diff --git a/js/tooltip.js b/js/tooltip.js
index f6c0a376c8..7b75d79393 100644
--- a/js/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/tooltip.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     animation: true,
     placement: 'top',
     selector: false,
-    template: '<div class="tooltip"><div class="tooltip-arrow"></div><div class="tooltip-inner"></div></div>',
+    template: '<div class="tooltip" role="tooltip"><div class="tooltip-arrow"></div><div class="tooltip-inner"></div></div>',
     trigger: 'hover focus',
     title: '',
     delay: 0,