diff --git a/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html b/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html
index 25a268723a6..d530f0924d0 100644
--- a/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html
+++ b/securedrop/source_templates/lookup.html
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
#}
- {{ gettext('Show') }}
+ {# ARIA-HIDDEN violates axe rule aria-hidden-focus, because we (a) want to
+ hide the superfluous "show"/"hide" links from screen-readers, (b) do not
+ want to remove these elements from sequential navigation with TABINDEX="-1",
+ and (c) do not have recourse in the Source Interface to scripting the
+ ARIA-HIDDEN value dynamically. Cf. #6031. #}
+ {{ gettext('Show') }}