diff --git a/app/templates/components/cookie-banner.html b/app/templates/components/cookie-banner.html
index 0a80091a1..d642a37d7 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/cookie-banner.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/cookie-banner.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <p class="notify-cookie-banner__confirmation-message govuk-body">
       You can <a class="govuk-link" href="/cookies">change your cookie settings</a> at any time.
     </p>
-    <button class="notify-cookie-banner__hide-button govuk-link" data-hide-cookie-banner="true" role="link">Hide</button>
+    <button class="notify-cookie-banner__hide-button govuk-link" data-hide-cookie-banner="true" role="link">Hide<span class="govuk-visually-hidden"> cookies message</span></button>
   </div>
 </div>
 {% endmacro %}