diff --git a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php
--- a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuItemView.php
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
           array(
             'src' => $image_src,
             'class' => implode(' ', $classes),
+            'alt' => 'User profile picture',
           ));
 
         $image = phutil_tag(