diff --git a/components/com_search/views/search/tmpl/default_form.php b/components/com_search/views/search/tmpl/default_form.php
index 9baa783e96424..71adbe7a6192a 100644
--- a/components/com_search/views/search/tmpl/default_form.php
+++ b/components/com_search/views/search/tmpl/default_form.php
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 <form id="searchForm" action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_search'); ?>" method="post">
 	<div class="btn-toolbar">
 		<div class="btn-group pull-left">
+			<label for="search-searchword" class="element-invisible">
+				<?php echo JText::_('COM_SEARCH_SEARCH_KEYWORD'); ?>
+			</label>
 			<input type="text" name="searchword" title="<?php echo JText::_('COM_SEARCH_SEARCH_KEYWORD'); ?>" placeholder="<?php echo JText::_('COM_SEARCH_SEARCH_KEYWORD'); ?>" id="search-searchword" size="30" maxlength="<?php echo $upper_limit; ?>" value="<?php echo $this->escape($this->origkeyword); ?>" class="inputbox" />
 		</div>
 		<div class="btn-group pull-left">