diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/checkboxlist/checkboxlist.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/checkboxlist/checkboxlist.html
index ef11948a3c..8330c8947b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/checkboxlist/checkboxlist.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/checkboxlist/checkboxlist.html
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
                        class="umb-checkboxlist__input"
                        ng-required="model.validation.mandatory && !model.value.length" />
 
-                <div class="umb-checkboxlist__state">
+                <div class="umb-checkboxlist__state" aria-hidden="true">
                     <div class="umb-checkboxlist__check">
-                        <i class="umb-checkboxlist__icon icon-check" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                        <i class="umb-checkboxlist__icon icon-check"></i>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <span class="umb-checkboxlist__label-text">{{item.val}}</span>