diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/forms/newsfeed.xml b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/forms/newsfeed.xml
index 2d192964cdd79..cd9a123499b01 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/forms/newsfeed.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/forms/newsfeed.xml
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@
 					size="20"
 				/>
 
+				<field
+					name="image_first_alt_empty"
+					type="checkbox"
+					label="COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_EMPTY_LABEL"
+					description="COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_EMPTY_DESC"
+				/>
+
 				<field
 					name="image_first_caption"
 					type="text"
@@ -302,6 +309,13 @@
 					size="20"
 				/>
 
+				<field
+					name="image_second_alt_empty"
+					type="checkbox"
+					label="COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_EMPTY_LABEL"
+					description="COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_EMPTY_DESC"
+				/>
+
 				<field
 					name="image_second_caption"
 					type="text"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_newsfeeds.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_newsfeeds.ini
index 221d789d1adb8..430ffc00f9e8e 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_newsfeeds.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_newsfeeds.ini
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_CONFIG_NEWSFEED_SETTINGS_DESC="These settings apply for sing
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_CONFIG_NEWSFEED_SETTINGS_LABEL="News Feed"
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_FEED_DISPLAY_ORDER_LABEL="Feed Display Order"
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_FIRST_LABEL="First Image"
-COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_LABEL="Alt Text"
+COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_EMPTY_DESC="Decorative Image - no description required"
+COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_EMPTY_LABEL="No Description"
+COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_ALT_LABEL="Image Description (Alt Text)"
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_IMAGE_CAPTION_LABEL="Caption"
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_LINK_LABEL="Link"
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_FIELD_NUM_ARTICLES_COLUMN_LABEL="# Articles"
diff --git a/components/com_newsfeeds/tmpl/newsfeed/default.php b/components/com_newsfeeds/tmpl/newsfeed/default.php
index 6aa344ab893a6..8ea9c15288d85 100644
--- a/components/com_newsfeeds/tmpl/newsfeed/default.php
+++ b/components/com_newsfeeds/tmpl/newsfeed/default.php
@@ -61,23 +61,30 @@
 		<!-- Show Images from Component -->
 		<?php if (isset($images->image_first) && !empty($images->image_first)) : ?>
 			<?php $imgfloat = empty($images->float_first) ? $this->params->get('float_first') : $images->float_first; ?>
+			<?php $alt = empty($images->image_first_alt) && empty($images->image_first_alt_empty)
+				? ''
+				: 'alt="' . htmlspecialchars($images->image_first_alt, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '"'; ?>
+
 			<div class="com-newsfeeds-newsfeed__first-image img-intro-<?php echo htmlspecialchars($imgfloat, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>">
 				<img
 				<?php if ($images->image_first_caption) : ?>
 					<?php echo 'class="caption" title="' . htmlspecialchars($images->image_first_caption, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '"'; ?>
 				<?php endif; ?>
-				src="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($images->image_first, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($images->image_first_alt, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>">
+				src="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($images->image_first, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>" <?php echo $alt; ?>>
 			</div>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
 		<?php if (isset($images->image_second) and !empty($images->image_second)) : ?>
 			<?php $imgfloat = empty($images->float_second) ? $this->params->get('float_second') : $images->float_second; ?>
+			<?php $alt = empty($images->image_second_alt) && empty($images->image_second_alt_empty)
+				? ''
+				: 'alt="' . htmlspecialchars($images->image_second_alt, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8') . '"'; ?>
 			<div class="com-newsfeeds-newsfeed__second-image float-<?php echo htmlspecialchars($imgfloat, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?> item-image">
 				<img
 				<?php if ($images->image_second_caption) : ?>
 					<?php echo 'class="caption" title="' . htmlspecialchars($images->image_second_caption) . '"'; ?>
 				<?php endif; ?>
-				src="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($images->image_second, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($images->image_second_alt, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>">
+				src="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($images->image_second, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'); ?>" <?php echo $alt; ?>>
 			</div>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 		<!-- Show Description from Component -->