diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
index 5c0a6e6dab..baed19e1b3 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
@@ -350,8 +350,13 @@ class WP_Media_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		/* translators: Column name. */
 		if ( ! $this->detached ) {
 			$posts_columns['parent'] = _x( 'Uploaded to', 'column name' );
+
 			if ( post_type_supports( 'attachment', 'comments' ) ) {
-				$posts_columns['comments'] = '<span class="vers comment-grey-bubble" title="' . esc_attr__( 'Comments' ) . '"><span class="screen-reader-text">' . __( 'Comments' ) . '</span></span>';
+				$posts_columns['comments'] = sprintf(
+					'<span class="vers comment-grey-bubble" title="%1$s" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s</span>',
+					esc_attr__( 'Comments' ),
+					__( 'Comments' )
+				);
 			}
 		}
 
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 818abf48f6..4e7dad18c7 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			&& ! in_array( $post_status, array( 'pending', 'draft', 'future' ), true )
 		) {
 			$posts_columns['comments'] = sprintf(
-				'<span class="vers comment-grey-bubble" title="%1$s"><span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s</span></span>',
+				'<span class="vers comment-grey-bubble" title="%1$s" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s</span>',
 				esc_attr__( 'Comments' ),
 				__( 'Comments' )
 			);