diff --git a/course/classes/management_renderer.php b/course/classes/management_renderer.php
index 491f97282bf..4f8e7aef2f1 100644
--- a/course/classes/management_renderer.php
+++ b/course/classes/management_renderer.php
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             $actions = \core_course\management\helper::get_category_listitem_actions($category);
         }
         $menu = new action_menu();
+        $label = get_string('actionsmenu');
+        $actionicon = $this->output->pix_icon('t/edit_menu', '') . html_writer::span($label, 'visually-hidden');
+        $menu->set_menu_trigger($actionicon, 'iconsmall actionmenu');
+        $menu->triggerattributes['title'] = $label;
         $menu->attributes['class'] .= ' category-item-actions item-actions';
         $hasitems = false;
         foreach ($actions as $key => $action) {