diff --git a/.changeset/giant-ties-attack.md b/.changeset/giant-ties-attack.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90505cd6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-ties-attack.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@lion/ui': patch
+---
+
+feat(LionInputStepper): implement self-destructing output content for value display
+
+1. from <div class="input-stepper__value">${this.__valueText}</div> to <output class="input-stepper__value"  for="..">${this.\_\_valueText}</output>
+2. remove the \_onEnterButton() and \_onLeaveButton() logic.
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js b/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js
index 89f8c7531..3c70063bc 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js
+++ b/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/src/LionInputStepper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { html, css, render } from 'lit';
+import { html, css, render, nothing } from 'lit';
 import { formatNumber, LocalizeMixin, parseNumber } from '@lion/ui/localize-no-side-effects.js';
 import { LionInput } from '@lion/ui/input.js';
 import { IsNumber, MinNumber, MaxNumber } from '@lion/ui/form-core.js';
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
 
     this._increment = this._increment.bind(this);
     this._decrement = this._decrement.bind(this);
-    this._onEnterButton = this._onEnterButton.bind(this);
-    this._onLeaveButton = this._onLeaveButton.bind(this);
   }
 
   connectedCallback() {
@@ -244,6 +242,26 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
       this._inputNode.removeAttribute('aria-valuenow');
       this._inputNode.removeAttribute('aria-valuetext');
     }
+    this._destroyOutputContent();
+  }
+
+  _destroyOutputContent() {
+    const outputElement = /** @type {HTMLElement} */ (
+      this.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value')
+    );
+
+    const timeoutValue = outputElement?.dataset?.selfDestruct
+      ? Number(outputElement.dataset.selfDestruct)
+      : 2000;
+    clearTimeout(this.timer);
+    if (outputElement) {
+      this.timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (outputElement.parentNode) {
+          this.__valueText = nothing;
+          this.requestUpdate();
+        }
+      }, timeoutValue);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -394,8 +412,6 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
       <button
         ?disabled=${this.disabled || this.readOnly}
         @click=${this._decrement}
-        @focus=${this._onEnterButton}
-        @blur=${this._onLeaveButton}
         type="button"
         aria-label="${this.msgLit('lion-input-stepper:decrease')} ${this.fieldName}"
       >
@@ -414,8 +430,6 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
       <button
         ?disabled=${this.disabled || this.readOnly}
         @click=${this._increment}
-        @focus=${this._onEnterButton}
-        @blur=${this._onLeaveButton}
         type="button"
         aria-label="${this.msgLit('lion-input-stepper:increase')} ${this.fieldName}"
       >
@@ -427,7 +441,9 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
   /** @protected */
   _inputGroupTemplate() {
     return html`
-      <div class="input-stepper__value">${this.__valueText}</div>
+      <output for="${this._inputId}" data-self-destruct="2000" class="input-stepper__value"
+        >${this.__valueText}</output
+      >
       <div class="input-group">
         ${this._inputGroupBeforeTemplate()}
         <div class="input-group__container">
@@ -438,38 +454,4 @@ export class LionInputStepper extends LocalizeMixin(LionInput) {
       </div>
     `;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * @protected
-   * @param {Event} ev
-   */
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-  _onEnterButton(ev) {
-    const valueNode = /** @type {HTMLElement} */ (
-      this.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value')
-    );
-    valueNode.setAttribute('aria-live', 'assertive');
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Redispatch leave event on host when catching leave event
-   * on the incrementor and decrementor button.
-   *
-   * This redispatched leave event will be caught by
-   * InteractionStateMixin to set "touched" state to true.
