diff --git a/components/email/__tests__/conversation-reading.test.tsx b/components/email/__tests__/conversation-reading.test.tsx
index 8d65ebe61..df3e86ca6 100644
--- a/components/email/__tests__/conversation-reading.test.tsx
+++ b/components/email/__tests__/conversation-reading.test.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('conversation controls name their target', () => {
       hasAttachment: true,
       attachments: [{ partId: '2', blobId: 'blob2', name: 'report.pdf', type: 'application/pdf', size: 2048 }],
     })]);
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^email_viewer\.(download|preview)_named \{"name":"report\.pdf"\}$/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^(email_viewer\.download|files\.preview) report\.pdf/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/components/email/thread-conversation-view.tsx b/components/email/thread-conversation-view.tsx
index f3ed998d9..cfaed8831 100644
--- a/components/email/thread-conversation-view.tsx
+++ b/components/email/thread-conversation-view.tsx
@@ -1013,10 +1013,12 @@ export function ConversationEmailBody({
                     onDownloadAttachment?.(attachment.blobId, attachment.name || 'attachment', attachment.type, source);
                   }}
                   title={opensPreview ? t('files.preview') : t('email_viewer.download')}
-                  aria-label={t(opensPreview ? 'email_viewer.preview_named' : 'email_viewer.download_named', { name: attachment.name ? stripBidiControls(attachment.name) : 'Attachment' })}
                   className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-muted hover:bg-muted/80 transition-colors text-sm"
                 >
                   <Icon className="w-4 h-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+                  {/* The action, for screen readers: the visible name alone
+                      doesn't say whether the button previews or downloads. */}
+                  <span className="sr-only">{opensPreview ? t('files.preview') : t('email_viewer.download')}</span>{' '}
                   <span className="truncate max-w-[150px]">{attachment.name ? stripBidiControls(attachment.name) : 'Attachment'}</span>
                   <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
                     {formatFileSize(attachment.size)}