diff --git a/defaults/yacy.init b/defaults/yacy.init
index 8f3240153..9af84efaf 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.init
+++ b/defaults/yacy.init
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ parser.pdf.individualpages.key=page
 promoteSearchPageGreeting = Web Search by the People, for the People
 # if the following property is set to true, the network name is used as greeting
 promoteSearchPageGreeting.useNetworkName = false
-# the following attributes can be used to define a custom image and home page on the search page
+# the following attributes can be used to define a custom image, alternative text and home page on the search page
 promoteSearchPageGreeting.homepage = http://yacy.net
+promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt = YaCy project web site
 promoteSearchPageGreeting.largeImage = /env/grafics/YaCyLogo_120ppi.png
 promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage = /env/grafics/YaCyLogo_60ppi.png
 
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigPortal.html b/htroot/ConfigPortal.html
index 1d4134824..d770d7662 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigPortal.html
+++ b/htroot/ConfigPortal.html
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
           <dt>URL of a Large Corporate Image</dt>
           <dd><input type="text" name="promoteSearchPageGreeting.largeImage" value="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.largeImage]#" size="60" /></dd>
           
+          <dt>Alternative text for Corporate Images</dt>
+          <dd><input type="text" name="promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt" value="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt]#" size="60" /></dd>
+          
           <dt>Enable Search for Everyone?</dt>
           <dd>
           <input type="radio" name="publicSearchpage" value="true" #(publicSearchpage)#::checked="checked"#(/publicSearchpage)# />Search is available for everyone&nbsp;
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigPortal.java b/htroot/ConfigPortal.java
index c6fbe2a40..3b15c544e 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigPortal.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigPortal.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class ConfigPortal {
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, post.get(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, ""));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, post.get(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, ""));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, post.get(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, ""));
+                sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, post.get(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, ""));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.SEARCH_TARGET_DEFAULT, post.get("target", "_self"));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.SEARCH_TARGET_SPECIAL, post.get("target_special", "_self"));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.SEARCH_TARGET_SPECIAL_PATTERN, post.get("target_special_pattern", "_self"));
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ public class ConfigPortal {
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, config.getProperty(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE,"http://yacy.net"));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, config.getProperty(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE,"env/grafics/YaCyLogo_120ppi.png"));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, config.getProperty(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE,"env/grafics/YaCyLogo_60ppi.png"));
+                sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, config.getProperty(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT,"YaCy project web site"));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.BROWSER_POP_UP_PAGE, config.getProperty(SwitchboardConstants.BROWSER_POP_UP_PAGE,"Status.html"));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.INDEX_FORWARD, config.getProperty(SwitchboardConstants.INDEX_FORWARD,""));
                 HTTPDFileHandler.indexForward = "";
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ public class ConfigPortal {
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, ""));
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, ""));
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, ""));
+        prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, ""));
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.INDEX_FORWARD, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.INDEX_FORWARD, ""));
         prop.put("publicTopmenu", sb.getConfigBool("publicTopmenu", false) ? 1 : 0);
         prop.put(SwitchboardConstants.PUBLIC_SEARCHPAGE, sb.getConfigBool(SwitchboardConstants.PUBLIC_SEARCHPAGE, false) ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.html b/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.html
index 242ebd537..2358ef521 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.html
+++ b/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                         <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                       </button>
                       <div class="forceNoExternalIcon navbar-brand" id="navbar-brand" href="#" style="position:absolute;top:-6px;display:inline;white-space:nowrap;">
-                                  <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage]#" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle">&nbsp;<span id="greeting"></span>
+                                  <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage]#" alt="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt]#" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle"/>&nbsp;<span id="greeting"></span>
                       </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.java b/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.java
index 2fdf1ff1c..33e75ac32 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigSearchPage_p.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public class ConfigSearchPage_p {
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, ""));
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, ""));
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, ""));
+        prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, ""));
         prop.putHTML(SwitchboardConstants.INDEX_FORWARD, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.INDEX_FORWARD, ""));
         prop.put("publicTopmenu", sb.getConfigBool("publicTopmenu", false) ? 1 : 0);
         prop.put("search.options", sb.getConfigBool("search.options", false) ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/htroot/env/templates/embeddedheader.template b/htroot/env/templates/embeddedheader.template
index d845bb9cf..8a99534c5 100644
--- a/htroot/env/templates/embeddedheader.template
+++ b/htroot/env/templates/embeddedheader.template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <div class="container-fluid">
     <div class="navbar-header">
       <a class="navbar-brand" id="navbar-brand" href="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.homepage]#" style="position:absolute;top:-6px;display:inline;white-space:nowrap;">
-        <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage]#" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle">&nbsp;<span id="greeting"></span>
+        <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage]#" alt="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt]#" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle">&nbsp;<span id="greeting"></span>
       </a>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/htroot/env/templates/header.template b/htroot/env/templates/header.template
index 69f6b7f4e..648ec60ab 100644
--- a/htroot/env/templates/header.template
+++ b/htroot/env/templates/header.template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <span class="icon-bar"></span>
       </button>
       <a class="navbar-brand" id="navbar-brand" href="/" style="position:absolute;top:-6px;display:inline;white-space:nowrap;">
-        <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="/env/grafics/yacy.png" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle;float:left;">
+        <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="/env/grafics/yacy.png" alt="YaCy" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle;float:left;">
         <span style="position:absolute;top:50%;float:left;">&nbsp;Administration</span>
       </a>
       <form class="navbar-form" method="get" accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/yacysearch.html" style="padding-left:200px;max-width:400px;">
diff --git a/htroot/env/templates/simpleheader.template b/htroot/env/templates/simpleheader.template
index bfe0d8052..15bc4912a 100644
--- a/htroot/env/templates/simpleheader.template
+++ b/htroot/env/templates/simpleheader.template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <span class="icon-bar"></span>
       </button>
       <a class="navbar-brand" id="navbar-brand" href="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.homepage]#" style="position:absolute;top:-6px;display:inline;white-space:nowrap;">
-        <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage]#" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle;float:left;">&nbsp;<span id="greeting" style="position:absolute; top:50%;float:left;"></span>
+        <img id="greeting-icon" class="yacylogo" src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage]#" alt="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt]#" style="height:auto; width:auto; max-width:200px; max-height:32px;vertical-align:middle;float:left;">&nbsp;<span id="greeting" style="position:absolute; top:50%;float:left;"></span>
       </a>
     </div>
     <div class="navbar-collapse collapse">
diff --git a/htroot/index.html b/htroot/index.html
index 03785dd9a..d79c6cd14 100644
--- a/htroot/index.html
+++ b/htroot/index.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <!-- this is the single exception in page design where we do not want a top-left application icon because we show a big one in the middle of the page -->
 	<script>document.getElementById("greeting-icon").src="/env/grafics/invisible.png"</script>
 	
