diff --git a/src/datepicker/datepicker-month-view.ts b/src/datepicker/datepicker-month-view.ts
index d2411e81a1..31217f1081 100644
--- a/src/datepicker/datepicker-month-view.ts
+++ b/src/datepicker/datepicker-month-view.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {DayTemplateContext} from './datepicker-day-template-context';
   template: `
     <div *ngIf="showWeekdays" class="ngb-dp-week ngb-dp-weekdays bg-light">
       <div *ngIf="showWeekNumbers" class="ngb-dp-weekday ngb-dp-showweek"></div>
-      <div *ngFor="let w of month.weekdays" class="ngb-dp-weekday small">
+      <div *ngFor="let w of month.weekdays" class="ngb-dp-weekday small" role="columnheader">
         {{ i18n.getWeekdayShortName(w) }}
       </div>
     </div>