diff --git a/src/angular/components/icon.component.html b/src/angular/components/icon.component.html
index fd42b99dde7..00d2c591c64 100644
--- a/src/angular/components/icon.component.html
+++ b/src/angular/components/icon.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="icon">
+<div class="icon" aria-hidden="true">
     <img [src]="image" appFallbackSrc="{{fallbackImage}}" *ngIf="imageEnabled && image" alt="" />
     <i class="fa fa-fw fa-lg {{icon}}" *ngIf="!imageEnabled || !image"></i>
 </div>