diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/masthead-search.ts b/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/masthead-search.ts
index 87bf9536ca9..d53c2f53002 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/masthead-search.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/masthead/masthead-search.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @license
  *
- * Copyright IBM Corp. 2020
+ * Copyright IBM Corp. 2020, 2021
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ class DDSMastheadSearch extends BXDropdown {
       language,
       open,
       redirectUrl,
+      searchLabel,
       _handleClickInner: handleClickInner,
       _handleKeydownInner: handleKeydownInner,
       _handleKeypressInner: handleKeypressInner,
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ class DDSMastheadSearch extends BXDropdown {
           aria-haspopup="listbox"
           aria-owns="result-list"
           aria-expanded="${Boolean(open)}"
+          aria-label="${ifNonNull(searchLabel)}"
           @click=${handleClickInner}
           @keydown="${handleKeydownInner}"
           @keypress="${handleKeypressInner}"
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-search.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-search.md
index 9526a623e25..8a464c4ca6f 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-search.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-search.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
   <div
     aria-expanded="true"
     aria-haspopup="listbox"
+    aria-label="IBM search field"
     aria-owns="result-list"
     class="react-autosuggest__container react-autosuggest__suggestions-container--open"
     role="combobox"