diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/components/team_button.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/components/team_button.tsx
index e204a3168b2..1d6659060d8 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/components/team_button.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/components/team_button.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ export default function TeamButton({
         }
     }
 
+    if (!isNotCreateTeamButton) {
+        ariaLabel = formatMessage({
+            id: 'team.button.create.ariaLabel',
+            defaultMessage: displayName,
+        });
+    }
+
     ariaLabel = ariaLabel.toLowerCase();
 
     const content = (
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/team_sidebar.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/team_sidebar.tsx
index 49947634701..bed5932853c 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/team_sidebar.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/team_sidebar/team_sidebar.tsx
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ export default class TeamSidebar extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                         }
                         content={plusIcon}
                         switchTeam={this.props.actions.switchTeam}
+                        displayName='Create a Team'
                     />
                 </SystemPermissionGate>,
             );