diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 3c2be25..15833fa 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ var (
 const (
 	MaxPhotoWidth     = 1280
 	ProfilePhotoWidth = 512
+	AltTextMaxLength  = 5000
 
 	// Quotas for uploaded photos.
 	PhotoQuotaUncertified = 6
diff --git a/pkg/controller/photo/edit_delete.go b/pkg/controller/photo/edit_delete.go
index de925c0..01816b2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/photo/edit_delete.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/photo/edit_delete.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website/pkg/chat"
 	"code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website/pkg/config"
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ func Edit() http.HandlerFunc {
 		// Are we saving the changes?
 		if r.Method == http.MethodPost {
 			var (
-				caption    = r.FormValue("caption")
+				caption    = strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("caption"))
+				altText    = strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("alt_text"))
 				isExplicit = r.FormValue("explicit") == "true"
 				isGallery  = r.FormValue("gallery") == "true"
 				visibility = models.PhotoVisibility(r.FormValue("visibility"))
@@ -85,6 +87,10 @@ func Edit() http.HandlerFunc {
 				goingCircle  = visibility == models.PhotoInnerCircle && visibility != photo.Visibility
 			)
 
+			if len(altText) > config.AltTextMaxLength {
+				altText = altText[:config.AltTextMaxLength]
+			}
+
 			// Respect the Site Gallery throttle in case the user is messing around.
 			if SiteGalleryThrottled {
 				isGallery = false
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ func Edit() http.HandlerFunc {
 			}
 
 			photo.Caption = caption
+			photo.AltText = altText
 			photo.Explicit = isExplicit
 			photo.Gallery = isGallery
 			photo.Visibility = visibility
diff --git a/pkg/controller/photo/upload.go b/pkg/controller/photo/upload.go
index 71111d8..17590c4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/photo/upload.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/photo/upload.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website/pkg/config"
 	"code.nonshy.com/nonshy/website/pkg/log"
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ func Upload() http.HandlerFunc {
 		// Are they POSTing?
 		if r.Method == http.MethodPost {
 			var (
-				caption    = r.PostFormValue("caption")
+				caption    = strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("caption"))
+				altText    = strings.TrimSpace(r.PostFormValue("alt_text"))
 				isExplicit = r.PostFormValue("explicit") == "true"
 				visibility = r.PostFormValue("visibility")
 				isGallery  = r.PostFormValue("gallery") == "true"
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ func Upload() http.HandlerFunc {
 				isGallery = false
 			}
 
+			if len(altText) > config.AltTextMaxLength {
+				altText = altText[:config.AltTextMaxLength]
+			}
+
 			// Are they at quota already?
 			if photoCount >= photoQuota {
 				session.FlashError(w, r, "You have too many photos to upload a new one. Please delete a photo to make room for a new one.")
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ func Upload() http.HandlerFunc {
 				Filename:        filename,
 				CroppedFilename: cropFilename,
 				Caption:         caption,
+				AltText:         altText,
 				Visibility:      models.PhotoVisibility(visibility),
 				Gallery:         isGallery,
 				Explicit:        isExplicit,
diff --git a/pkg/models/photo.go b/pkg/models/photo.go
index c490e6d..bf69b47 100644
--- a/pkg/models/photo.go
+++ b/pkg/models/photo.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Photo struct {
 	CroppedFilename string // if cropped, e.g. for profile photo
 	Filesize        int64
 	Caption         string
+	AltText         string
 	Flagged         bool            // photo has been reported by the community
 	Visibility      PhotoVisibility `gorm:"index"`
 	Gallery         bool            `gorm:"index"` // photo appears in the public gallery (if public)
diff --git a/web/static/css/theme.css b/web/static/css/theme.css
index cc05479..099d1fa 100644
--- a/web/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/web/static/css/theme.css
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ abbr {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.cursor-default {
+    cursor: default;
+}
+
 img {
     /* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12906789/preventing-an-image-from-being-draggable-or-selectable-without-using-js */
     user-drag: none;
@@ -46,10 +50,11 @@ img {
 
