diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index b4702ce4f2b..90d30507f48 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@
 					'<input id="select-' + this.id + '-' + fileData.id +
 					'" type="checkbox" class="selectCheckBox"/><label for="select-' + this.id + '-' + fileData.id + '">' +
 					'<div class="thumbnail" style="background-image:url(' + icon + '); background-size: 32px;"></div>' +
+					'<span class="hidden">' + t('files', 'Select') + '</span>' +
 					'</label>'
 				);
 			} else {
diff --git a/apps/files/templates/list.php b/apps/files/templates/list.php
index a0138967cd2..81e9c3fc180 100644
--- a/apps/files/templates/list.php
+++ b/apps/files/templates/list.php
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@
 			<th id='headerName' class="hidden column-name">
 				<div id="headerName-container">
 					<input type="checkbox" id="select_all_files" class="select-all"/>
-					<label for="select_all_files"></label>
+					<label for="select_all_files">
+						<span class="hidden"><?php p($l->t('Select all'))?></span>
+					</label>
 					<a class="name sort columntitle" data-sort="name"><span><?php p($l->t( 'Name' )); ?></span><span class="sort-indicator"></span></a>
 					<span id="selectedActionsList" class="selectedActions">
 						<a href="" class="download">