diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbarMenu.js b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbarMenu.js
index b745f015392c..6ad394bca816 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbarMenu.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableToolbarMenu.js
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ const TableToolbarMenu = ({
   );
   return (
     <OverflowMenu
+      ariaLabel={iconDescription}
       renderIcon={renderIcon}
       className={toolbarActionClasses}
       title={iconDescription}
+      iconDescription={iconDescription}
       flipped
       {...rest}>
       {children}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
index 8b4077a29d62..444fff735a1e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
@@ -2342,8 +2342,10 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
                 }
               >
                 <ForwardRef(OverflowMenu)
+                  ariaLabel="Settings"
                   className="bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu"
                   flipped={true}
+                  iconDescription="Settings"
                   renderIcon={
                     Object {
                       "$$typeof": Symbol(react.forward_ref),
@@ -2353,11 +2355,11 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
                   title="Settings"
                 >
                   <OverflowMenu
-                    ariaLabel="Menu"
+                    ariaLabel="Settings"
                     className="bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu"
                     direction="bottom"
                     flipped={true}
-                    iconDescription="open and close list of options"
+                    iconDescription="Settings"
                     innerRef={null}
                     light={false}
                     menuOffset={[Function]}
@@ -2382,7 +2384,7 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
                       <button
                         aria-expanded={false}
                         aria-haspopup={true}
-                        aria-label="Menu"
+                        aria-label="Settings"
                         className="bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu bx--overflow-menu"
                         onClick={[Function]}
                         onClose={[Function]}
@@ -2392,14 +2394,14 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
                         title="Settings"
                       >
                         <ForwardRef(Settings16)
-                          aria-label="open and close list of options"
+                          aria-label="Settings"
                           className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
                           focusable="false"
                           onClick={[Function]}
                           onKeyDown={[Function]}
                         >
                           <Icon
-                            aria-label="open and close list of options"
+                            aria-label="Settings"
                             className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
                             focusable="false"
                             height={16}
@@ -2411,7 +2413,7 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
                             xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                           >
                             <svg
-                              aria-label="open and close list of options"
+                              aria-label="Settings"
                               className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
                               focusable="false"
                               height={16}
@@ -2435,7 +2437,7 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
                                 d="M8,11c-1.7,0-3-1.3-3-3s1.3-3,3-3s3,1.3,3,3C11,9.6,9.7,11,8,11C8,11,8,11,8,11z M8,6C6.9,6,6,6.8,6,7.9C6,7.9,6,8,6,8	c0,1.1,0.8,2,1.9,2c0,0,0.1,0,0.1,0c1.1,0,2-0.8,2-1.9c0,0,0-0.1,0-0.1C10,6.9,9.2,6,8,6C8.1,6,8,6,8,6z"
                               />
                               <title>
-                                open and close list of options
+                                Settings
                               </title>
                             </svg>
                           </Icon>
@@ -3317,8 +3319,10 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
                 }
               >
                 <ForwardRef(OverflowMenu)
+                  ariaLabel="Settings"
                   className="bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu"
                   flipped={true}
+                  iconDescription="Settings"
                   renderIcon={
                     Object {
                       "$$typeof": Symbol(react.forward_ref),
@@ -3328,11 +3332,11 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
                   title="Settings"
                 >
                   <OverflowMenu
-                    ariaLabel="Menu"
+                    ariaLabel="Settings"
                     className="bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu"
                     direction="bottom"
                     flipped={true}
-                    iconDescription="open and close list of options"
+                    iconDescription="Settings"
                     innerRef={null}
                     light={false}
                     menuOffset={[Function]}
@@ -3357,7 +3361,7 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
                       <button
                         aria-expanded={false}
                         aria-haspopup={true}
-                        aria-label="Menu"
+                        aria-label="Settings"
                         className="bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu bx--overflow-menu"
                         onClick={[Function]}
                         onClose={[Function]}
@@ -3367,14 +3371,14 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
                         title="Settings"
                       >
                         <ForwardRef(Settings16)
-                          aria-label="open and close list of options"
+                          aria-label="Settings"
                           className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
                           focusable="false"
                           onClick={[Function]}
                           onKeyDown={[Function]}
                         >
                           <Icon
-                            aria-label="open and close list of options"
+                            aria-label="Settings"
                             className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
                             focusable="false"
                             height={16}
@@ -3386,7 +3390,7 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
                             xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
                           >
                             <svg
-                              aria-label="open and close list of options"
+                              aria-label="Settings"
                               className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
                               focusable="false"
                               height={16}
@@ -3410,7 +3414,7 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
                                 d="M8,11c-1.7,0-3-1.3-3-3s1.3-3,3-3s3,1.3,3,3C11,9.6,9.7,11,8,11C8,11,8,11,8,11z M8,6C6.9,6,6,6.8,6,7.9C6,7.9,6,8,6,8	c0,1.1,0.8,2,1.9,2c0,0,0.1,0,0.1,0c1.1,0,2-0.8,2-1.9c0,0,0-0.1,0-0.1C10,6.9,9.2,6,8,6C8.1,6,8,6,8,6z"
                               />
                               <title>
-                                open and close list of options
+                                Settings
                               </title>
                             </svg>
                           </Icon>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbarMenu-test.js.snap b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbarMenu-test.js.snap
index dfc555f0b016..33cbaab29e01 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbarMenu-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/TableToolbarMenu-test.js.snap
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ exports[`DataTable.TableToolbarMenu should render 1`] = `
   }
 >
   <ForwardRef(OverflowMenu)
+    ariaLabel="Add"
     className="custom-class bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu"
     flipped={true}
+    iconDescription="Add"
     renderIcon={
       Object {
         "$$typeof": Symbol(react.forward_ref),
@@ -23,11 +25,11 @@ exports[`DataTable.TableToolbarMenu should render 1`] = `
     title="Add"
   >
     <OverflowMenu
-      ariaLabel="Menu"
+      ariaLabel="Add"
       className="custom-class bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu"
       direction="bottom"
       flipped={true}
-      iconDescription="open and close list of options"
+      iconDescription="Add"
       innerRef={null}
       light={false}
       menuOffset={[Function]}
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ exports[`DataTable.TableToolbarMenu should render 1`] = `
         <button
           aria-expanded={false}
           aria-haspopup={true}
-          aria-label="Menu"
+          aria-label="Add"
           className="custom-class bx--toolbar-action bx--overflow-menu bx--overflow-menu"
           onClick={[Function]}
           onClose={[Function]}
@@ -62,14 +64,14 @@ exports[`DataTable.TableToolbarMenu should render 1`] = `
           title="Add"
         >
           <ForwardRef(Download16)
-            aria-label="open and close list of options"
+            aria-label="Add"
             className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
             focusable="false"
             onClick={[Function]}
             onKeyDown={[Function]}
           >
             <Icon
-              aria-label="open and close list of options"
+              aria-label="Add"
               className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
               focusable="false"
               height={16}
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ exports[`DataTable.TableToolbarMenu should render 1`] = `
               xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
             >
               <svg
-                aria-label="open and close list of options"
+                aria-label="Add"
                 className="bx--overflow-menu__icon"
                 focusable="false"
                 height={16}
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ exports[`DataTable.TableToolbarMenu should render 1`] = `
                   d="M13 7L12.3 6.3 8.5 10.1 8.5 1 7.5 1 7.5 10.1 3.7 6.3 3 7 8 12zM13 12v2H3v-2H2v2l0 0c0 .6.4 1 1 1h10c.6 0 1-.4 1-1l0 0v-2H13z"
                 />
                 <title>
-                  open and close list of options
+                  Add
                 </title>
               </svg>
             </Icon>