diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
index 95d6571d6..572ef6399 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/domain_request_wizard.py
@@ -527,7 +527,12 @@ class DotGovDomainForm(RegistrarForm):
 class PurposeForm(RegistrarForm):
     purpose = forms.CharField(
         label="Purpose",
-        widget=forms.Textarea(),
+        widget=forms.Textarea(
+            attrs={
+                "aria-label": "What is the purpose of your requested domain? Describe how you’ll use your .gov domain. \
+                Will it be used for a website, email, or something else? You can enter up to 2000 characters."
+            }
+        ),
         validators=[
             MaxLengthValidator(
                 2000,