diff --git a/__tests__/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions-test.js b/__tests__/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions-test.js
index 214e3903c..7cc1a937a 100644
--- a/__tests__/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions-test.js
+++ b/__tests__/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions-test.js
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ ruleTester.run(`${ruleName}:recommended`, rule, {
     // Expressions should pass in recommended mode
     { code: '<div role={ROLE_BUTTON} onClick={() => {}} />;' },
     { code: '<div  {...this.props} role={this.props.role} onKeyPress={e => this.handleKeyPress(e)}>{this.props.children}</div>' },
+    // Specific case for ternary operator with literals on both side
+    {
+      code: '<div role={isButton ? "button" : "link"} onClick={() => {}} />;',
+      options: [{ allowExpressionValues: true }],
+    },
   )
     .map(ruleOptionsMapperFactory(recommendedOptions))
     .map(parserOptionsMapper),
@@ -465,5 +470,11 @@ ruleTester.run(`${ruleName}:strict`, rule, {
     // Expressions should fail in strict mode
     { code: '<div role={ROLE_BUTTON} onClick={() => {}} />;', errors: [expectedError] },
     { code: '<div  {...this.props} role={this.props.role} onKeyPress={e => this.handleKeyPress(e)}>{this.props.children}</div>', errors: [expectedError] },
+    // Specific case for ternary operator with literals on both side
+    {
+      code: '<div role={isButton ? "button" : "link"} onClick={() => {}} />;',
+      options: [{ allowExpressionValues: false }],
+      errors: [expectedError],
+    },
   ).map(parserOptionsMapper),
 });
diff --git a/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions.js b/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions.js
index 5fd12ee17..fc0a8a590 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-static-element-interactions.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export default ({
       JSXOpeningElement: (node: JSXOpeningElement) => {
         const { attributes } = node;
         const type = elementType(node);
+
         const {
           allowExpressionValues,
           handlers = defaultInteractiveProps,
@@ -99,7 +100,18 @@ export default ({
           allowExpressionValues === true
           && isNonLiteralProperty(attributes, 'role')
         ) {
-          // This rule has no opinion about non-literal roles.
+          // Special case if role is assigned using ternary with literals on both side
+          const roleProp = getProp(attributes, 'role');
+          if (roleProp && roleProp.type === 'JSXAttribute' && roleProp.value.type === 'JSXExpressionContainer') {
+            if (roleProp.value.expression.type === 'ConditionalExpression') {
+              if (
+                roleProp.value.expression.consequent.type === 'Literal'
+                && roleProp.value.expression.alternate.type === 'Literal'
+              ) {
+                return;
+              }
+            }
+          }
           return;
         }