diff --git a/packages/field/src/utils/getAriaElementsInRightDomOrder.js b/packages/field/src/utils/getAriaElementsInRightDomOrder.js
index 7bc3a17da..549f4ba04 100644
--- a/packages/field/src/utils/getAriaElementsInRightDomOrder.js
+++ b/packages/field/src/utils/getAriaElementsInRightDomOrder.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const isIE11 = /Trident/.test(window.navigator.userAgent);
+
 /**
  * @desc Let the order of adding ids to aria element by DOM order, so that the screen reader
  * respects visual order when reading:
@@ -5,16 +7,16 @@
  * @param {array} descriptionElements - holds references to description or label elements whose
  * id should be returned
  * @returns {array} sorted set of elements based on dom order
- *
  */
 export function getAriaElementsInRightDomOrder(descriptionElements, { reverse } = {}) {
   const putPrecedingSiblingsAndLocalParentsFirst = (a, b) => {
     // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/compareDocumentPosition
     const pos = a.compareDocumentPosition(b);
+    // Unfortunately, for IE, we have to switch the order (?)
     if (pos === Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING || pos === Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY) {
-      return 1;
+      return isIE11 ? -1 : 1;
     }
-    return -1;
+    return isIE11 ? 1 : -1;
   };
 
   const descriptionEls = descriptionElements.filter(el => el); // filter out null references