diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
index 7f2760d426..acd1204a57 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class WP_Links_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 				'show_count' => 0,
 				'orderby' => 'name',
 			);
+
+			echo '<label class="screen-reader-text" for="cat_id">' . __( 'Filter by category' ) . '</label>';
 			wp_dropdown_categories( $dropdown_options );
 			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), 'button', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
 ?>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index a83fe6d363..d8008518be 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 					'orderby' => 'name',
 					'selected' => $cat
 				);
+
+				echo '<label class="screen-reader-text" for="cat">' . __( 'Filter by category' ) . '</label>';
 				wp_dropdown_categories( $dropdown_options );
 			}