diff --git a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
index e623439174..5ecdd4ec5a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import MatrixClientContext from "../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
 import {useEventEmitter} from "../../../hooks/useEventEmitter";
 import {toPx} from "../../../utils/units";
 import {ResizeMethod} from "../../../Avatar";
+import { _t } from '../../../languageHandler';
 
 interface IProps {
     name: string; // The name (first initial used as default)
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ const BaseAvatar = (props: IProps) => {
         if (onClick) {
             return (
                 <AccessibleButton
+                    aria-label={_t("Avatar")}
                     {...otherProps}
                     element="span"
                     className={classNames("mx_BaseAvatar", className)}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index cc2637f41d..0668f54822 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2437,6 +2437,7 @@
     "Revoke permissions": "Revoke permissions",
     "Move left": "Move left",
     "Move right": "Move right",
+    "Avatar": "Avatar",
     "This room is public": "This room is public",
     "Away": "Away",
     "User Status": "User Status",