peer);
+        Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ISelectionItemProvider>(peer);
+        Assert.IsAssignableFrom<IInvokeProvider>(peer);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsSelected_Reflects_Owner_State()
+    {
+        var (_, dayButton, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.SingleDate);
+
+        Assert.False(provider.IsSelected);
+        dayButton.IsSelected = true;
+        Assert.True(provider.IsSelected);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SelectionContainer_Is_Calendar_Peer()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.SingleDate);
+
+        var container = provider.SelectionContainer;
+
+        Assert.NotNull(container);
+        Assert.Same(ControlAutomationPeer.CreatePeerForElement(calendar), container);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Select_Sets_SelectedDate()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.SingleDate);
+
+        provider.Select();
+
+        Assert.Equal(Date1, calendar.SelectedDate);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Select_Replaces_Existing_Selection_In_SingleDate_Mode()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.SingleDate);
+        calendar.SelectedDate = Date2;
+
+        provider.Select();
+
+        Assert.Equal(Date1, calendar.SelectedDate);
+        Assert.Equal(1, calendar.SelectedDates.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Select_Is_NoOp_When_SelectionMode_None()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.None);
+
+        provider.Select();
+
+        Assert.Null(calendar.SelectedDate);
+        Assert.Empty(calendar.SelectedDates);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Select_Is_NoOp_For_Blackout_Day()
+    {
+        var (calendar, dayButton, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.SingleDate);
+        dayButton.IsBlackout = true;
+
+        provider.Select();
+
+        Assert.Null(calendar.SelectedDate);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddToSelection_Replaces_Selection_In_SingleDate_Mode()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.SingleDate);
+        calendar.SelectedDate = Date2;
+
+        provider.AddToSelection();
+
+        Assert.Equal(Date1, calendar.SelectedDate);
+        Assert.Equal(1, calendar.SelectedDates.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddToSelection_Appends_In_MultipleRange_Mode()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.MultipleRange);
+        calendar.SelectedDates.Add(Date2);
+
+        provider.AddToSelection();
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, calendar.SelectedDates.Count);
+        Assert.Contains(Date1, calendar.SelectedDates);
+        Assert.Contains(Date2, calendar.SelectedDates);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddToSelection_Is_NoOp_When_SelectionMode_None()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.None);
+
+        provider.AddToSelection();
+
+        Assert.Empty(calendar.SelectedDates);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddToSelection_Is_NoOp_For_Blackout_Day()
+    {
+        var (calendar, dayButton, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.MultipleRange);
+        dayButton.IsBlackout = true;
+
+        provider.AddToSelection();
+
+        Assert.Empty(calendar.SelectedDates);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveFromSelection_Removes_Date()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.MultipleRange);
+        calendar.SelectedDates.Add(Date1);
+        calendar.SelectedDates.Add(Date2);
+
+        provider.RemoveFromSelection();
+
+        Assert.Equal(Date2, Assert.Single(calendar.SelectedDates));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveFromSelection_Is_NoOp_When_SelectionMode_None()
+    {
+        var (calendar, _, provider) = CreateTarget(CalendarSelectionMode.None);
+
+        provider.RemoveFromSelection();
+
+        Assert.Empty(calendar.SelectedDates);
+    }
+}