diff --git a/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/global_search.js b/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/global_search.js
index 8d2b12c73c0dc01f910df745aa190918b1a4e6fe..233f6e7feb8b3d815e88f466b133b624882c1b45 100644
--- a/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/global_search.js
+++ b/resources/assets/javascripts/bootstrap/global_search.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ STUDIP.domReady(() => {
     });
 
     // Close search on click on page.
-    $('div#flex-header, div#layout_page, div#layout_footer').on('click', function() {
+    $('div#flex-header, div#layout_page, #layout_footer').on('click', function() {
         if (!$('#globalsearch-input').hasClass('hidden-js')) {
             STUDIP.GlobalSearch.toggleSearchBar(false, false);
         }
diff --git a/templates/footer.php b/templates/footer.php
index 0e046738b28f9441e0b8853eaecb98723467fcb1..86e0df3b24b0c017711d4b59bec6db7053e46469 100644
--- a/templates/footer.php
+++ b/templates/footer.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- Beginn Footer -->
 <?= SkipLinks::addIndex(_('Fußzeile'), 'layout_footer',900) ?>
-<div id="layout_footer">
+<footer id="layout_footer" aria-label="<?= _('Fußzeile') ?>">
 <? if (is_object($GLOBALS['user']) && $GLOBALS['user']->id != 'nobody') : ?>
     <div id="footer">
         <? printf(_('Sie sind angemeldet als %s (%s)'),
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <? endforeach; ?>
     </ul>
 <? endif; ?>
-</div>
+</footer>
 <?= $this->render_partial('debug/db-log.php') ?>
 <?= $this->render_partial('responsive-navigation.php') ?>
 <!-- Ende Footer -->