diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f1ce135fbd..f09e9f122f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -53802,10 +53802,13 @@
         "prop-types": "^15.8.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@instructure/ui-axe-check": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-babel-preset": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-test-locator": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-test-utils": "8.44.0",
-        "@instructure/ui-themes": "8.44.0"
+        "@instructure/ui-themes": "8.44.0",
+        "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.17.0",
+        "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": ">=16.8 <=18"
@@ -59387,6 +59390,7 @@
         "@instructure/console": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/emotion": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/shared-types": "8.44.0",
+        "@instructure/ui-axe-check": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-babel-preset": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-color-utils": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-position": "8.44.0",
@@ -59397,6 +59401,8 @@
         "@instructure/ui-themes": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-utils": "8.44.0",
         "@instructure/ui-view": "8.44.0",
+        "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.17.0",
+        "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0",
         "prop-types": "^15.8.1"
       }
     },
diff --git a/packages/ui-badge/package.json b/packages/ui-badge/package.json
index 75de7f1eff..78418f30d3 100644
--- a/packages/ui-badge/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui-badge/package.json
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@
     "prop-types": "^15.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@instructure/ui-axe-check": "8.44.0",
     "@instructure/ui-babel-preset": "8.44.0",
     "@instructure/ui-test-locator": "8.44.0",
     "@instructure/ui-test-utils": "8.44.0",
-    "@instructure/ui-themes": "8.44.0"
+    "@instructure/ui-themes": "8.44.0",
+    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.17.0",
+    "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": ">=16.8 <=18"
diff --git a/packages/ui-badge/src/Badge/__new-tests__/Badge.test.tsx b/packages/ui-badge/src/Badge/__new-tests__/Badge.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28c0862e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui-badge/src/Badge/__new-tests__/Badge.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 - present Instructure, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+import React from 'react'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { runAxeCheck } from '@instructure/ui-axe-check'
+
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect'
+import { Badge } from '../index'
+import type { BadgeProps } from '../props'
+
+const TEST_STRING = 'test'
+const renderBadge = (props: Partial<BadgeProps> = { count: 100 }) => {
+  return render(
+    <Badge {...props}>
+      <button type="button">{TEST_STRING}</button>
+    </Badge>
+  )
+}
+
+describe('<Badge />', () => {
+  it('should be accessible', async () => {
+    const { container } = renderBadge()
+    const axeCheck = await runAxeCheck(container)
+
+    expect(axeCheck).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('should show the count', () => {
+    const { container } = renderBadge({ count: 100 })
+
+    expect(container).toHaveTextContent('100')
+  })
+
+  it('should truncate the count via countUntil', async () => {
+    renderBadge({ count: 100, countUntil: 100 })
+
+    const truncatedCount = await screen.findByText('99 +')
+
+    expect(truncatedCount).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  it('should change position based on the placement prop', () => {
+    const countOffset = '5px'
+    const EXPECTED_PROP_VALUE = 'calc(-1 * 5px)'
+
+    const { container } = renderBadge({
+      placement: 'bottom start',
+      themeOverride: { countOffset }
+    })
+
+    const badge = container.querySelector('[class$=-badge]')
+    const badgeStyle = badge && getComputedStyle(badge)
+
+    expect(badge).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(badgeStyle).toHaveProperty('bottom', EXPECTED_PROP_VALUE)
+    expect(badgeStyle).toHaveProperty('inset-inline-start', EXPECTED_PROP_VALUE)
+  })
+
+  it('should not render a wrapper for a standalone Badge', () => {
+    const { container } = renderBadge({ as: 'li', standalone: true })
+    const liElement = container.querySelector('li')
+
+    expect(liElement).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('should render a wrapper for a NONE standalone Badge', () => {
+    const { container } = renderBadge({ as: 'li', standalone: false })
+    const liElement = container.querySelector('li')
+
+    expect(liElement).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('should change its output via the formatOutput prop', () => {
+    const formatOutput = (formattedCount: string) => {
+      return `${formattedCount}!`
+    }
+
+    renderBadge({ count: 15, formatOutput })
+    const badgeElement = screen.getByText('15!')
+
+    expect(badgeElement).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('should render button child correctly', () => {
+    const { container } = renderBadge()
+    const childBtnElement = container.querySelector('button')
+
+    expect(childBtnElement).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container).toHaveTextContent(TEST_STRING)
+  })
+
+  it('should call elementRef function', () => {
+    const refMock = jest.fn()
+    const { container } = renderBadge({ elementRef: refMock })
+
+    expect(refMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(container.firstChild)
+  })
+
+  it('should show the count when type is count', () => {
+    const { container } = renderBadge({ count: 100, type: 'count' })
+
+    expect(container).toHaveTextContent('100')
+  })
+
+  it('should NOT show the count when type is notification', () => {
+    const { container } = renderBadge({ count: 100, type: 'notification' })
+
+    expect(container).not.toHaveTextContent('100')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/ui-badge/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/ui-badge/tsconfig.build.json
index db4cfaae16..5802f63b49 100644
--- a/packages/ui-badge/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/ui-badge/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     { "path": "../ui-test-locator/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-test-utils/tsconfig.build.json" },
     { "path": "../ui-themes/tsconfig.build.json" },
-    { "path": "../ui-utils/tsconfig.build.json" }
+    { "path": "../ui-utils/tsconfig.build.json" },
+    { "path": "../ui-axe-check/tsconfig.build.json" }
   ]
 }