diff --git a/app/views/search/index.rhtml b/app/views/search/index.rhtml
index 02833a5d..e6be11f9 100644
--- a/app/views/search/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/search/index.rhtml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 <div class="box">
 <% form_tag({}, :method => :get) do %>
+<%= label_tag "search-input", l(:description_search), :class => "hidden-for-sighted" %>
 <p><%= text_field_tag 'q', @question, :size => 60, :id => 'search-input' %>
 <%= javascript_tag "Field.focus('search-input')" %>
 <%= project_select_tag %>
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index a14b61c8..fcc49dd7 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -982,4 +982,5 @@ de:
   label_path_encoding: Path encoding
   text_mercurial_repo_example: local repository (e.g. /hgrepo, c:\hgrepo)
   label_diff: diff
+  description_search: Suchfeld
   description_project_scope: Suchbereich
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 1512156b..af0766b8 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -964,4 +964,5 @@ en:
   enumeration_doc_categories: Document categories
   enumeration_activities: Activities (time tracking)
   enumeration_system_activity: System Activity
+  description_search: Searchfield
   description_project_scope: Search scope