diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
index 5d79d52fd5..4f308c5ca4 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
 								</hbox>
 							</toolbar>
 		
-							<vbox id="sync-reminder-container" collapsed="true">
+							<vbox id="sync-reminder-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
 								<html:div id="sync-reminder-banner">
 									<html:div id="sync-reminder-message"/>
 									<html:a id="sync-reminder-action" class="sync-reminder-link"/>
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
 								</html:div>
 							</vbox>
 							
-							<vbox id="retracted-items-container" collapsed="true">
+							<vbox id="retracted-items-container" collapsed="true" role="status">
 								<html:div id="retracted-items-banner">
 									<html:div id="retracted-items-message"/>
 									<label is="text-link" id="retracted-items-link"/>