diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
index 6d15b37f..0df2d6d1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 <div class="cover-container is-{{ size }}">
 {% if book.cover %}
-<img class="book-cover" src="/images/{{ book.cover }}" alt="{{ book.alt_text }}">
+<img class="book-cover" src="/images/{{ book.cover }}" alt="{{ book.alt_text }}" title="{{ book.alt_text }}">
 {% else %}
     <div class="no-cover book-cover">
         <img class="book-cover" src="/static/images/no_cover.jpg" alt="No cover">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html
index 95d6f8ee..d2663653 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_content.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                 <div class="column is-narrow">
                     <figure class="image is-128x128">
                         <a href="/images/{{ attachment.image }}" target="_blank" aria-label="open image in new window">
-                            <img src="/images/{{ attachment.image }}" alt="{{ attachment.caption }}">
+                            <img src="/images/{{ attachment.image }}"{% if attachment.caption %} alt="{{ attachment.caption }}" title="{{ attachment.caption }}"{% endif %}>
                         </a>
                     </figure>
                 </div>