diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.story.tsx
index 416594a2901..acd25b91421 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.story.tsx
@@ -299,6 +299,24 @@ export const Examples: StoryFn<StoryProps> = (args) => {
 
 Examples.parameters = {
   controls: { include: ['barWidthFactor', 'value'] },
+  a11y: {
+    config: {
+      rules: [
+        {
+          id: 'scrollable-region-focusable',
+          selector: 'body',
+          enabled: false,
+        },
+        // NOTE: this is necessary due to a false positive with the filered svg glow in one of the examples.
+        // The color-contrast in this component should be accessible!
+        {
+          id: 'color-contrast',
+          selector: 'text',
+          enabled: false,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
 };
 
 export const MultiSeries: StoryFn<StoryProps> = (args) => {