diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d5dd97b..98c9454b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - BREAKING: drop support for end-of-life Ruby versions 2.7 and 3.0. The minimum Ruby version is now 3.1.
 - Update gem dependencies.
 - Declare some missing indirect dependencies to prepare for Ruby 3.4. This also resolves some warnings about this at build time.
+- Remove aria-hidden from search label to let assistive technologies see its accessible name
 
 ## 3.5.0
 
diff --git a/lib/source/layouts/_search.erb b/lib/source/layouts/_search.erb
index be33467d..560bfd84 100644
--- a/lib/source/layouts/_search.erb
+++ b/lib/source/layouts/_search.erb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 <div class="search" data-module="search" data-path-to-site-root="<%= path_to_site_root config, current_page.path %>">
   <form action="https://www.google.co.uk/search" method="get" role="search" class="search__form govuk-!-margin-bottom-4">
     <input type="hidden" name="as_sitesearch" value="<%= config[:tech_docs][:host] %>"/>
-    <label class="govuk-label search__label" for="search" aria-hidden="true">
+    <label class="govuk-label search__label" for="search">
       Search (via Google)
     </label>
     <input
-      type="text"
+      type="search"
       id="search" name="q"
       class="govuk-input govuk-!-margin-bottom-0 search__input"
       aria-controls="search-results"