diff --git a/src/furo/theme/furo/sidebar/search.html b/src/furo/theme/furo/sidebar/search.html
index f7ca70e62..e6b90e042 100644
--- a/src/furo/theme/furo/sidebar/search.html
+++ b/src/furo/theme/furo/sidebar/search.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<form class="sidebar-search-container" method="get" action="{{ pathto('search') }}">
-  <input class="sidebar-search" placeholder={{ _("Search") }} name="q">
+<form class="sidebar-search-container" method="get" action="{{ pathto('search') }}" role="search">
+  <input class="sidebar-search" placeholder={{ _("Search") }} name="q" aria-label="{{ _("Search" )}}">
   <input type="hidden" name="check_keywords" value="yes">
   <input type="hidden" name="area" value="default">
 </form>