diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
index ea55ac2be989b..981b2ddd76815 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@
     <!-- Content description of the battery level icon for accessibility (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="accessibility_battery_level">Battery <xliff:g id="number">%d</xliff:g> percent.</string>
 
+    <!-- Content description of the battery level icon for accessibility while the device is charging (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="accessibility_battery_level_charging">Battery charging, <xliff:g id="battery_percentage">%d</xliff:g> percent.</string>
+
     <!-- Content description of the button for showing a settings panel in the notification panel for accessibility (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="accessibility_settings_button">System settings.</string>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java
index 0bf81e9654bed..d8b95cc28b57c 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/BatteryMeterView.java
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ public class BatteryMeterView extends ImageView implements
     @Override
     public void onBatteryLevelChanged(int level, boolean pluggedIn, boolean charging) {
         setContentDescription(
-                getContext().getString(R.string.accessibility_battery_level, level));
+                getContext().getString(charging ? R.string.accessibility_battery_level_charging
+                        : R.string.accessibility_battery_level, level));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/Clock.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/Clock.java
index 32939641f95b6..66152fcd965e3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/Clock.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/Clock.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class Clock extends TextView implements DemoMode, Tunable {
     private Calendar mCalendar;
     private String mClockFormatString;
     private SimpleDateFormat mClockFormat;
+    private SimpleDateFormat mContentDescriptionFormat;
     private Locale mLocale;
 
     private static final int AM_PM_STYLE_NORMAL  = 0;
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ public class Clock extends TextView implements DemoMode, Tunable {
         if (mDemoMode) return;
         mCalendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
         setText(getSmallTime());
+        setContentDescription(mContentDescriptionFormat.format(mCalendar.getTime()));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -207,6 +209,7 @@ public class Clock extends TextView implements DemoMode, Tunable {
                 ? is24 ? d.timeFormat_Hms : d.timeFormat_hms
                 : is24 ? d.timeFormat_Hm : d.timeFormat_hm;
         if (!format.equals(mClockFormatString)) {
+            mContentDescriptionFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
             /*
              * Search for an unquoted "a" in the format string, so we can
              * add dummy characters around it to let us find it again after
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ public class Clock extends TextView implements DemoMode, Tunable {
                 mCalendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, mm);
             }
             setText(getSmallTime());
+            setContentDescription(mContentDescriptionFormat.format(mCalendar.getTime()));
         }
     }