diff --git a/src/app/shared/orcid-badge-and-tooltip/orcid-badge-and-tooltip.component.html b/src/app/shared/orcid-badge-and-tooltip/orcid-badge-and-tooltip.component.html
index fc34aee9705..9f4821e7802 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/orcid-badge-and-tooltip/orcid-badge-and-tooltip.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/orcid-badge-and-tooltip/orcid-badge-and-tooltip.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
      [ngbTooltip]="orcidTooltipTemplate"
      class="orcid-icon"
      [ngClass]="{'not-authenticated': !authenticatedTimestamp}"
-     alt="orcid-logo"
+     alt="ORCID {{ orcidTooltip }}"
      src="assets/images/orcid.logo.icon.svg"
      data-test="orcidIcon"/>