Index: wp-includes/bookmark-template.php
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--- wp-includes/bookmark-template.php	(revision 48350)
+++ wp-includes/bookmark-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -114,10 +114,14 @@
 		$output .= $parsed_args['link_before'];
 
 		if ( null != $bookmark->link_image && $parsed_args['show_images'] ) {
+			$aria = '';
+			if ( $parsed_args['show_name'] ) { 
+				$aria = 'aria-hidden="true"';
+			}
 			if ( strpos( $bookmark->link_image, 'http' ) === 0 ) {
-				$output .= "<img src=\"$bookmark->link_image\" $alt $title />";
+				$output .= "<img src=\"$bookmark->link_image\" $alt $title $aria />";
 			} else { // If it's a relative path.
-				$output .= '<img src="' . get_option( 'siteurl' ) . "$bookmark->link_image\" $alt $title />";
+				$output .= '<img src="' . get_option( 'siteurl' ) . "$bookmark->link_image\" $alt $title $aria />";
 			}
 			if ( $parsed_args['show_name'] ) {
 				$output .= " $name";