diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/category-drop.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/category-drop.js.es6
index b82411795..e9f05c33f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/category-drop.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/category-drop.js.es6
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { setting } from 'discourse/lib/computed';
 var get = Ember.get;
 
 export default Ember.Component.extend({
-  classNameBindings: ['category::no-category', 'categories:has-drop','categoryStyle'],
+  classNameBindings: ['category::no-category', 'categories:has-drop', 'categoryStyle'],
   categoryStyle: setting('category_style'),
+  expanded: false,
 
   tagName: 'li',
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/category-drop.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/category-drop.hbs
index f99741646..fcb4bca52 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/category-drop.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/category-drop.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{#if category}}
-  <a href {{action "expand"}} class="badge-category" style={{badgeStyle}}>
+  <a href {{action "expand"}} class="badge-category" style={{badgeStyle}} aria-label={{i18n 'categories.category_list'}} aria-expanded={{expanded}}>
     <span class="badge-category-bg" style={{categoryColor}}></span>
     {{#if category.read_restricted}}
       {{fa-icon "lock"}}
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
   </a>
 {{else}}
   {{#if noSubcategories}}
-  <a href {{action "expand"}} class='badge-category home' style={{badgeStyle}}>{{i18n 'categories.no_subcategory'}}</a>
+    <a href {{action "expand"}} class='badge-category home' style={{badgeStyle}} aria-label={{i18n 'categories.category_list'}} aria-expanded={{expanded}}>{{i18n 'categories.no_subcategory'}}</a>
   {{else}}
-  <a href {{action "expand"}} class='badge-category home' style={{badgeStyle}}>{{allCategoriesLabel}}</a>
+    <a href {{action "expand"}} class='badge-category home' style={{badgeStyle}} aria-label={{i18n 'categories.category_list'}} aria-expanded={{expanded}}>{{allCategoriesLabel}}</a>
   {{/if}}
 {{/if}}
 
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index bec0ee93f..a583dfcb3 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ en:
       all_subcategories: "all"
       no_subcategory: "none"
       category: "Category"
+      category_list: "Display category list"
       reorder:
         title: "Reorder Categories"
         title_long: "Reorganize the category list"