diff --git a/layouts/partials/toc.html b/layouts/partials/toc.html
index 68d5091c..c873bdbc 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/toc.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/toc.html
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
     {{- end -}}
     {{- end -}}
     <li>
-        <a href="#{{- $cleanedID  -}}">{{- $header | safeHTML -}}</a>
+        <a href="#{{- $cleanedID  -}}" aria-label="{{- $header | plainify -}}">{{- $header | safeHTML -}}</a>
         {{- else -}}
     <li>
-        <a href="#{{- $cleanedID -}}">{{- $header | safeHTML -}}</a>
+        <a href="#{{- $cleanedID -}}" aria-label="{{- $header | plainify -}}">{{- $header | safeHTML -}}</a>
         {{- end -}}
         {{- end -}}
         <!-- {{- $firstHeaderLevel := len (seq (index (findRE "[1-6]" (index $headers 0) 1) 0)) -}} -->
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 </ul>
-{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end -}}