diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinator.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinator.kt
index 3b8b1e3a5933f..4d91e35856dcd 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinator.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinator.kt
@@ -156,11 +156,14 @@ open class ChipbarCoordinator @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         // ---- Overall accessibility ----
-        currentView.requireViewById<ViewGroup>(
-                R.id.chipbar_inner
-        ).contentDescription =
-            "${newInfo.startIcon.icon.contentDescription.loadContentDescription(context)} " +
-                "${newInfo.text.loadText(context)}"
+        val iconDesc = newInfo.startIcon.icon.contentDescription
+        val loadedIconDesc = if (iconDesc != null) {
+            "${iconDesc.loadContentDescription(context)} "
+        } else {
+            ""
+        }
+        currentView.requireViewById<ViewGroup>(R.id.chipbar_inner).contentDescription =
+            "$loadedIconDesc${newInfo.text.loadText(context)}"
 
         // ---- Haptics ----
         newInfo.vibrationEffect?.let {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinatorTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinatorTest.kt
index 5343ad8340a79..7014f93fba4a1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinatorTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/temporarydisplay/chipbar/ChipbarCoordinatorTest.kt
@@ -109,6 +109,35 @@ class ChipbarCoordinatorTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         underTest.start()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun displayView_contentDescription_iconHasDescription() {
+        underTest.displayView(
+            createChipbarInfo(
+                Icon.Resource(R.drawable.ic_cake, ContentDescription.Loaded("loadedCD")),
+                Text.Loaded("text"),
+                endItem = null,
+            )
+        )
+
+        val contentDescView = getChipbarView().requireViewById<ViewGroup>(R.id.chipbar_inner)
+        assertThat(contentDescView.contentDescription.toString()).contains("loadedCD")
+        assertThat(contentDescView.contentDescription.toString()).contains("text")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun displayView_contentDescription_iconHasNoDescription() {
+        underTest.displayView(
+            createChipbarInfo(
+                Icon.Resource(R.drawable.ic_cake, contentDescription = null),
+                Text.Loaded("text"),
+                endItem = null,
+            )
+        )
+
+        val contentDescView = getChipbarView().requireViewById<ViewGroup>(R.id.chipbar_inner)
+        assertThat(contentDescView.contentDescription.toString()).isEqualTo("text")
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun displayView_loadedIcon_correctlyRendered() {
         val drawable = context.getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_celebration)!!