diff -u b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-table.html.twig b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-table.html.twig
--- b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-table.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-table.html.twig
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@
             {%- if column.wrapper_element -%}
               <{{ column.wrapper_element }}>
                 {%- if column.url -%}
-                  <a href="{{ column.url }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
+                  <a href="{{ column.url }}" title="{{ column.title }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
                 {%- else -%}
                   {{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}
                 {%- endif -%}
               </{{ column.wrapper_element }}>
             {%- else -%}
               {%- if column.url -%}
-                <a href="{{ column.url }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
+                <a href="{{ column.url }}" title="{{ column.title }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
               {%- else -%}
                 {{- column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}
               {%- endif -%}
diff -u b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
--- b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@
         $query['order'] = $field;
         $query['sort'] = $initial;
         $link_options = array(
-          'attributes' => array('title' => $title),
           'query' => $query,
         );
         // It is ok to specify no URL path here as we will always reload the
@@ -499,6 +498,7 @@
         $url = new Url('<none>', [], $link_options);
         $variables['header'][$field]['url'] = $url->toString();
         $variables['header'][$field]['content'] = $label;
+        $variables['header'][$field]['title'] = $title;
       }
 
       $variables['header'][$field]['default_classes'] = $fields[$field]->options['element_default_classes'];
diff -u b/core/themes/classy/templates/views/views-view-table.html.twig b/core/themes/classy/templates/views/views-view-table.html.twig
--- b/core/themes/classy/templates/views/views-view-table.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/classy/templates/views/views-view-table.html.twig
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@
             {%- if column.wrapper_element -%}
               <{{ column.wrapper_element }}>
                 {%- if column.url -%}
-                  <a href="{{ column.url }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
+                  <a href="{{ column.url }}" title="{{ column.title }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
                 {%- else -%}
                   {{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}
                 {%- endif -%}
               </{{ column.wrapper_element }}>
             {%- else -%}
               {%- if column.url -%}
-                <a href="{{ column.url }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
+                <a href="{{ column.url }}" title="{{ column.title }}">{{ column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}</a>
               {%- else -%}
                 {{- column.content }}{{ column.sort_indicator }}
               {%- endif -%}