diff --git a/src/material-examples/icon-overview/icon-overview-example.html b/src/material-examples/icon-overview/icon-overview-example.html
index 7afdf57b163..ac069beed3f 100644
--- a/src/material-examples/icon-overview/icon-overview-example.html
+++ b/src/material-examples/icon-overview/icon-overview-example.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<mat-icon>home</mat-icon>
+<mat-icon aria-hidden="false" aria-label="Example home icon">home</mat-icon>
diff --git a/src/material-examples/icon-svg/icon-svg-example.html b/src/material-examples/icon-svg/icon-svg-example.html
index ed7e8eb9b50..1559771eda0 100644
--- a/src/material-examples/icon-svg/icon-svg-example.html
+++ b/src/material-examples/icon-svg/icon-svg-example.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<mat-icon svgIcon="thumbs-up"></mat-icon>
+<mat-icon svgIcon="thumbs-up" aria-hidden="false" aria-label="Example thumbs up SVG icon"></mat-icon>