diff --git a/src/components/map/map-view.test.tsx b/src/components/map/map-view.test.tsx
index df29991..d081f5d 100644
--- a/src/components/map/map-view.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/map/map-view.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,35 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import MapView from "@/components/map/map-view";
 
+vi.mock("react-leaflet", async () => {
+  const React = await import("react");
+  const map = {
+    getBounds: () => ({
+      getWest: () => -1,
+      getSouth: () => -1,
+      getEast: () => 1,
+      getNorth: () => 1,
+    }),
+    getZoom: () => 18,
+    getContainer: () => document.createElement("div"),
+    fitBounds: vi.fn(),
+    scrollWheelZoom: { disable: vi.fn(), enable: vi.fn(), enabled: () => false },
+    on: vi.fn(),
+    off: vi.fn(),
+  };
+  return {
+    MapContainer: ({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren) => <div>{children}</div>,
+    Marker: ({ title }: React.PropsWithChildren<{ title?: string }>) => (
+      <div role="button" title={title} />
+    ),
+    Popup: ({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren) => <div>{children}</div>,
+    TileLayer: () => null,
+    Tooltip: () => null,
+    CircleMarker: () => null,
+    useMap: () => map,
+  };
+});
+
 afterEach(() => {
   cleanup();
   vi.unstubAllEnvs();
@@ -28,4 +57,35 @@ describe("MapView configuration", () => {
       expect.stringContaining("NEXT_PUBLIC_MAPTILER_KEY is missing"),
     );
   });
+
+  it("gives a single place pin an accessible name with its category", () => {
+    vi.stubEnv("NEXT_PUBLIC_MAPTILER_KEY", "test-key");
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "ResizeObserver",
+      class {
+        observe() {}
+        disconnect() {}
+      },
+    );
+    render(
+      <MapView
+        places={[
+          {
+            id: "heathrow",
+            name: "Heathrow Airport",
+            type: "airport",
+            city: "london",
+            lat: 0,
+            lng: 0,
+            gmaps_link: "",
+            added_by: "test",
+          },
+        ]}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Heathrow Airport, Airport/ }),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/map/map-view.tsx b/src/components/map/map-view.tsx
index 9cfd3c3..63385d6 100644
--- a/src/components/map/map-view.tsx
+++ b/src/components/map/map-view.tsx
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ function ClusteredMarkers({ places }: { places: Place[] }) {
           <Marker
             key={place.id}
             position={[lat, lng]}
+            title={`${place.name}, ${PLACE_TYPE_LABELS[place.type]}`}
             icon={pinIcon(PLACE_TYPE_COLORS[place.type])}
             eventHandlers={{
               click: (e) => {