diff --git a/doc/template.html b/doc/template.html
index a186e4fbded383..0538d42a68e2f3 100644
--- a/doc/template.html
+++ b/doc/template.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </head>
 <body class="alt apidoc" id="api-section-__FILENAME__">
   <div id="content" class="clearfix">
-    <div id="column2" class="interior">
+    <div role="navigation" id="column2" class="interior">
       <div id="intro" class="interior">
         <a href="/" title="Go back to the home page">
           Node.js
