diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
index 0bbb3f631e..5bfdc1bc26 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp.js
@@ -23,12 +23,17 @@ export default class MessageTimestamp extends React.Component {
     static propTypes = {
         ts: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
         showTwelveHour: PropTypes.bool,
+        ariaHidden: PropTypes.bool,
     };
 
     render() {
         const date = new Date(this.props.ts);
         return (
-            <span className="mx_MessageTimestamp" title={formatFullDate(date, this.props.showTwelveHour)}>
+            <span
+                className="mx_MessageTimestamp"
+                title={formatFullDate(date, this.props.showTwelveHour)}
+                aria-hidden={this.props.ariaHidden}
+            >
                 { formatTime(date, this.props.showTwelveHour) }
             </span>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index 8d01042ed1..bbc8faa3f5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -640,8 +640,12 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
             onFocusChange={this.onActionBarFocusChange}
         /> : undefined;
 
-        const timestamp = this.props.mxEvent.getTs() ?
-            <MessageTimestamp showTwelveHour={this.props.isTwelveHour} ts={this.props.mxEvent.getTs()} /> : null;
+        const timestamp = this.props.mxEvent.getTs()
+            ? <MessageTimestamp
+                showTwelveHour={this.props.isTwelveHour}
+                ts={this.props.mxEvent.getTs()}
+                ariaHidden={muteScreenReader}
+            /> : null;
 
         const keyRequestHelpText =
             <div className="mx_EventTile_keyRequestInfo_tooltip_contents">
@@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
                         </div>
                         { sender }
                         <div className="mx_EventTile_line">
-                            <a href={permalink} onClick={this.onPermalinkClicked}>
+                            <a href={permalink} onClick={this.onPermalinkClicked} aria-hidden={muteScreenReader}>
                                 { timestamp }
                             </a>
                             { this._renderE2EPadlock() }