diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-37601 b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-37601
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eeea8c4ae5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-37601
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: add
+
+Add a function to get the aria-describedby description for the add to cart button.
+Add default description for the Select options button.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php
index ac1eb1147ea..16d87eac306 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php
@@ -1932,6 +1932,23 @@ class WC_Product extends WC_Abstract_Legacy_Product {
 		return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_product_single_add_to_cart_text', __( 'Add to cart', 'woocommerce' ), $this );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the aria-describedby description for the add to cart button.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function add_to_cart_aria_describedby() {
+		/**
+		 * Filter the aria-describedby description for the add to cart button.
+		 *
+		 * @since 7.8.0
+		 *
+		 * @param string $var Text for the 'aria-describedby' attribute.
+		 * @param WC_Product $this Product object.
+		 */
+		return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_aria_describedby', '', $this );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the add to cart button text.
 	 *
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-product-variable.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-product-variable.php
index a240c406a08..ecab09b4cd3 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-product-variable.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-product-variable.php
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ class WC_Product_Variable extends WC_Product {
 	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	*/
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the aria-describedby description for the add to cart button.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function add_to_cart_aria_describedby() {
+		/**
+		 * This filter is documented in includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php.
+		 *
+		 * @since 7.8.0
+		 */
+		return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_product_add_to_cart_aria_describedby', $this->is_purchasable() ? __( 'This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page', 'woocommerce' ) : '', $this );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the add to cart button text.
 	 *
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-template-functions.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-template-functions.php
index e2162cef7b9..57384a00ca2 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-template-functions.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-template-functions.php
@@ -1365,12 +1365,17 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'woocommerce_template_loop_add_to_cart' ) ) {
 					'data-product_id'  => $product->get_id(),
 					'data-product_sku' => $product->get_sku(),
 					'aria-label'       => $product->add_to_cart_description(),
+					'aria-describedby' => $product->add_to_cart_aria_describedby(),
 					'rel'              => 'nofollow',
 				),
 			);
 
 			$args = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_args', wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults ), $product );
 
+			if ( ! empty( $args['attributes']['aria-describedby'] ) ) {
+				$args['attributes']['aria-describedby'] = wp_strip_all_tags( $args['attributes']['aria-describedby'] );
+			}
+
 			if ( isset( $args['attributes']['aria-label'] ) ) {
 				$args['attributes']['aria-label'] = wp_strip_all_tags( $args['attributes']['aria-label'] );
 			}