diff --git a/lib/templates/login.mustache b/lib/templates/login.mustache
index a9ed388ae0d..d8b7005919f 100644
--- a/lib/templates/login.mustache
+++ b/lib/templates/login.mustache
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
         <div class="subcontent loginsub">
             {{#error}}
-                <div class="loginerrors">
+                <div class="loginerrors" role="alert">
                     <a href="#" id="loginerrormessage" class="accesshide">{{error}}</a>
                     {{{errorformatted}}}
                 </div>