diff --git a/badges/renderer.php b/badges/renderer.php
index a0f892cc72a..85f8e4c4659 100644
--- a/badges/renderer.php
+++ b/badges/renderer.php
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class core_badges_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         $output = '';
         $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('id' => 'badge'));
         $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('id' => 'badge-image'));
-        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('img', array('src' => $badgeimage, 'alt' => $badge->name, 'width' => '100'));
+        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('img', array('src' => $badgeimage, 'alt' => $badge->imagecaption, 'width' => '100'));
         if ($expiration < $now) {
             $output .= $this->output->pix_icon('i/expired',
             get_string('expireddate', 'badges', userdate($issued['expires'])),