diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 1c75dc0eb1..3488c8687e 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ function profiles_content(&$a) {
 				$o .= replace_macros($template, array(
 					'$photo' => $rr['thumb'],
 					'$id' => $rr['id'],
+					'$alt' => t('Profile Image'),
 					'$profile_name' => $rr['profile-name']
 				));
 			}
diff --git a/view/profile_entry.tpl b/view/profile_entry.tpl
index 5c6952af60..c5b782660a 100644
--- a/view/profile_entry.tpl
+++ b/view/profile_entry.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 <div class="profile-listing" >
 <div class="profile-listing-photo-wrapper" >
-<a href="profiles/$id" class="profile-listing-edit-link"><img class="profile-listing-photo" id="profile-listing-photo-$id" src="$photo" alt="Profile Image" /></a>
+<a href="profiles/$id" class="profile-listing-edit-link"><img class="profile-listing-photo" id="profile-listing-photo-$id" src="$photo" alt="$alt" /></a>
 </div>
 <div class="profile-listing-photo-end"></div>
 <div class="profile-listing-name" id="profile-listing-name-$id"><a href="profiles/$id" class="profile-listing-edit-link" >$profile_name</a></div>