 /* Photo modals in addition to Bulma .modal-content */
 .photo-modal {
-    width: calc(100vw - 40px);
+    max-width: calc(100vw - 40px);
     max-height: calc(100vh - 40px);
 }
 .photo-modal #detailImg {
+    position: relative;
     background-size: contain;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     background-position: center center;
@@ -57,6 +62,14 @@ img {
 .photo-modal img {
     max-height: calc(100vh - 50px);
 }
+.photo-modal .alt-text {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 4px;
+    left: 4px;
+}
+.line-breakable {
+    white-space: pre-line;
+}
 
 /* Custom bulma tag colors */
 .tag:not(body).is-private.is-light {
diff --git a/web/static/js/right-click.js b/web/static/js/right-click.js
index 7ecfeca..05361ab 100644
--- a/web/static/js/right-click.js
+++ b/web/static/js/right-click.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         cls = 'is-active';
 
     // Disable context menu on all images.
-    (document.querySelectorAll('img, video') || []).forEach(node => {
+    (document.querySelectorAll('img, video, #detailImg') || []).forEach(node => {
         node.addEventListener('contextmenu', (e) => {
             $modal.classList.add(cls);
             e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/web/templates/faq.html b/web/templates/faq.html
index 53ee04d..9f622c3 100644
--- a/web/templates/faq.html
+++ b/web/templates/faq.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                     <li><a href="#private-avatar">Can my <strong>Profile Picture be kept private?</strong></a></li>
                     <li><a href="#profile-visibility">What are the <strong>visibility options</strong> for my profile page?</a></li>
                     <li><a href="#delete-messages">How do I delete direct messages (DMs)?</a></li>
-                    <li><a href="#blocking">How does <strong>blocking somebody</strong> work on nonshy?</a> <span class="tag is-success">NEW Jan 5 2024</span></li>
+                    <li><a href="#blocking">How does <strong>blocking somebody</strong> work on nonshy?</a></li>
                 </ul>
             </li>
             <li>
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@
                     <li><a href="#nudes-required">Do I have to post my nudes here?</a></li>
                     <li><a href="#face-in-nudes">Do I have to include my face in my nudes?</a></li>
                     <li><a href="#site-gallery">What appears on the Site Gallery?</a></li>
-                    <li><a href="#site-gallery-throttle">Why can't I feature my photo on the Site Gallery?</a> <span class="tag is-success">NEW Jan 5 2024</span></li>
+                    <li><a href="#site-gallery-throttle">Why can't I feature my photo on the Site Gallery?</a></li>
                     <li><a href="#other-people">Can I include other people in my photos?</a></li>
                     <li><a href="#define-explicit">What is considered "explicit" in photos?</a></li>
                     <li><a href="#photoshop">Are digitally altered or 'photoshopped' pictures okay?</a></li>
-                    <li><a href="#downloading">Does this site <strong>prevent people from downloading</strong> my pictures?</a> <span class="tag is-success">UPDATED Jan 10 2024</span></li>
+                    <li><a href="#downloading">Does this site <strong>prevent people from downloading</strong> my pictures?</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="#alt-text">What is <strong>alt text</strong> on photos about?</a> <span class="tag is-success">NEW Mar 10 2024</span></li>
                 </ul>
             </li>
             <li>
@@ -705,10 +706,6 @@
 
         <h3 id="downloading">Does this site prevent people from downloading my pictures?</h3>
 
-        <p>
-            <span class="tag is-success">Updated Jan 10 2024</span>
-        </p>
-
         <p>
             As of November 2023, the {{PrettyTitle}} website does discourage the downloading of pictures
             to the limited extent that a web page is able to. We have a right-click handler (long press
@@ -763,6 +760,32 @@
             <a href="/contact?subject=report.user">report them</a> and let us know!
         </p>
 
