diff --git a/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.Actions.jsx b/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.Actions.jsx
index baf8b9c63..c2a79e8e8 100644
--- a/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.Actions.jsx
+++ b/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.Actions.jsx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export class EditableFieldActions extends React.Component {
               onClick={event => {
                 this.handleActionClick({ action, event })
               }}
+              {...action.buttonAttrs}
             >
               <Icon name={action.icon || ACTION_ICONS[action.name]} size="24" />
             </FieldButtonUI>
diff --git a/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.stories.mdx b/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.stories.mdx
index 29a240b80..59298900e 100644
--- a/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.stories.mdx
+++ b/src/components/EditableField/EditableField.stories.mdx
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ A special type of inputs that allow you to edit it inline
   - `"link"`: For url types, adds a button to open a new tab/window with the url
 - By default `EditableField` incorporates one action: “delete”
 - To override either of the predefined actions, pass them in the array using the same action name
-- If the user doesn’t want any action, she needs to explicitly pass `null`
+- If the user doesn't want any action, she needs to explicitly pass `null`
 - `icon` should be the name of an Icon that is present in HSDS
+- Pass a `buttonAttrs` object to attach attributes directly on the html button (such as aria labels): `{ buttonAttrs: { 'aria-label': 'My important button' } }`
 
 ### onCommit
 
@@ -238,6 +239,9 @@ const ATLAS = {
           callback(obj) {
             console.log('HSDS: EditableFieldApp -> callback -> obj', obj)
           },
+          buttonAttrs: {
+            'aria-label': 'some aria label',
+          },
         }}
       />
     </ContainerUI>