diff --git a/js/ui/modalDialog.js b/js/ui/modalDialog.js
index 1bb9a48dd..f731f5787 100644
--- a/js/ui/modalDialog.js
+++ b/js/ui/modalDialog.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const Pango = imports.gi.Pango;
 const St = imports.gi.St;
 const Shell = imports.gi.Shell;
 const Signals = imports.signals;
+const Atk = imports.gi.Atk;
 
 const Params = imports.misc.params;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ const ModalDialog = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._group = new St.Widget({ visible: false,
                                       x: 0,
-                                      y: 0 });
+                                      y: 0,
+                                      accessible_role: Atk.Role.DIALOG });
         Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._group);
 
         let constraint = new Clutter.BindConstraint({ source: global.stage,
diff --git a/js/ui/runDialog.js b/js/ui/runDialog.js
index a41225f4f..5bfd4eda8 100644
--- a/js/ui/runDialog.js
+++ b/js/ui/runDialog.js
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ const RunDialog = new Lang.Class({
         let entry = new St.Entry({ style_class: 'run-dialog-entry' });
         ShellEntry.addContextMenu(entry);
 
+        entry.label_actor = label;
+
         this._entryText = entry.clutter_text;
         this.contentLayout.add(entry, { y_align: St.Align.START });
         this.setInitialKeyFocus(this._entryText);