diff --git a/Localization/StringsConvertor/input/Base.lproj/app.json b/Localization/StringsConvertor/input/Base.lproj/app.json
index d157462f1..20271d6af 100644
--- a/Localization/StringsConvertor/input/Base.lproj/app.json
+++ b/Localization/StringsConvertor/input/Base.lproj/app.json
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@
                 "home": "Home",
                 "search_and_explore": "Search and Explore",
                 "notifications": "Notifications",
-                "profile": "Profile"
+                "profile": "Profile",
+                "a11y": {
+                    "search": "Search",
+                    "explore": "Explore"
+                }
             },
             "keyboard": {
                 "common": {
diff --git a/Localization/app.json b/Localization/app.json
index df9f234ea..07a158b2a 100644
--- a/Localization/app.json
+++ b/Localization/app.json
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@
                 "home": "Home",
                 "search_and_explore": "Search and Explore",
                 "notifications": "Notifications",
-                "profile": "Profile"
+                "profile": "Profile",
+                "a11y": {
+                    "search": "Search",
+                    "explore": "Explore"
+                }
             },
             "keyboard": {
                 "common": {
diff --git a/Mastodon/Scene/Root/MainTab/MainTabBarController.swift b/Mastodon/Scene/Root/MainTab/MainTabBarController.swift
index a205320c8..0aeed3e37 100644
--- a/Mastodon/Scene/Root/MainTab/MainTabBarController.swift
+++ b/Mastodon/Scene/Root/MainTab/MainTabBarController.swift
@@ -67,6 +67,19 @@ class MainTabBarController: UITabBarController {
             case .me:               return L10n.Common.Controls.Tabs.profile
             }
         }
+
+        var inputLabels: [String]? {
+            switch self {
+            case .home, .compose, .notifications, .me:
+                return nil
+            case .search:
+                return [
+                    L10n.Common.Controls.Tabs.A11Y.search,
+                    L10n.Common.Controls.Tabs.A11Y.explore,
+                    L10n.Common.Controls.Tabs.searchAndExplore
+                ]
+            }
+        }
         
         var image: UIImage {
             switch self {
@@ -205,12 +218,20 @@ extension MainTabBarController {
             viewController.tabBarItem.selectedImage = tab.selectedImage.imageWithoutBaseline()
             viewController.tabBarItem.largeContentSizeImage = tab.largeImage.imageWithoutBaseline()
             viewController.tabBarItem.accessibilityLabel = tab.title
+            viewController.tabBarItem.accessibilityUserInputLabels = tab.inputLabels
             viewController.tabBarItem.imageInsets = UIEdgeInsets(top: 6, left: 0, bottom: -6, right: 0)
             return viewController
         }
         _viewControllers = viewControllers
         setViewControllers(viewControllers, animated: false)
         selectedIndex = 0
+
+        // hacky workaround for FB11986255 (Setting accessibilityUserInputLabels on a UITabBarItem has no effect)
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + .milliseconds(50)) {
+            if let searchItem = self.tabBar.subviews.first(where: { $0.accessibilityLabel == Tab.search.title }) {
+                searchItem.accessibilityUserInputLabels = Tab.search.inputLabels
+            }
+        }
         
         context.apiService.error
             .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift
index 5edada3df..ae8b631b9 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Generated/Strings.swift
@@ -452,6 +452,12 @@ public enum L10n {
         public static let profile = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Controls.Tabs.Profile", fallback: "Profile")
         /// Search and Explore
         public static let searchAndExplore = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Controls.Tabs.SearchAndExplore", fallback: "Search and Explore")
+        public enum A11Y {
+          /// Explore
+          public static let explore = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Controls.Tabs.A11Y.Explore", fallback: "Explore")
+          /// Search
+          public static let search = L10n.tr("Localizable", "Common.Controls.Tabs.A11Y.Search", fallback: "Search")
+        }
       }
       public enum Timeline {
         /// Filtered
diff --git a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
index ef1a38c5a..8dc1893f2 100644
--- a/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/MastodonSDK/Sources/MastodonLocalization/Resources/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ Please check your internet connection.";
 "Common.Controls.Status.EditedAtTimestampPrefix" = "Edited %@";
 "Common.Controls.Status.EditHistory.Title" = "Edit History";
 "Common.Controls.Status.EditHistory.OriginalPost" = "Original Post · %@";
+"Common.Controls.Tabs.A11Y.Explore" = "Explore";
+"Common.Controls.Tabs.A11Y.Search" = "Search";
 "Common.Controls.Tabs.Home" = "Home";
 "Common.Controls.Tabs.Notifications" = "Notifications";
 "Common.Controls.Tabs.Profile" = "Profile";