diff --git a/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.features.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.features.stories.tsx
index 4953d806f3b..8545c2f4834 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.features.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.features.stories.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const ClipSidebar = () => (
   <Timeline clipSidebar>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ export const CondensedItems = () => (
   <Timeline>
     <Timeline.Item condensed>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
     <Timeline.Item condensed>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ export const TimelineBreak = () => (
   <Timeline>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge sx={{bg: 'done.emphasis'}}>
-        <Octicon icon={GitMergeIcon} color="fg.onEmphasis" />
+        <Octicon icon={GitMergeIcon} color="fg.onEmphasis" aria-label="Merged" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
     <Timeline.Break />
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitBranchIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitBranchIcon} aria-label="Branch" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const WithInlineLinks = () => (
   <Timeline>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>
         <Link href="#" sx={{fontWeight: 'bold', color: 'fg.default', mr: 1}} muted>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.stories.tsx
index dfa32294b5b..f8356d44589 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/Timeline/Timeline.stories.tsx
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ export const Default = () => (
   <Timeline>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ export const Playground: StoryFn<ComponentProps<typeof Timeline>> = args => (
   <Timeline {...args}>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>
     <Timeline.Item>
       <Timeline.Badge>
-        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} />
+        <Octicon icon={GitCommitIcon} aria-label="Commit" />
       </Timeline.Badge>
       <Timeline.Body>This is a message</Timeline.Body>
     </Timeline.Item>