diff --git a/material/partials/search.html b/material/partials/search.html
index b2c25a3ca..60627b826 100644
--- a/material/partials/search.html
+++ b/material/partials/search.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <label class="md-search__overlay" for="__search"></label>
   <div class="md-search__inner" role="search">
     <form class="md-search__form" name="search">
-      <input type="text" class="md-search__input" name="query" placeholder="{{ lang.t('search.placeholder') }}" autocapitalize="off" autocorrect="off" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" data-md-component="search-query" data-md-state="active" required>
+      <input type="text" class="md-search__input" name="query" aria-label="{{ lang.t('search.placeholder') }}" placeholder="{{ lang.t('search.placeholder') }}" autocapitalize="off" autocorrect="off" autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" data-md-component="search-query" data-md-state="active" required>
       <label class="md-search__icon md-icon" for="__search">
         {% include ".icons/material/magnify.svg" %}
         {% include ".icons/material/arrow-left.svg" %}