diff --git a/core/src/components/AccountMenu/AccountMenuProfileEntry.vue b/core/src/components/AccountMenu/AccountMenuProfileEntry.vue
index d6411f03729c7..49aab5483a144 100644
--- a/core/src/components/AccountMenu/AccountMenuProfileEntry.vue
+++ b/core/src/components/AccountMenu/AccountMenuProfileEntry.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 			{{ name }}
 		</template>
 		<template v-if="canCreateAppToken" #extra-actions>
-			<NcButton variant="secondary" @click="handleQrCodeClick">
+			<NcButton
+				:aria-label="t('core', 'Show QR code for mobile app login')"
+				variant="secondary"
+				@click="handleQrCodeClick">
 				<template #icon>
 					<IconQrcodeScan :size="20" />
 				</template>
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
 import { getCapabilities } from '@nextcloud/capabilities'
 import { subscribe, unsubscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
+import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { addPasswordConfirmationInterceptors, PwdConfirmationMode } from '@nextcloud/password-confirmation'
 import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { spawnDialog } from '@nextcloud/vue/functions/dialog'
@@ -88,8 +92,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	setup() {
 		return {
 			canCreateAppToken,
-			profileEnabled,
 			displayName: getCurrentUser()!.displayName,
+			profileEnabled,
+			t,
 		}
 	},
 
diff --git a/core/src/tests/components/AccountMenuProfileEntry.spec.ts b/core/src/tests/components/AccountMenuProfileEntry.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c2ecc3a9e4a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/tests/components/AccountMenuProfileEntry.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/*!
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const capabilities = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	getCapabilities: vi.fn(),
+}))
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/capabilities', () => capabilities)
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/auth', () => ({
+	getCurrentUser: () => ({ uid: 'user', displayName: 'User' }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/axios', () => ({ default: { post: vi.fn() } }))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/event-bus', () => ({
+	subscribe: vi.fn(),
+	unsubscribe: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/initial-state', () => ({
+	loadState: vi.fn((_app: string, key: string, fallback: unknown) => {
+		if (key === 'profileEnabled') {
+			return { profileEnabled: false }
+		}
+		return fallback
+	}),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/l10n', () => ({
+	getLanguage: () => 'en',
+	t: (_app: string, text: string) => text,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/password-confirmation', () => ({
+	addPasswordConfirmationInterceptors: vi.fn(),
+	PwdConfirmationMode: {
+		Strict: 0,
+	},
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/router', () => ({
+	generateUrl: (path: string) => path,
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/vue/components/NcButton', () => ({
+	default: {
+		name: 'NcButton',
+		inheritAttrs: false,
+		render(h) {
+			return h('button', {
+				attrs: this.$attrs,
+				on: {
+					click: (event: MouseEvent) => this.$emit('click', event),
+				},
+			}, this.$slots.icon)
+		},
+	},
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/vue/components/NcListItem', () => ({
+	default: {
+		name: 'NcListItem',
+		render(h) {
+			return h('li', [
+				this.$slots.subname,
+				this.$slots['extra-actions'],
+				this.$slots.indicator,
+			])
+		},
+	},
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/vue/components/NcLoadingIcon', () => ({
+	default: {
+		name: 'NcLoadingIcon',
+		render(h) {
+			return h('span')
+		},
+	},
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/vue/functions/dialog', () => ({
+	spawnDialog: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../../components/AccountMenu/AccountQRLoginDialog.vue', () => ({
+	default: {
+		name: 'AccountQRLoginDialog',
+		render(h) {
+			return h('div')
+		},
+	},
+}))
+
+vi.mock('vue-material-design-icons/QrcodeScan.vue', () => ({
+	default: {
+		name: 'IconQrcodeScan',
+		render(h) {
+			return h('span')
+		},
+	},
+}))
+
+describe('core: AccountMenuProfileEntry', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.resetModules()
+		capabilities.getCapabilities.mockReturnValue({
+			core: {
+				'can-create-app-token': true,
+			},
+		})
+	})
+
+	it('labels the QR code button for assistive technologies', async () => {
+		const AccountMenuProfileEntry = (await import('../../components/AccountMenu/AccountMenuProfileEntry.vue')).default
+		const wrapper = mount(AccountMenuProfileEntry, {
+			propsData: {
+				id: 'profile',
+				name: 'Profile',
+				href: '/settings/user',
+				active: false,
+			},
+		})
+
+		expect(wrapper.get('button').attributes('aria-label')).toBe('Show QR code for mobile app login')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/core/src/tests/components/AppMenu.spec.ts b/core/src/tests/components/AppMenu.spec.ts
index 2b8cf2a8e838f..098a199e74fc8 100644
--- a/core/src/tests/components/AppMenu.spec.ts
+++ b/core/src/tests/components/AppMenu.spec.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ async function openPopover(wrapper: ReturnType<typeof mount>) {
 }
 
 describe('core: AppMenu', () => {
+	it('labels the app menu trigger buttons for assistive technologies', () => {
+		const wrapper = mount(AppMenu, { attachTo: document.body })
+
+		expect(wrapper.get('.app-menu__waffle').attributes('aria-label')).toBe('Open apps menu')
+		expect(wrapper.get('.app-menu__current-app').attributes('aria-label')).toBe('Open apps menu, currently in Files')
+	})
+
 	it('renders one AppItem per app in the list, plus the "App store" tile for non-admins', async () => {
 		const wrapper = mount(AppMenu, { attachTo: document.body })
 		await openPopover(wrapper)