diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly
index 02a170e407..e8f8aef255 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/lib/layout/layout.jelly
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ ${h.initPageVariables(context)}
         <div class="searchbox hidden-xs">
           <!-- search box -->
           <j:set var="searchURL" value="${h.searchURL}"/>
-          <form action="${searchURL}" method="get" style="position:relative;" class="no-json" name="search">
+          <form action="${searchURL}" method="get" style="position:relative;" class="no-json" name="search" role="search">
             <!-- this div determines the minimum width -->
             <div id="search-box-minWidth"/>
             <!-- this div is used to calculate the width of the text box -->
             <div id="search-box-sizer"/>
             <div id="searchform">
-              <input name="q" placeholder="${%search}" id="search-box" class="has-default-text" value="${request.getParameter('q')}" />
+              <input name="q" placeholder="${%search}" id="search-box" class="has-default-text" value="${request.getParameter('q')}" role="searchbox" />
               <st:nbsp />
               <a href="${%searchBox.url}"><l:icon class="icon-help icon-sm" /></a>
               <div id="search-box-completion" />