diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWMetaDialog.js b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWMetaDialog.js
index ace2fb5554..3b947523c1 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWMetaDialog.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWMetaDialog.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ ve.ui.MWMetaDialog.prototype.initialize = function () {
 		this.templatesUsedPage
 	] );
 
+	this.bookletLayout.$menu.find( '[role=listbox]' ).first().attr( 'aria-label', OO.ui.deferMsg( 'visualeditor-dialog-meta-title' ) );
 	this.oldSettings = null;
 	this.widgetList = this.getAllWidgets();
 };
diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWCategoryInputWidget.js b/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWCategoryInputWidget.js
index df4de6766d..8815bb6c7e 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWCategoryInputWidget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ui/widgets/ve.ui.MWCategoryInputWidget.js
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ ve.ui.MWCategoryInputWidget = function VeUiMWCategoryInputWidget( categoryWidget
 	this.categoryWidget = categoryWidget;
 	this.api = config.api || ve.init.target.getContentApi();
 
+	this.$input.attr( 'aria-label', ve.msg( 'visualeditor-dialog-meta-categories-input-placeholder' ) );
+
 	// Initialization
 	this.$element.addClass( 've-ui-mwCategoryInputWidget' );
 	this.lookupMenu.$element.addClass( 've-ui-mwCategoryInputWidget-menu' );
+	this.lookupMenu.$element.attr( 'aria-label', ve.msg( 'visualeditor-dialog-meta-categories-data-label' ) );
 };
 
 /* Inheritance */