diff --git a/templates/zerver/keyboard_shortcuts.html b/templates/zerver/keyboard_shortcuts.html
index f84c42fee5..43615e7cfe 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/keyboard_shortcuts.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/keyboard_shortcuts.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="overlay-modal" id="keyboard-shortcuts" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"
-     aria-labelledby="keyboard-shortcuts-label" aria-hidden="true">
+     aria-label="{{ _('Keyboard shortcuts') }}" aria-hidden="true">
   <div class="modal-body" tabindex="1">
     <div>
       <table class="hotkeys_table table table-striped table-bordered table-condensed">
diff --git a/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html b/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
index 405ffe79d6..2a22a71e5f 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/markdown_help.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="overlay-modal hide" id="markdown-help" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"
-    aria-labelledby="markdown-help-label" aria-hidden="true">
+    aria-label="{{ _('Message formatting') }}" aria-hidden="true">
     <div class="modal-body" tabindex="1">
         <div id="markdown-instructions">
             <table class="table table-striped table-condensed table-rounded table-bordered help-table">
diff --git a/templates/zerver/search_operators.html b/templates/zerver/search_operators.html
index 3c36c69206..e7621df433 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/search_operators.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/search_operators.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="overlay-modal hide" id="search-operators" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"
-    aria-labelledby="search-operators-label" aria-hidden="true">
+    aria-label="{{ _('Search operators') }}" aria-hidden="true">
     <div class="modal-body" tabindex="1">
         <table class="table table-striped table-condensed table-rounded table-bordered help-table">
             <thead>