-   *
-   * Interacting with the buttons is "user interactions"
-   * the same way as focusing + blurring the field (native input)
-   *
-   * @protected
-   * @param {Event} ev
-   */
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-  _onLeaveButton(ev) {
-    const valueNode = /** @type {HTMLElement} */ (
-      this.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value')
-    );
-    valueNode.removeAttribute('aria-live');
-    this.dispatchEvent(new Event(this._leaveEvent));
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js b/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js
index 17ba2509d..abda4b7c4 100644
--- a/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js
+++ b/packages/ui/components/input-stepper/test/lion-input-stepper.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, fixture as _fixture, nextFrame } from '@open-wc/testing';
+import { nothing } from 'lit';
 import { html } from 'lit/static-html.js';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import { formatNumber } from '@lion/ui/localize-no-side-effects.js';
@@ -178,31 +179,6 @@ describe('<lion-input-stepper>', () => {
       expect(counter).to.equal(1);
     });
 
-    it('fires a leave event ("blur") on button clicks', async () => {
-      const blurSpy = sinon.spy();
-      const el = await fixture(html`
-        <lion-input-stepper @blur=${blurSpy} name="year" label="Years"></lion-input-stepper>
-      `);
-
-      expect(el.value).to.equal('');
-      const decrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=prefix]');
-      decrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('focus'));
-      decrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
-      decrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
-      expect(el.value).to.equal('−1');
-      expect(blurSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
-      expect(el.touched).to.be.true;
-
-      el.touched = false;
-      const incrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=suffix]');
-      incrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('focus'));
-      incrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
-      incrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
-      expect(el.value).to.equal('0');
-      expect(blurSpy.calledTwice).to.be.true;
-      expect(el.touched).to.be.true;
-    });
-
     it('should update min and max attributes when min and max property change', async () => {
       const el = await fixture(inputStepperWithAttrs);
       el.min = 100;
@@ -403,6 +379,210 @@ describe('<lion-input-stepper>', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('_destroyOutputContent method', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      // Ensure clean state for each test
+      sinon.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should clear existing timer before setting a new one', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
+      const clearTimeoutSpy = sinon.spy(window, 'clearTimeout');
+
+      // Set an initial timer
+      el.timer = setTimeout(() => {}, 1000);
+      const initialTimer = el.timer;
+
+      // Call _destroyOutputContent
+      el._destroyOutputContent();
+
+      expect(clearTimeoutSpy.calledWith(initialTimer)).to.be.true;
+      clearTimeoutSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should set __valueText to nothing and request update after timeout', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
+      const requestUpdateSpy = sinon.spy(el, 'requestUpdate');
+      const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+
+      // Set initial value text
+      el.__valueText = 'test value';
+
+      // Call _destroyOutputContent
+      el._destroyOutputContent();
+
+      // Fast forward time by 2000ms (default timeout)
+      clock.tick(2000);
+
+      await expect(el.__valueText).to.equal(nothing);
+      expect(requestUpdateSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+
+      clock.restore();
+      requestUpdateSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should use custom timeout from data-self-destruct attribute', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(html`
+        <lion-input-stepper name="test" label="Test"> </lion-input-stepper>
+      `);
+
+      await el.updateComplete;
+
+      // Get the output element and set custom self-destruct value
+      const outputElement = /** @type {HTMLElement} */ (
+        el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value')
+      );
+      if (outputElement) {
+        outputElement.dataset.selfDestruct = '5000';
+      }
+
+      const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+      const requestUpdateSpy = sinon.spy(el, 'requestUpdate');
+
+      el.__valueText = 'test value';
+      el._destroyOutputContent();
+
+      // Should not trigger after default 2000ms
+      clock.tick(2000);
+      await expect(el.__valueText).to.equal('test value');
+      expect(requestUpdateSpy.called).to.be.false;
+
+      // Should trigger after custom 5000ms
+      clock.tick(3000); // Total 5000ms
+      await expect(el.__valueText).to.equal(nothing);
+      expect(requestUpdateSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+
+      clock.restore();
+      requestUpdateSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should handle invalid data-self-destruct value by using default timeout', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(html`
+        <lion-input-stepper name="test" label="Test"> </lion-input-stepper>
+      `);
+
+      await el.updateComplete;
+
+      // Get the output element and set invalid self-destruct value
+      const outputElement = /** @type {HTMLElement} */ (
+        el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value')
+      );
+      if (outputElement) {
+        outputElement.dataset.selfDestruct = 'invalid';
+      }
+
+      const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+      const requestUpdateSpy = sinon.spy(el, 'requestUpdate');
+
+      el.__valueText = 'test value';
