diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/views/test_instructor_dashboard.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/views/test_instructor_dashboard.py
index 400e9b5562..e48098b9ef 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/views/test_instructor_dashboard.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/tests/views/test_instructor_dashboard.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ class TestInstructorDashboard(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase, XssT
         Returns expected dashboard demographic message with link to Insights.
         """
         return 'For analytics about your course, go to <a href="http://example.com/courses/{}" ' \
-               'rel="noopener" target="_blank">Example</a>.'.format(str(self.course.id))
+               'rel="noopener" target="_blank">Example<span class="sr-only">Opens in a new tab</span>' \
+               '</a>.'.format(str(self.course.id))
 
     def test_instructor_tab(self):
         """
diff --git a/lms/static/js/instructor_dashboard/util.js b/lms/static/js/instructor_dashboard/util.js
index 8e39f4d03e..4e24c44c77 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/instructor_dashboard/util.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/instructor_dashboard/util.js
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
                         return edx.HtmlUtils.joinHtml(edx.HtmlUtils.HTML(
                             '<a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="'), dataContext.url,
                         edx.HtmlUtils.HTML('">'), dataContext.name,
-                        edx.HtmlUtils.HTML('</a>'));
+                        edx.HtmlUtils.HTML('<span class="sr-only">Opens in a new tab</span></a>'));
                     }
                 }
             ];
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_analytics.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_analytics.html
index bef5d2b0ba..772b3066fd 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_analytics.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/instructor_analytics.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
                     ))
                 ),
                 analytics_dashboard_name=settings.ANALYTICS_DASHBOARD_NAME,
-                link_end=HTML('</a>')
+                link_end=HTML('<span class="sr-only">Opens in a new tab</span></a>')
             )}
         </em>
     </p>
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/send_email.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/send_email.html
index 4550b7e76a..771079b8df 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/send_email.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/send_email.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
     %if 'communications_mfe_url' in section_data:
     <p>
         <em>
-            ${_("To use the email tool, visit the")} <a href="${section_data['communications_mfe_url']}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">${_("new experience")}</a>.
+            ${_("To use the email tool, visit the")} <a href="${section_data['communications_mfe_url']}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">${_("new experience")}<span class="sr-only">${Text(_("Opens in a new tab"))}</span></a>.
         </em>
     </p>
     %else: