diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
index 433cabbf2b1d5..0eef2d5d9d70b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@
     <string name="accessibility_desc_notification_shade">Notification shade.</string>
     <!-- Content description for the quick settings panel (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="accessibility_desc_quick_settings">Quick settings.</string>
+    <!-- Content description for the lock screen (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="accessibility_desc_lock_screen">Lock screen.</string>
     <!-- Content description for the settings button in the status bar header. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="accessibility_desc_settings">Settings</string>
     <!-- Content description for the recent apps panel (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
index 42ae0c94fb8df..d398bc1cadb32 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
-
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.qs.QSPanel;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.ExpandableView;
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
     private boolean mShadeEmpty;
 
     private boolean mQsScrimEnabled = true;
+    private boolean mLastAnnouncementWasQuickSettings;
 
     public NotificationPanelView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
         if (event.getEventType() == AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED) {
-            event.getText()
-                    .add(getContext().getString(R.string.accessibility_desc_notification_shade));
+            event.getText().add(getKeyguardOrLockScreenString());
+            mLastAnnouncementWasQuickSettings = false;
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -987,6 +987,10 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
             setQsExpanded(true);
         } else if (height <= mQsMinExpansionHeight && mQsExpanded) {
             setQsExpanded(false);
+            if (mLastAnnouncementWasQuickSettings && !mTracking) {
+                announceForAccessibility(getKeyguardOrLockScreenString());
+                mLastAnnouncementWasQuickSettings = false;
+            }
         }
         mQsExpansionHeight = height;
         mHeader.setExpansion(getHeaderExpansionFraction());
@@ -1000,6 +1004,22 @@ public class NotificationPanelView extends PanelView implements
                 && !mStackScrollerOverscrolling && mQsScrimEnabled) {
             mQsNavbarScrim.setAlpha(getQsExpansionFraction());
         }
+
+        // Upon initialisation when we are not layouted yet we don't want to announce that we are
+        // fully expanded, hence the != 0.0f check.
+        if (height != 0.0f && mQsFullyExpanded && !mLastAnnouncementWasQuickSettings) {
+            announceForAccessibility(getContext().getString(
+                    R.string.accessibility_desc_quick_settings));
+            mLastAnnouncementWasQuickSettings = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String getKeyguardOrLockScreenString() {
+        if (mStatusBarState == StatusBarState.KEYGUARD) {
+            return getContext().getString(R.string.accessibility_desc_lock_screen);
+        } else {
+            return getContext().getString(R.string.accessibility_desc_notification_shade);
+        }
     }
 
     private void updateNotificationScrim(float height) {