diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index 5a9235e6d..6f9363618 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
       </svg>
   </script>
   <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='avatar'>
-    <span class='avatar'
+    <span class='avatar' aria-hidden
           {{ #avatar.url }}
             style='background-image: url("{{ avatar.url }}");'>
           {{ /avatar.url }}