diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cab524af964..bb3171403ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - Pass `EuiSuperSelect`'s `popoverClassName` to the popover's panel ([#2068](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2068))
 - Added `editorItemAlignLeft`, `editorItemAlignCenter`, `editorItemRight`, `editorItemAlignTop`, `editorItemAlignMiddle`, `editorItemAlignBottom`, `editorDistributeHorizontal`, `editorDistributeVertical`, `editorPositionTopLeft`, `editorPositionTopRight`, `editorPositionBottomRight`, and `editorPositionBottomLeft` glyphs to `EuiIcon` ([2070](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2070))
 - Added missing TS definitions for `EuiRange` ([#2072](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2072))
+- Made `aria-label` attribute equal to `title` of the the selection checkbox in table items (for each row) in `EuiBasicTable` ([#2043](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2043))
 
 **Bug fixes**
 
diff --git a/src/components/basic_table/basic_table.js b/src/components/basic_table/basic_table.js
index 8163110ebe5..6b7f4eada43 100644
--- a/src/components/basic_table/basic_table.js
+++ b/src/components/basic_table/basic_table.js
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ export class EuiBasicTable extends Component {
               disabled={disabled}
               checked={checked}
               onChange={onChange}
-              title={title}
-              aria-label={selectThisRow}
+              title={title || selectThisRow}
+              aria-label={title || selectThisRow}
               data-test-subj={`checkboxSelectRow-${itemId}`}
             />
           )}