diff --git a/common/changes/users-petdun-placeAriaLabelOnMenuDiv_2017-05-03-22-01.json b/common/changes/users-petdun-placeAriaLabelOnMenuDiv_2017-05-03-22-01.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d9d6235fddcbbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/users-petdun-placeAriaLabelOnMenuDiv_2017-05-03-22-01.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "office-ui-fabric-react",
+      "comment": "Moved aria label from ul to menu div",
+      "type": "patch"
+    },
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/utilities",
+      "type": "none"
+    },
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/styling",
+      "type": "none"
+    },
+    {
+      "comment": "",
+      "packageName": "@uifabric/example-app-base",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "email": "peterdunlop2519@gmail.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.tsx b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.tsx
index 79da814941c3cd..ae2b27769cfd00 100644
--- a/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/ContextualMenu/ContextualMenu.tsx
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ export class ContextualMenu extends BaseComponent<IContextualMenuProps, IContext
                 ariaLabelledBy={ labelElementId }
                 ref={ (focusZone) => this._focusZone = focusZone }
                 role='menu'
+                aria-label={ ariaLabel } 
                 isCircularNavigation={ true }
               >
                 <ul
                   className={ css('ms-ContextualMenu-list is-open', styles.list) }
-                  onKeyDown={ this._onKeyDown }
-                  aria-label={ ariaLabel } >
+                  onKeyDown={ this._onKeyDown }>
                   { items.map((item, index) => (
                     this._renderMenuItem(item, index, hasCheckmarks, hasIcons)
                   )) }