+        <h3 id="alt-text">What is alt text on photos about?</h3>
+
+        <p>
+            <span class="tag is-success">NEW: March 15 2024</span>
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+            When uploading a photo to your gallery, you can write an "alt text" description of the photo
+            to help with accessibility for the visually impaired. The alt text will appear when hovering
+            a mouse cursor over an image, in the lightbox modal on the Gallery page (where a photo appears
+            in full size over a dimmed background), and beneath the photo on its permalink or comments page.
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+            It is highly recommended to describe your pictures with alt text. Not only does it help
+            {{PrettyTitle}} to be more inclusive to members with disabilities, but it can also just be
+            a lot of fun to write text descriptions of your nude and sexy photos!
+        </p>
+
+        <p>
+            If your photo includes any text that is relevant to the meaning of the photo (such as a selfie
+            of you standing in front of a nude beach sign), the alt text is a good place to transcribe the
+            text so that it is accessible to members with disabilities and it can be read aloud by their
+            screen reader software or similar.
+        </p>
+
         <h1 id="forum-faqs">Forum FAQs</h1>
 
         <h3 id="forum-badges">What do the various badges on the forum mean?</h3>
diff --git a/web/templates/photo/gallery.html b/web/templates/photo/gallery.html
index 55a35fc..068371d 100644
--- a/web/templates/photo/gallery.html
+++ b/web/templates/photo/gallery.html
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@
                      would be visible. -->
                 <div id="detailImg">
                     <img style="visibility: hidden">
+
+                    <!-- Alt Text button for accessibility -->
+                    <button class="button is-small alt-text py-1 px-2">
+                        <strong>ALT</strong>
+                    </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <button class="modal-close is-large" aria-label="close"></button>
@@ -512,13 +517,19 @@
                         <!-- GIF video? -->
                         {{if HasSuffix .Filename ".mp4"}}
                         <video loop controls controlsList="nodownload"
+                            {{if .AltText}}title="{{.AltText}}"{{end}}
                             {{if BlurExplicit .}}class="blurred-explicit"
                             {{else if (not (eq ($Root.CurrentUser.GetProfileField "autoplay_gif") "false"))}}autoplay
                             {{end}}>
                             <source src="{{PhotoURL .Filename}}" type="video/mp4">
                         </video>
                         {{else}}
-                        <img src="{{PhotoURL .Filename}}" loading="lazy"{{if BlurExplicit .}} class="blurred-explicit"{{end}}>
+                        <a href="/photo/view?id={{.ID}}" data-url="{{PhotoURL .Filename}}" target="_blank"
+                            class="js-modal-trigger" data-target="detail-modal">
+                            <img src="{{PhotoURL .Filename}}" loading="lazy"
+                                {{if BlurExplicit .}}class="blurred-explicit"{{end}}
+                                {{if .AltText}}alt="{{.AltText}}" title="{{.AltText}}"{{end}}>
+                        </a>
                         {{end}}
                     </div>
 
@@ -633,6 +644,7 @@
                                 <!-- GIF video? -->
                                 {{if HasSuffix .Filename ".mp4"}}
                                 <video loop controls controlsList="nodownload"
+                                    {{if .AltText}}title="{{.AltText}}"{{end}}
                                     {{if BlurExplicit .}}class="blurred-explicit"
                                     {{else if (not (eq ($Root.CurrentUser.GetProfileField "autoplay_gif") "false"))}}autoplay
                                     {{end}}>
@@ -640,9 +652,10 @@
                                 </video>
                                 {{else}}
                                 <a href="/photo/view?id={{.ID}}" data-url="{{PhotoURL .Filename}}" target="_blank"
-                                    class="js-modal-trigger" data-target="detail-modal"
-                                    onclick="setModalImage(this.href)">
-                                    <img src="{{PhotoURL .Filename}}" loading="lazy"{{if BlurExplicit .}} class="blurred-explicit"{{end}}>
+                                    class="js-modal-trigger" data-target="detail-modal">
+                                    <img src="{{PhotoURL .Filename}}" loading="lazy"
+                                        {{if BlurExplicit .}}class="blurred-explicit"{{end}}
+                                        {{if .AltText}}alt="{{.AltText}}" title="{{.AltText}}"{{end}}>
                                 </a>
                                 {{end}}
                             </div>
@@ -749,21 +762,36 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
     document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
         // Get our modal to trigger it on click of a detail img.
-        let $modal = document.querySelector("#detail-modal");
+        let $modal = document.querySelector("#detail-modal"),
+            $altText = $modal.getElementsByTagName("button")[0];
+
+        function setModalImage(url, altText) {
+            let $modalImg = document.querySelector("#detailImg"),
+                $img = $modalImg.getElementsByTagName("img")[0];
+            $img.src = url;
+            $modalImg.style.backgroundImage = `url(${url})`;
+
+            // Alt text?
+            $modalImg.title = altText;
+            $altText.style.display = altText ? "block" : "none";
+            $altText.onclick = (e) => {
+                window.alert(altText);
+                e.preventDefault();
+                e.stopPropagation();
+                return false;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
         document.querySelectorAll(".js-modal-trigger").forEach(node => {
+            let $img = node.getElementsByTagName("img"),
+                altText = $img[0] != undefined ? $img[0].alt : '';
             node.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
                 e.preventDefault();
-                setModalImage(node.dataset.url);
+                setModalImage(node.dataset.url, altText);
                 $modal.classList.add("is-active");
             })
         });
     });
-    function setModalImage(url) {
-        let $modalImg = document.querySelector("#detailImg"),
-            $img = $modalImg.getElementsByTagName("img")[0];
-        $img.src = url;
-        $modalImg.style.backgroundImage = `url(${url})`;
-        return false;
-    }
 </script>
 {{end}}
diff --git a/web/templates/photo/permalink.html b/web/templates/photo/permalink.html
index fdeb3b3..51f8f48 100644
--- a/web/templates/photo/permalink.html
+++ b/web/templates/photo/permalink.html
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@
                     {{.Photo.Caption}}
                 {{else}}<em>No caption</em>{{end}}
 
