diff --git a/header.php b/header.php
index 8dcd9a99e..4439627be 100644
--- a/header.php
+++ b/header.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 		</nav><!-- #site-navigation -->
 
 		<?php if ( get_header_image() ) : ?>
-		<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>"><img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" class="header-image" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="" /></a>
+		<a href="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>"><img src="<?php header_image(); ?>" class="header-image" width="<?php echo get_custom_header()->width; ?>" height="<?php echo get_custom_header()->height; ?>" alt="<?php echo esc_attr( get_bloginfo( 'name', 'display' ) ); ?>" /></a>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	</header><!-- #masthead -->