+      el._destroyOutputContent();
+
+      // Should use default 2000ms when invalid value is provided
+      clock.tick(2000);
+      await expect(el.__valueText).to.equal(nothing);
+      expect(requestUpdateSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+
+      clock.restore();
+      requestUpdateSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should not set timeout if output element does not exist', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
+      const setTimeoutSpy = sinon.spy(window, 'setTimeout');
+
+      // Mock shadowRoot to return null for querySelector
+      const originalQuerySelector = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector;
+      if (el.shadowRoot) {
+        el.shadowRoot.querySelector = () => null;
+      }
+
+      el._destroyOutputContent();
+
+      expect(setTimeoutSpy.called).to.be.false;
+
+      // Restore original querySelector
+      if (el.shadowRoot && originalQuerySelector) {
+        el.shadowRoot.querySelector = originalQuerySelector;
+      }
+      setTimeoutSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should only execute timeout callback if output element still has parent', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
+      const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+      const requestUpdateSpy = sinon.spy(el, 'requestUpdate');
+
+      el.__valueText = 'test value';
+      el._destroyOutputContent();
+
+      // Remove the output element from DOM before timeout
+      const outputElement = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value');
+      if (outputElement && outputElement.parentNode) {
+        outputElement.parentNode.removeChild(outputElement);
+      }
+
+      // Fast forward time
+      clock.tick(2000);
+
+      // Should not have updated since element was removed
+      expect(requestUpdateSpy.called).to.be.false;
+      expect(el.__valueText).to.equal('test value');
+
+      clock.restore();
+      requestUpdateSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should be called when increment button is clicked', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
+      const destroyOutputSpy = sinon.spy(el, '_destroyOutputContent');
+
+      const incrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=suffix]');
+      incrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+
+      expect(destroyOutputSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+      destroyOutputSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should be called when decrement button is clicked', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
+      const destroyOutputSpy = sinon.spy(el, '_destroyOutputContent');
+
+      const decrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=prefix]');
+      decrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+
+      expect(destroyOutputSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+      destroyOutputSpy.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('should handle multiple rapid calls by clearing previous timers', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
+      const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+      const requestUpdateSpy = sinon.spy(el, 'requestUpdate');
+
+      el.__valueText = 'test value';
+
+      // Call _destroyOutputContent multiple times rapidly
+      el._destroyOutputContent();
+      clock.tick(1000); // 1 second
+
+      el._destroyOutputContent(); // This should clear the previous timer
+      clock.tick(1000); // Total 2 seconds from first call, 1 second from second call
+
+      // Should not have triggered yet since second call reset the timer
+      expect(el.__valueText).to.equal('test value');
+      expect(requestUpdateSpy.called).to.be.false;
+
+      clock.tick(1000); // Total 2 seconds from second call
+
+      // Should trigger now
+      await expect(el.__valueText).to.equal(nothing);
+      expect(requestUpdateSpy.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+
+      clock.restore();
+      requestUpdateSpy.restore();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Accessibility', () => {
     it('is a11y AXE accessible', async () => {
       const el = await fixture(defaultInputStepper);
@@ -490,32 +670,6 @@ describe('<lion-input-stepper>', () => {
       expect(el._inputNode.getAttribute('aria-valuemax')).to.equal('1000');
     });
 
-    it('when decrease button gets focus, it sets aria-live to input-stepper__value', async () => {
-      const el = await fixture(inputStepperWithAttrs);
-      const stepperValue = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value');
-      const decrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=prefix]');
-
-      decrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('focus'));
-      expect(stepperValue?.hasAttribute('aria-live')).to.be.true;
-      expect(stepperValue?.getAttribute('aria-live')).to.equal('assertive');
-
-      decrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
-      expect(stepperValue?.hasAttribute('aria-live')).to.be.false;
-    });
-
-    it('when increase button gets focus, it sets aria-live to input-stepper__value', async () => {
-      const el = await fixture(inputStepperWithAttrs);
-      const stepperValue = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.input-stepper__value');
-      const incrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=suffix]');
-
-      incrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('focus'));
-      expect(stepperValue?.hasAttribute('aria-live')).to.be.true;
-      expect(stepperValue?.getAttribute('aria-live')).to.equal('assertive');
-
-      incrementButton?.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
-      expect(stepperValue?.hasAttribute('aria-live')).to.be.false;
-    });
-
     it('decrease button should have aria-label with the component label', async () => {
       const el = await fixture(inputStepperWithAttrs);
       const decrementButton = el.querySelector('[slot=prefix]');