-	<h2 class="yacy"><a href="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.homepage]#" class="yacylogo"><img src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.largeImage]#" alt="yacy" style="margin: auto;"/></a></h2>
+	<h2 class="yacy"><a href="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.homepage]#" class="yacylogo"><img src="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.largeImage]#" alt="#[promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt]#" style="margin: auto;"/></a></h2>
     <h2 class="yacy">#[promoteSearchPageGreeting]#</h2>
 
     <form class="search form-inline" action="yacysearch.html" method="get" id="searchform" accept-charset="UTF-8">
diff --git a/htroot/index.java b/htroot/index.java
index 6f9de32d7..18648cd95 100644
--- a/htroot/index.java
+++ b/htroot/index.java
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ public class index {
         prop.put(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, ""));
         prop.put("topmenu_" + SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, ""));
         prop.put("topmenu_" + SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, ""));
+        prop.put("topmenu_" + SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, ""));
         prop.put(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE, ""));
+        prop.put(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, ""));
         prop.putHTML("former", former);
         prop.put("num-results", "0");
         prop.put("excluded", "0");
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java b/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java
index 1378667f5..c00e12834 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/YaCyDefaultServlet.java
@@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@ public class YaCyDefaultServlet extends HttpServlet  {
                 templatePatterns.put("navigation-advanced_authorized", authorized ? 1 : 0);
                 templatePatterns.put(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_HOMEPAGE, ""));
                 templatePatterns.put(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE, ""));
+                templatePatterns.put(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, sb.getConfig(SwitchboardConstants.GREETING_IMAGE_ALT, ""));
                 templatePatterns.put("clientlanguage", localeSelection);
                 
                 String mimeType = Classification.ext2mime(targetExt, MimeTypes.Type.TEXT_HTML.asString());
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java b/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java
index 4efefc9c5..02f92caac 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ public final class SwitchboardConstants {
     public static final String GREETING_HOMEPAGE     = "promoteSearchPageGreeting.homepage";
     public static final String GREETING_LARGE_IMAGE  = "promoteSearchPageGreeting.largeImage";
     public static final String GREETING_SMALL_IMAGE  = "promoteSearchPageGreeting.smallImage";
+    public static final String GREETING_IMAGE_ALT    = "promoteSearchPageGreeting.imageAlt";
 
     /**
      * browser pop up