diff --git a/files/renderer.php b/files/renderer.php
index 0715c6bc435..53c74f0f4ad 100644
--- a/files/renderer.php
+++ b/files/renderer.php
@@ -305,7 +305,10 @@ class core_files_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
     private function fm_js_template_mkdir() {
         $rv = '
 <div class="filemanager fp-mkdir-dlg">
-    <div class="fp-mkdir-dlg-text">'.get_string('newfoldername','repository').'<br/><input type="text" /></div>
+    <div class="fp-mkdir-dlg-text">
+        <label>' . get_string('newfoldername', 'repository') . '</label><br/>
+        <input type="text" />
+    </div>
     <button class="{!}fp-dlg-butcreate">'.get_string('makeafolder').'</button>
     <button class="{!}fp-dlg-butcancel">'.get_string('cancel').'</button>
 </div>';
diff --git a/lib/form/filemanager.js b/lib/form/filemanager.js
index 86fc03a42a4..19080d90d41 100644
--- a/lib/form/filemanager.js
+++ b/lib/form/filemanager.js
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ M.form_filemanager.init = function(Y, options) {
                             on('keydown', function(e){
                                 if (e.keyCode == 13) {Y.bind(perform_action, this)(e);}
                             }, this);
+                        node.one('label').set('for', 'fm-newname-' + this.client_id);
                         node.all('.fp-dlg-butcancel').on('click', function(e){e.preventDefault();this.mkdir_dialog.hide();}, this);
                         node.all('.fp-dlg-curpath').set('id', 'fm-curpath-'+this.client_id);
                     }