diff --git a/searchform.php b/searchform.php
index aa7fee42..3cba6528 100644
--- a/searchform.php
+++ b/searchform.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * @since _s 1.0
  */
 ?>
-	<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>">
+	<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>" role="search">
 		<label for="s" class="assistive-text"><?php _e( 'Search', '_s' ); ?></label>
 		<input type="text" class="field" name="s" id="s" placeholder="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Search &hellip;', '_s' ); ?>" />
 		<input type="submit" class="submit" name="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Search', '_s' ); ?>" />