diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index 72d94e910e21d..a1092b83bef1d 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -1834,6 +1834,9 @@ function print_section_add_menus($course, $section, $modnames, $vertical=false,
 
     $straddactivity = get_string('addactivity');
     $straddresource = get_string('addresource');
+    $sectionname = get_section_name($course, $section);
+    $strresourcelabel = get_string('addresourcetosection', null, $sectionname);
+    $stractivitylabel = get_string('addactivitytosection', null, $sectionname);
 
     $output = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'section_add_menus', 'id' => 'add_menus-section-' . $section));
 
@@ -1844,12 +1847,14 @@ function print_section_add_menus($course, $section, $modnames, $vertical=false,
     if (!empty($resources)) {
         $select = new url_select($resources, '', array(''=>$straddresource), "ressection$section");
         $select->set_help_icon('resources');
+        $select->set_label($strresourcelabel, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         $output .= $OUTPUT->render($select);
     }
 
     if (!empty($activities)) {
         $select = new url_select($activities, '', array(''=>$straddactivity), "section$section");
         $select->set_help_icon('activities');
+        $select->set_label($stractivitylabel, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
         $output .= $OUTPUT->render($select);
     }
 
diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index a9f4b3ee51879..bfd4374035765 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 $string['activityweighted'] = 'Activity per user';
 $string['add'] = 'Add';
 $string['addactivity'] = 'Add an activity...';
+$string['addactivitytosection'] = 'Add an activity to section \'{$a}\'';
 $string['addadmin'] = 'Add admin';
 $string['addblock'] = 'Add a block';
 $string['addcomment'] = 'Add a comment...';
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
 $string['addpagehere'] = 'Add page here';
 $string['addresource'] = 'Add a resource...';
 $string['addresourceoractivity'] = 'Add an activity or resource';
+$string['addresourcetosection'] = 'Add a resource to section \'{$a}\'';
 $string['address'] = 'Address';
 $string['addstudent'] = 'Add student';
 $string['addsubcategory'] = 'Add a sub-category';