diff --git a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList.pm b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList.pm
index 8228303c18..7336477775 100644
--- a/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList.pm
+++ b/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList.pm
@@ -1045,4 +1045,13 @@ sub exportUsersToCSV ($c, $fileName, @userIDsToExport) {
 	return;
 }
 
+sub ariaSortAttr ($c, $field) {
+	if ($c->{primarySortField} eq $field) {
+		return $c->{primarySortOrder} eq 'ASC' ? 'aria-sort="ascending"' : 'aria-sort="descending"';
+	} elsif ($c->{secondarySortField} eq $field || $c->{ternarySortField} eq $field) {
+		return 'aria-sort="other"';
+	}
+	return '';
+}
+
 1;
diff --git a/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/ProblemSetList/set_list_table.html.ep b/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/ProblemSetList/set_list_table.html.ep
index bb220e0a2c..7edc1ddaea 100644
--- a/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/ProblemSetList/set_list_table.html.ep
+++ b/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/ProblemSetList/set_list_table.html.ep
@@ -80,7 +80,15 @@
 						<% end =%>
 				</th>
 				% for (@$fieldNames) {
-					<th id="<%= $_ %>_header">
+					% my $ariaSort;
+					% if (!$c->{editMode} && $sortableFields->{$_}) {
+						% if ($c->{primarySortField} eq $_) {
+							% $ariaSort = $c->{primarySortOrder} eq 'ASC' ? 'ascending' : 'descending';
+						% } elsif ($c->{secondarySortField} eq $_) {
+							% $ariaSort = 'other';
+						% }
+					% }
+					<th id="<%= $_ %>_header" <%== $ariaSort ? qq{aria-sort="$ariaSort"} : '' %>>
 						% if (!$c->{editMode} && $sortableFields->{$_}) {
 							<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 								<%= link_to $fieldHeaders{$_} => '#', class => 'sort-header',
diff --git a/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/user_list.html.ep b/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/user_list.html.ep
index 4e99bb6e7a..2efdb54840 100644
--- a/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/user_list.html.ep
+++ b/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/user_list.html.ep
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 					<i class="fa-solid fa-check-double" aria-hidden="true"></i>
 				<% end =%>
 		</th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('user_id') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Login Name') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 						data => { sort_field => 'user_id' } =%>
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 		</th>
 		<th><%= maketext('Login Status') %></th>
 		<th><%= maketext('Assigned Sets') %></th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('first_name') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('First Name') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'first_name' } %>
 				<%= include 'ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/sort_button', field => 'first_name' =%>
 			</div>
 		</th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('last_name') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Last Name') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'last_name' } =%>
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
 			</div>
 		</th>
 		<th><%= maketext('Email Link') %></th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('student_id') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Student ID') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'student_id' } =%>
 				<%= include 'ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/sort_button', field => 'student_id' =%>
 			</div>
 		</th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('status') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Status') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'status' } =%>
@@ -53,28 +53,28 @@
 			</div>
 		</th>
 		<th><%= maketext('Accommodation Time Factor') %></th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('section') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Section') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'section' } =%>
 				<%= include 'ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/sort_button', field => 'section' =%>
 			</div>
 		</th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('recitation') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Recitation') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'recitation' } =%>
 				<%= include 'ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/sort_button', field => 'recitation' =%>
 			</div>
 		</th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('comment') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Comment') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'comment' } =%>
 				<%= include 'ContentGenerator/Instructor/UserList/sort_button', field => 'comment' =%>
 			</div>
 		</th>
-		<th>
+		<th <%== $c->ariaSortAttr('permission') %>>
 			<div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-end gap-1">
 				<%= link_to maketext('Permission Level') => '#', class => 'sort-header',
 					data => { sort_field => 'permission' } =%>