diff --git a/core/includes/pager.inc b/core/includes/pager.inc
index 62e8278ed2..f91a5136c8 100644
--- a/core/includes/pager.inc
+++ b/core/includes/pager.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\UrlHelper;
+use Drupal\Core\Template\Attribute;
 
 /**
  * Returns the current page being requested for display within a pager.
@@ -248,6 +249,8 @@ function template_preprocess_pager(&$variables) {
       $items['pages'][$i]['href'] = \Drupal::url($route_name, $route_parameters, $options);
       if ($i == $pager_current) {
         $variables['current'] = $i;
+        $items['pages'][$i]['attributes'] = new Attribute();
+        $items['pages'][$i]['attributes']['aria-current'] = 'page';
       }
     }
     // Add an ellipsis if there are further next pages.
diff --git a/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig b/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
index fd1454ebe0..2d1b2c688d 100644
--- a/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
           <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
-            <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
-            </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>
         </li>