diff --git a/gradle/changelog/improve_a11y.yaml b/gradle/changelog/improve_a11y.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bab017f3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/improve_a11y.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: fixed
+  description: Improve accessibility ([#1956](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1956))
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/OverviewPageActions.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/OverviewPageActions.tsx
index 6c60e18708..18c8959975 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/OverviewPageActions.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/OverviewPageActions.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type Props = {
   label?: string;
   testId?: string;
   searchPlaceholder?: string;
+  groupAriaLabelledby?: string;
 };
 
 const createAbsoluteLink = (url: string) => {
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ const OverviewPageActions: FC<Props> = ({
   groupSelected,
   label,
   testId,
-  searchPlaceholder
+  searchPlaceholder,
+  groupAriaLabelledby
 }) => {
   const history = useHistory();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ const OverviewPageActions: FC<Props> = ({
   const groupSelector = groups && (
     <div className="column is-flex">
       <Select
+        ariaLabelledby={groupAriaLabelledby}
         className="is-fullwidth"
         options={groups.map(g => ({ value: g, label: g }))}
         value={currentGroup}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/Tag.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/Tag.tsx
index e8e81c3612..67544de84e 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/Tag.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/Tag.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import React, { FC } from "react";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Color, Size } from "./styleConstants";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 type Props = {
   className?: string;
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ const Tag: FC<Props> = ({
   title,
   onClick,
   onRemove,
-  children,
+  children
 }) => {
+  const [t] = useTranslation("commons");
+
   let showIcon = null;
   if (icon) {
     showIcon = (
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ const Tag: FC<Props> = ({
   }
   let showDelete = null;
   if (onRemove) {
-    showDelete = <button className="tag is-delete" onClick={onRemove} />;
+    showDelete = <button className="tag is-delete" onClick={onRemove} aria-label={t("tag.delete")} />;
   }
 
   return (
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ const Tag: FC<Props> = ({
           {
             "is-outlined": outlined,
             "is-rounded": rounded,
-            "is-clickable": onClick,
+            "is-clickable": onClick
           },
           size === "small" && smallClassNames
         )}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap
index 8cbdca9ea8..57c0c5c71d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ exports[`Storyshots BranchSelector Default 1`] = `
               className="control select is-fullwidth"
             >
               <select
+                aria-labelledby="branch-select_0"
                 disabled={false}
                 onBlur={[Function]}
                 onChange={[Function]}
@@ -3048,7 +3049,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio Default 1`] = `
       className="radio mr-2"
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_56"
         aria-labelledby="radio_55"
         checked={false}
         onBlur={[Function]}
@@ -3070,7 +3070,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio Default 1`] = `
       className="radio mr-2"
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_58"
         aria-labelledby="radio_57"
         checked={true}
         onBlur={[Function]}
@@ -3100,7 +3099,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio Disabled 1`] = `
       disabled={true}
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_60"
         aria-labelledby="radio_59"
         checked={true}
         disabled={true}
@@ -3128,7 +3126,6 @@ Array [
       className="radio mr-2"
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_68"
         aria-labelledby="radio_67"
         checked={false}
         onBlur={[Function]}
@@ -3160,7 +3157,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio ReactHookForm 1`] = `
         className="radio mr-2"
       >
         <input
-          aria-describedby="radio_70"
           aria-labelledby="radio_69"
           defaultChecked={true}
           name="rememberMe"
@@ -3184,7 +3180,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio ReactHookForm 1`] = `
         className="radio mr-2"
       >
         <input
-          aria-describedby="radio_72"
           aria-labelledby="radio_71"
           name="rememberMe"
           onBlur={[Function]}
@@ -3208,7 +3203,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio ReactHookForm 1`] = `
       className="radio mr-2 ml-2"
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_74"
         aria-labelledby="radio_73"
         name="scramblePassword"
         onBlur={[Function]}
@@ -3232,7 +3226,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio ReactHookForm 1`] = `
       disabled={true}
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_76"
         aria-labelledby="radio_75"
         disabled={true}
         name="disabled"
@@ -3256,7 +3249,6 @@ exports[`Storyshots Forms/Radio ReactHookForm 1`] = `
       className="radio mr-2"
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_78"
         aria-labelledby="radio_77"
         name="readonly"
         onBlur={[Function]}
@@ -3298,7 +3290,6 @@ Array [
       className="radio mr-2"
     >
       <input
-        aria-describedby="radio_66"
         aria-labelledby="radio_65"
         checked={false}
         onBlur={[Function]}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Radio.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Radio.tsx
index 73427b41b9..aa15f4e3be 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Radio.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Radio.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-import React, { ChangeEvent, FC, FocusEvent } from "react";
+import React, { ChangeEvent, FC, FocusEvent, useMemo } from "react";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 import { Help } from "../index";
 import { createFormFieldWrapper, FieldProps, FieldType, isLegacy, isUsingRef } from "./FormFieldTypes";
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ const InnerRadio: FC<FieldProps<BaseProps, HTMLInputElement, boolean>> = ({
   ariaLabelledby,
   ...props
 }) => {
-  const id = ariaLabelledby || createA11yId("radio");
-  const helpId = createA11yId("radio");
+  const id = useMemo(() => ariaLabelledby || createA11yId("radio"), [ariaLabelledby]);
+  const helpId = useMemo(() => createA11yId("radio"), []);
 
   const renderHelp = () => {
     const helpText = props.helpText;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const InnerRadio: FC<FieldProps<BaseProps, HTMLInputElement, boolean>> = ({
     }
   };
 
