diff --git a/resources/vue/components/courseware/layouts/CoursewareCompanionOverlay.vue b/resources/vue/components/courseware/layouts/CoursewareCompanionOverlay.vue
index 23fbf17ef96dadf1af4966cfc663c332d4a3642b..47bd5e2dfa351f5a7dbf0a7be8fd142a8e08e715 100644
--- a/resources/vue/components/courseware/layouts/CoursewareCompanionOverlay.vue
+++ b/resources/vue/components/courseware/layouts/CoursewareCompanionOverlay.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     <div
         class="cw-companion-overlay"
         :class="[showCompanion ? 'cw-companion-overlay-in' : '', showCompanion ? '' : 'cw-companion-overlay-out', styleCompanion]"
+        :aria-hidden="!showCompanion"
     >
         <div class="cw-companion-overlay-content" v-html="msgCompanion"></div>
         <button class="cw-compantion-overlay-close" @click="hideCompanion"></button>
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ export default {
         }
     },
 };
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>