diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css b/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css
index 77f0034d01..433f1a755f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css
@@ -318,11 +318,15 @@
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
-#adminmenu .wp-submenu-head,
-.folded #adminmenu .wp-menu-name {
+#adminmenu .wp-submenu-head {
 	display: none;
 }
 
+.folded #adminmenu .wp-menu-name {
+	position: absolute;
+	left: -999px;
+}
+
 .folded #adminmenu .wp-submenu-head {
 	display: block;
 }
@@ -678,7 +682,8 @@ li#wp-admin-bar-menu-toggle {
 	}
 
 	.auto-fold #adminmenu .wp-menu-name {
-		display: none;
+		position: absolute;
+		left: -999px;
 	}
 
 	.auto-fold #adminmenu .wp-submenu-head {
@@ -797,7 +802,7 @@ li#wp-admin-bar-menu-toggle {
 
 	/* Restore the menu names */
 	.auto-fold #adminmenu .wp-menu-name {
-		display: block;
+		position: static;
 		margin-left: 35px;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/menu-header.php b/src/wp-admin/menu-header.php
index b2c1ed1df8..013686106f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/menu-header.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/menu-header.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function _wp_menu_output( $menu, $submenu, $submenu_as_parent = true ) {
 
 		if ( ! empty( $submenu_items ) ) {
 			echo "\n\t<ul class='wp-submenu wp-submenu-wrap'>";
-			echo "<li class='wp-submenu-head'>{$item[0]}</li>";
+			echo "<li class='wp-submenu-head' aria-hidden='true'>{$item[0]}</li>";
 
 			$first = true;