diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m
index b69fc233..e1c96c20 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m
@@ -193,14 +193,7 @@ static NSString * const COLLECTION_CELL_ID = @"cell";
     [label layoutIfNeeded];
     label.baselineAdjustment = UIBaselineAdjustmentAlignCenters;
     
-    //set up cell acceessibility label
-    cell.isAccessibilityElement = NO;
-    cell.contentView.isAccessibilityElement = YES;
-    
-    NSString *accLabel = [label.text stringByAppendingString:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"AccTab"]];
-    NSString *accString = [accLabel stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"AccTabIndex"], self.selectedIndex + 1, [self.datasource numberOfTopTabbarItems:self]]];
-    cell.contentView.accessibilityLabel = accString;
-    [cell.contentView setAccessibilityHint:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"AccTabHint"]];
+    [self setCellAccessibility:cell title:label.text isSelected:NO];
     
     if (indexPath.row == self.selectedIndex) {
         label.textColor = [UIColor mfTomatoRed];
@@ -410,17 +403,22 @@ static NSString * const COLLECTION_CELL_ID = @"cell";
         [self.delegate topTabbar:self didSelectItemAtIndex:indexPath.row];
     }
     
-    //setup selected tab accessibility
-    NSString *string = label.text;
-    NSString *accLabel = [string stringByAppendingString:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"toptabbar_tab_selected"]];
-    NSString *accString = [accLabel stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"AccTabIndex"], self.selectedIndex + 1, [self.datasource numberOfTopTabbarItems:self]]];
-    cell.contentView.accessibilityLabel = accString;
-    [cell.contentView setAccessibilityHint:nil];
-    
+    [self setCellAccessibility:cell title:label.text isSelected:YES];
 }
 
 - (void)reloadData {
 	[self.collectionView reloadData];
 }
 
+- (void)setCellAccessibility:(UICollectionViewCell *)cell title:(NSString *)title isSelected:(BOOL)isSelected {
+    cell.isAccessibilityElement = NO;
+    cell.contentView.isAccessibilityElement = YES;
+    NSString *accKey = isSelected ? @"toptabbar_tab_selected" : @"AccTab";
+    NSString *accLabel = [title stringByAppendingString:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:accKey]];
+    NSString *accString = [accLabel stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"AccTabIndex"], self.selectedIndex + 1, [self.datasource numberOfTopTabbarItems:self]]];
+    cell.contentView.accessibilityLabel = accString;
+    NSString *accHint = isSelected ? nil : [MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"AccTabHint"];
+    [cell.contentView setAccessibilityHint:accHint];
+}
+
 @end