diff --git a/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid b/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid
index d67586b8d..de96121c2 100644
--- a/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid
+++ b/core/ui/AlertTemplate.tid
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ code-body: yes
 title: $:/core/ui/AlertTemplate
 
 \whitespace trim
-<div class="tc-alert">
+<div class="tc-alert" role="alertdialog">
 <div class="tc-alert-toolbar">
-<$button class="tc-btn-invisible"><$action-deletetiddler $tiddler=<<currentTiddler>>/>{{$:/core/images/cancel-button}}</$button>
+<$button class="tc-btn-invisible" aria-label={{$:/language/Buttons/Close/Caption}}><$action-deletetiddler $tiddler=<<currentTiddler>>/>{{$:/core/images/cancel-button}}</$button>
 </div>
 <div class="tc-alert-subtitle">
 <$wikify name="format" text=<<lingo Tiddler/DateFormat>>>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ title: $:/core/ui/AlertTemplate
 </$reveal>
 </$wikify>
 </div>
-<div class="tc-alert-body">
+<div class="tc-alert-body" role="alert" aria-atomic="true">
 
 <$transclude/>
 
diff --git a/core/ui/PageTemplate/alerts.tid b/core/ui/PageTemplate/alerts.tid
index ce1b93db9..339f64236 100644
--- a/core/ui/PageTemplate/alerts.tid
+++ b/core/ui/PageTemplate/alerts.tid
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 title: $:/core/ui/PageTemplate/alerts
 tags: $:/tags/PageTemplate
 
-<div class="tc-alerts">
+<div class="tc-alerts" role="region" aria-label="Alerts">
 
-<$list filter="[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/Alert]!has[draft.of]]" template="$:/core/ui/AlertTemplate" storyview="pop"/>
+<$list filter="[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/Alert]!is[draft]]" template="$:/core/ui/AlertTemplate" storyview="pop"/>
 
 </div>