diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/button/button.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/button/button.ts
index 5550ff19c50cf..2e845b684f69a 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/button/button.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/button/button.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 
 export interface IButtonOptions extends Partial<IButtonStyles> {
 	readonly title?: boolean | string;
+	readonly ariaLabel?: boolean | string;
 	readonly supportIcons?: boolean;
 	readonly supportShortLabel?: boolean;
 	readonly secondary?: boolean;
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ export class Button extends Disposable implements IButton {
 			this._element.classList.add('monaco-text-button-with-short-label');
 		}
 
+		if (typeof options.ariaLabel === 'string') {
+			this._element.setAttribute('aria-label', options.ariaLabel);
+		}
 		container.appendChild(this._element);
 
 		this._register(Gesture.addTarget(this._element));
@@ -238,6 +242,12 @@ export class Button extends Disposable implements IButton {
 			this._element.title = renderStringAsPlaintext(value);
 		}
 
+		if (typeof this.options.ariaLabel === 'string') {
+			this._element.setAttribute('aria-label', this.options.ariaLabel);
+		} else if (this.options.ariaLabel) {
+			this._element.setAttribute('aria-label', this._element.title);
+		}
+
 		this._label = value;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/buttonbar.ts b/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/buttonbar.ts
index d8f57e29ebf68..21d4c4c5fc63e 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/buttonbar.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/actions/browser/buttonbar.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,13 @@ export class WorkbenchButtonBar extends ButtonBar {
 					actionRunner: this._actionRunner,
 					actions: rest,
 					contextMenuProvider: this._contextMenuService,
+					ariaLabel: action.label
 				});
 			} else {
 				action = actionOrSubmenu;
 				btn = this.addButton({
 					secondary: conifgProvider(action)?.isSecondary ?? secondary,
+					ariaLabel: action.label
 				});
 			}