diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ForwardDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/ForwardDialog.tsx
index 3087ce51a1..59475b1b51 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ForwardDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ForwardDialog.tsx
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ const Entry: React.FC<IEntryProps> = ({ room, event, matrixClient: cli, onFinish
     } else if (sendState === SendState.Sending) {
         className = "mx_ForwardList_sending";
         disabled = true;
-        title = _t("Sending…");
-        icon = <div className="mx_ForwardList_sendIcon"></div>;
+        title = _t("Sending");
+        icon = <div className="mx_ForwardList_sendIcon" aria-label={title}></div>;
     } else if (sendState === SendState.Sent) {
         className = "mx_ForwardList_sent";
         disabled = true;
         title = _t("Sent");
-        icon = <div className="mx_ForwardList_sendIcon"></div>;
+        icon = <div className="mx_ForwardList_sendIcon" aria-label={title}></div>;
     } else {
         className = "mx_ForwardList_sendFailed";
         disabled = true;
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index c2c6aa9e6d..817765ca69 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@
     "Report a bug": "Report a bug",
     "Please view <existingIssuesLink>existing bugs on Github</existingIssuesLink> first. No match? <newIssueLink>Start a new one</newIssueLink>.": "Please view <existingIssuesLink>existing bugs on Github</existingIssuesLink> first. No match? <newIssueLink>Start a new one</newIssueLink>.",
     "You don't have permission to do this": "You don't have permission to do this",
-    "Sending…": "Sending…",
+    "Sending": "Sending",
     "Sent": "Sent",
     "Open link": "Open link",
     "Forward message": "Forward message",
@@ -2668,7 +2668,6 @@
     "Some of your messages have not been sent": "Some of your messages have not been sent",
     "Delete all": "Delete all",
     "Retry all": "Retry all",
-    "Sending": "Sending",
     "You can select all or individual messages to retry or delete": "You can select all or individual messages to retry or delete",
     "Connectivity to the server has been lost.": "Connectivity to the server has been lost.",
     "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.": "Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.",