diff --git a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
index 471fcea3593..63b0d942632 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ $string['blockperiod'] = 'Time period for blocking';
 $string['blockperiod_help'] = 'Students can be blocked from posting more than a given number of posts in a given time period. Users with the capability mod/forum:postwithoutthrottling are exempt from post limits.';
 $string['blockperioddisabled'] = 'Don\'t block';
 $string['blogforum'] = 'Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format';
+$string['browsediscussions'] = 'Browse discussions';
 $string['bynameondate'] = 'by {$a->name} - {$a->date}';
 $string['cachedef_forum_count_discussions'] = 'Forum discussions count';
 $string['cachedef_forum_is_tracked'] = 'Forum tracking status for user';
diff --git a/mod/forum/renderer.php b/mod/forum/renderer.php
index c473c9266b4..4ed73db7df4 100644
--- a/mod/forum/renderer.php
+++ b/mod/forum/renderer.php
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ class mod_forum_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
     public function neighbouring_discussion_navigation($prev, $next) {
         $html = '';
         if ($prev || $next) {
-            $html .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'discussion-nav clearfix'));
+            $html .= html_writer::start_tag('nav', [
+                'class' => 'discussion-nav clearfix',
+                'aria-label' => get_string('browsediscussions', 'mod_forum'),
+            ]);
             $html .= html_writer::start_tag('ul');
             if ($prev) {
                 $url = new moodle_url('/mod/forum/discuss.php', array('d' => $prev->id));
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ class mod_forum_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 $html .= html_writer::end_tag('li');
             }
             $html .= html_writer::end_tag('ul');
-            $html .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
+            $html .= html_writer::end_tag('nav');
         }
         return $html;
     }