diff --git a/wp-admin/menu-header.php b/wp-admin/menu-header.php
index 5bcffe2bd4..3e81e0bea7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu-header.php
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ function _wp_menu_output( $menu, $submenu, $submenu_as_parent = true ) {
 					&& ! file_exists( ABSPATH . "/wp-admin/$menu_file" ) )
 			) {
 				$admin_is_parent = true;
-				echo "<a href='admin.php?page={$submenu_items[0][2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>$title</div></a>";
+				echo "<a href='admin.php?page={$submenu_items[0][2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style aria-hidden='true'>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>$title</div></a>";
 			} else {
-				echo "\n\t<a href='{$submenu_items[0][2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>$title</div></a>";
+				echo "\n\t<a href='{$submenu_items[0][2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style aria-hidden='true'>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>$title</div></a>";
 			}
 		} elseif ( ! empty( $item[2] ) && current_user_can( $item[1] ) ) {
 			$menu_hook = get_plugin_page_hook( $item[2], 'admin.php' );
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ function _wp_menu_output( $menu, $submenu, $submenu_as_parent = true ) {
 					&& ! file_exists( ABSPATH . "/wp-admin/$menu_file" ) )
 			) {
 				$admin_is_parent = true;
-				echo "\n\t<a href='admin.php?page={$item[2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>{$item[0]}</div></a>";
+				echo "\n\t<a href='admin.php?page={$item[2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style aria-hidden='true'>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>{$item[0]}</div></a>";
 			} else {
-				echo "\n\t<a href='{$item[2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>{$item[0]}</div></a>";
+				echo "\n\t<a href='{$item[2]}'$class $aria_attributes>$arrow<div class='wp-menu-image$img_class'$img_style aria-hidden='true'>$img</div><div class='wp-menu-name'>{$item[0]}</div></a>";
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 18d8d7ae7b..c589b0eaf6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-48962';
+$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-48963';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.