+                <!-- Alt Text -->
+                {{if .Photo.AltText}}
+                <div class="box my-4 py-3 px-4 is-size-7">
+                    <strong class="tag is-grey mr-2 cursor-default">Alt Text</strong>
+                    <span class="line-breakable">{{.Photo.AltText}}</span>
+                </div>
+                {{end}}
+
                 <!-- Admin actions: quick mark photo as explicit -->
                 {{if and (.CurrentUser.IsAdmin) (not .Photo.Explicit)}}
                 <div class="mt-2">
diff --git a/web/templates/photo/upload.html b/web/templates/photo/upload.html
index 09ea996..4c12307 100644
--- a/web/templates/photo/upload.html
+++ b/web/templates/photo/upload.html
@@ -223,10 +223,35 @@
                                 <input type="text" class="input"
                                     name="caption"
                                     id="caption"
-                                    placeholder="Caption"
+                                    placeholder="A short sentence about this picture"
                                     value="{{.EditPhoto.Caption}}">
                             </div>
 
+                            <div class="field mb-5">
+                                <div class="columns is-mobile mb-0">
+                                    <div class="column">
+                                        <label class="label" for="alt_text">Alt Text</label>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="column is-narrow">
+                                        <small id="alt_text_length">0/5000</small>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+
+                                <textarea class="textarea"
+                                    name="alt_text"
+                                    id="alt_text"
+                                    cols="40"
+                                    rows="4"
+                                    placeholder="Write a description of this photo for the visually impaired"
+                                    >{{.EditPhoto.AltText}}</textarea>
+                                <p class="help">
+                                    Write a description of this photo to help people with disabilities (such as the
+                                    vision impaired) to understand the content and meaning of this photo.
+                                    Max 5,000 characters.
+                                    <a href="/faq#alt-text" target="_blank">Learn more <i class="fa fa-external-link"></i></a>
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
+
                             <div class="field mb-5">
                                 <label class="label">Photo Visibility</label>
                                 <div>
@@ -568,6 +593,29 @@
         });
         {{end}}
 
+        // Alt Text helper.
+        document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
+            let $altText = document.querySelector("#alt_text"),
+                $length = document.querySelector("#alt_text_length"),
+                maxLength = 5000;
+
+            $altText.maxLength = maxLength;
+
+            $altText.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+                if ($altText.value.length >= maxLength) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            });
+
+            let update = () => {
+                $length.innerHTML = `${$altText.value.length}/${maxLength}`;
+            };
+
+            $altText.addEventListener("keyup", update);
+            $altText.addEventListener("change", update);
+            update();
+        });
+
         // EditPhoto only: a button to crop their photo to set as a profile pic.
         function setProfilePhoto() {
             let $begin = document.querySelector("#editphoto-begin-crop"),