diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
index 843254ade3..de33ad1a57 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export default class ReactionDimension extends React.PureComponent {
 
         return <span className="mx_ReactionDimension"
             title={this.props.title}
+            aria-hidden={true}
         >
             {items}
         </span>;