-  const labelElement = props.label ? (<span id={id}>{props.label}</span>) : null;
+  const labelElement = props.label ? <span id={id}>{props.label}</span> : null;
 
   return (
     <fieldset className="is-inline-block" disabled={readOnly}>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const InnerRadio: FC<FieldProps<BaseProps, HTMLInputElement, boolean>> = ({
           ref={props.innerRef}
           defaultChecked={defaultChecked}
           aria-labelledby={id}
-          aria-describedby={helpId}
+          aria-describedby={props.helpText ? helpId : undefined}
         />{" "}
         {labelElement}
         {renderHelp()}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Select.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Select.tsx
index 21488ffa76..62f14d17e2 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Select.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/forms/Select.tsx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const InnerSelect: FC<FieldProps<BaseProps, HTMLSelectElement, string>> = ({
           onChange={handleInput}
           onBlur={handleBlur}
           disabled={disabled}
-          aria-labelledby={label ? a11yId : undefined}
+          aria-labelledby={ariaLabelledby || (label ? a11yId : undefined)}
           aria-describedby={helpText ? helpId : undefined}
           {...createAttributesForTesting(testId)}
         >
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/components/_main.scss b/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/components/_main.scss
index c3549dede0..eff27608af 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/components/_main.scss
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-styles/src/components/_main.scss
@@ -511,6 +511,14 @@ ul.is-separated {
         &.is-darker {
           background-color: #e1e1e1;
         }
+        // Explicitly "remove" styles from td element to use it as an empty table column header, which is necessary for
+        // a11y because an empty th element is not allowed.
+        &.has-no-style {
+          background-color: transparent;
+          &.is-darker {
+            background-color: transparent;
+          }
+        }
       }
       a {
         color: $blue;
@@ -528,6 +536,13 @@ ul.is-separated {
     &.is-darker {
       background-color: whitesmoke;
     }
+    // Explicitly "remove" styles from td element to use it as an empty table column header, which is necessary for
+    // a11y because an empty th element is not allowed.
+    &.has-no-style {
+      padding: 0;
+      background-color: transparent;
+      border: none;
+    }
   }
   &.is-hoverable tbody tr:not(.is-selected):hover {
     background-color: whitesmoke;
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json
index 1d06c46cbd..c1bf59505d 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json
@@ -246,5 +246,8 @@
   },
   "pdfViewer": {
     "error": "Das Dokument konnte nicht angezeigt werden. Es kann <1>hier</1> heruntergeladen werden."
+  },
+  "tag": {
+    "delete": "Löschen"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/repos.json b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/repos.json
index 07dd67e09c..ddfb6a369a 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/repos.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/repos.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "invalidNamespace": "Keine Repositories gefunden. Möglicherweise existiert der ausgewählte Namespace nicht.",
     "createButton": "Repository hinzufügen",
     "filterRepositories": "Repositories filtern",
+    "filterByNamespace": "Nach Namespace filtern",
     "allNamespaces": "Alle Namespaces",
     "clone": "Clone/Checkout",
     "contact": "E-Mail senden an {{contact}}",
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json
index 4611c1b0b7..094227b0c5 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json
@@ -247,5 +247,8 @@
   },
   "pdfViewer": {
     "error": "Failed to display the document. Please download it from <1>here</1>."
+  },
+  "tag": {
+    "delete": "Delete"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/repos.json b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/repos.json
index 9c787efc18..0cfb998e17 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/repos.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/repos.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "invalidNamespace": "No repositories found. It's likely that the selected namespace does not exist.",
     "createButton": "Add Repository",
     "filterRepositories": "Filter repositories",
+    "filterByNamespace": "Filter by namespace",
     "allNamespaces": "All namespaces",
     "clone": "Clone/Checkout",
     "contact": "Send mail to {{contact}}",
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/Overview.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/Overview.tsx
index 6acdb04d35..d2cc1fb112 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/Overview.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/Overview.tsx
@@ -191,19 +191,25 @@ const Overview: FC = () => {
       </div>
       <PageActions>
         {showActions ? (
-          <OverviewPageActions
-            showCreateButton={showCreateButton}
-            currentGroup={
-              namespace && namespaces?._embedded.namespaces.some(n => n.namespace === namespace) ? namespace : ""
-            }
-            groups={namespacesToRender}
-            groupSelected={namespaceSelected}
-            link={namespace ? `repos/${namespace}` : "repos"}
-            createLink="/repos/create/"
-            label={t("overview.createButton")}
-            testId="repository-overview"
-            searchPlaceholder={t("overview.filterRepositories")}
-          />
+          <>
+            <label id="select-namespace" hidden>
+              {t("overview.filterByNamespace")}
+            </label>
+            <OverviewPageActions
+              showCreateButton={showCreateButton}
+              currentGroup={
+                namespace && namespaces?._embedded.namespaces.some(n => n.namespace === namespace) ? namespace : ""
+              }
+              groups={namespacesToRender}
+              groupSelected={namespaceSelected}
+              groupAriaLabelledby="select-namespace"
+              link={namespace ? `repos/${namespace}` : "repos"}
+              createLink="/repos/create/"
+              label={t("overview.createButton")}
+              testId="repository-overview"
+              searchPlaceholder={t("overview.filterRepositories")}
+            />
+          </>
         ) : null}
       </PageActions>
     </Page>