diff --git a/xsd/c3d2web.xsd b/xsd/c3d2web.xsd
index 95efd86ef..58fa04169 100644
--- a/xsd/c3d2web.xsd
+++ b/xsd/c3d2web.xsd
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
   </xs:element>
   <xs:element name="alternative">
     <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:attribute name="title" type="xs:string" use="optional"/>
       <xs:attribute name="size" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger"
 		    use="required"/>
       <xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
diff --git a/xsl/xhtml5.xsl b/xsl/xhtml5.xsl
index eca3fd003..5dee53b82 100644
--- a/xsl/xhtml5.xsl
+++ b/xsl/xhtml5.xsl
@@ -343,7 +343,12 @@
 
   <xsl:template match="resource/alternative" mode="resources-in-news">
     <xsl:call-template name="resource-item">
-      <xsl:with-param name="title" select="../@title"/>
+      <xsl:with-param name="title">
+	<xsl:choose>
+	  <xsl:when test="@title"><xsl:value-of select="@title"/></xsl:when>
+	  <xsl:otherwise><xsl:value-of select="../@title"/></xsl:otherwise>
+	</xsl:choose>
+      </xsl:with-param>
     </xsl:call-template>
   </xsl:template>