diff --git a/public/course/format/templates/local/content/bulkedittools.mustache b/public/course/format/templates/local/content/bulkedittools.mustache
index 7e4d71c0d79..dc51a2ffe3d 100644
--- a/public/course/format/templates/local/content/bulkedittools.mustache
+++ b/public/course/format/templates/local/content/bulkedittools.mustache
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                 {{#pix}} e/cancel, core {{/pix}}
             </button>
         </div>
-        <div class="bulkcount" data-for="bulkcount">
+        <div class="bulkcount" data-for="bulkcount" role="status">
             {{#str}} bulkselection, core_courseformat, 0 {{/str}}
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/public/lib/templates/bulkactions/bulk_actions.mustache b/public/lib/templates/bulkactions/bulk_actions.mustache
index c44bf52a8fd..c6cd8d45a71 100644
--- a/public/lib/templates/bulkactions/bulk_actions.mustache
+++ b/public/lib/templates/bulkactions/bulk_actions.mustache
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                 {{#pix}} e/cancel, core {{/pix}}
             </button>
         </div>
-        <div data-for="bulkcount">
+        <div data-for="bulkcount" role="status">
             {{#str}} bulkselection, core, {{bulkselectioncount}} {{/str}}
         </div>
     </div>