diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/compose_form.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/compose_form.jsx
index 0655a7c79f9..581e28fc972 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/compose_form.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/compose_form.jsx
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ const ComposeForm = React.createClass({
 
     const inputProps = {
       placeholder: 'What is on your mind?',
+      ariaLabel: 'What is on your mind?',
       value: this.props.text,
       onKeyUp: this.handleKeyUp,
       onChange: this.handleChange,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/follow_form.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/follow_form.jsx
index 4ba5dfc2586..be80b76637d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/follow_form.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/follow_form.jsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const FollowForm = React.createClass({
   render () {
     return (
       <div style={{ display: 'flex', lineHeight: '20px', padding: '10px', background: '#373b4a' }}>
-        <input autoComplete='off' type='text' disabled={this.props.is_submitting} placeholder='username@domain' value={this.props.text} onKeyUp={this.handleKeyUp} onChange={this.handleChange} className='follow-form__input' style={{ flex: '1 1 auto', boxSizing: 'border-box', display: 'block', border: 'none', padding: '10px', fontFamily: 'Roboto', color: '#282c37', fontSize: '14px', margin: '0' }} />
+        <input autoComplete='off' type='text' disabled={this.props.is_submitting} placeholder='username@domain' ariaLabel='Search for username@domain to follow this user' value={this.props.text} onKeyUp={this.handleKeyUp} onChange={this.handleChange} className='follow-form__input' style={{ flex: '1 1 auto', boxSizing: 'border-box', display: 'block', border: 'none', padding: '10px', fontFamily: 'Roboto', color: '#282c37', fontSize: '14px', margin: '0' }} />
         <div style={{ padding: '10px', paddingRight: '0' }}><IconButton title='Follow' size={20} icon='user-plus' onClick={this.handleSubmit} disabled={this.props.is_submitting} /></div>
       </div>
     );