diff --git a/course/edit_form.php b/course/edit_form.php
index c5f2b44611e..e6b99b7ac6e 100644
--- a/course/edit_form.php
+++ b/course/edit_form.php
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ class course_edit_form extends moodleform {
         }
         $buttonarray[] = &$mform->createElement('submit', 'saveanddisplay', get_string('savechangesanddisplay'), $classarray);
         $buttonarray[] = &$mform->createElement('cancel');
-        $mform->addGroup($buttonarray, 'buttonar', '', array(' '), false);
+        $grp = $mform->addGroup($buttonarray, 'buttonar', get_string('formactions', 'core_form'), array(' '), false);
+        $grp->setHiddenLabel(true);
         $mform->closeHeaderBefore('buttonar');
 
         $mform->addElement('hidden', 'id', null);
diff --git a/course/moodleform_mod.php b/course/moodleform_mod.php
index 5924ff6bf45..082d7ed8746 100644
--- a/course/moodleform_mod.php
+++ b/course/moodleform_mod.php
@@ -1054,7 +1054,8 @@ abstract class moodleform_mod extends moodleform {
             $buttonarray[] = &$mform->createElement('cancel');
         }
 
-        $mform->addGroup($buttonarray, 'buttonar', '', array(' '), false);
+        $grp = $mform->addGroup($buttonarray, 'buttonar', get_string('formactions', 'form'), array(' '), false);
+        $grp->setHiddenLabel(true);
         $mform->setType('buttonar', PARAM_RAW);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/formslib.php b/lib/formslib.php
index 5ed5d2a53df..8f803ceef10 100644
--- a/lib/formslib.php
+++ b/lib/formslib.php
@@ -1380,7 +1380,8 @@ abstract class moodleform {
                 $mform->createElement('cancel'),
             ];
             $buttonarname = $forceuniqueid && $this::$uniqueid > 0 ? 'buttonar_' . $this::$uniqueid : 'buttonar';
-            $mform->addGroup($buttonarray, $buttonarname, '', [' '], false);
+            $grp = $mform->addGroup($buttonarray, $buttonarname, get_string('formactions', 'core_form'), [' '], false);
+            $grp->setHiddenLabel(true);
             $mform->closeHeaderBefore('buttonar');
         } else {
             // No group needed.