diff --git a/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java b/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
index c372c30915f2f..ddad23aa721af 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
@@ -1701,6 +1701,14 @@ public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {
          */
         public int accessibilityIdOfAnchor = -1;
 
+        /**
+         * The window title isn't kept in sync with what is displayed in the title bar, so we
+         * separately track the currently shown title to provide to accessibility.
+         *
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public CharSequence accessibilityTitle;
+
         public LayoutParams() {
             super(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
             type = TYPE_APPLICATION;
@@ -1749,6 +1757,7 @@ public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {
                 title = "";
 
             mTitle = TextUtils.stringOrSpannedString(title);
+            accessibilityTitle = mTitle;
         }
 
         public final CharSequence getTitle() {
@@ -1808,6 +1817,7 @@ public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {
             out.writeInt(hasManualSurfaceInsets ? 1 : 0);
             out.writeInt(needsMenuKey);
             out.writeInt(accessibilityIdOfAnchor);
+            TextUtils.writeToParcel(accessibilityTitle, out, parcelableFlags);
         }
 
         public static final Parcelable.Creator<LayoutParams> CREATOR
@@ -1859,6 +1869,7 @@ public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {
             hasManualSurfaceInsets = in.readInt() != 0;
             needsMenuKey = in.readInt();
             accessibilityIdOfAnchor = in.readInt();
+            accessibilityTitle = TextUtils.CHAR_SEQUENCE_CREATOR.createFromParcel(in);
         }
 
         @SuppressWarnings({"PointlessBitwiseExpression"})
@@ -1900,6 +1911,8 @@ public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {
         /** {@hide} */
         public static final int ACCESSIBILITY_ANCHOR_CHANGED = 1 << 24;
         /** {@hide} */
+        public static final int ACCESSIBILITY_TITLE_CHANGED = 1 << 25;
+        /** {@hide} */
         public static final int EVERYTHING_CHANGED = 0xffffffff;
 
         // internal buffer to backup/restore parameters under compatibility mode.
@@ -2065,6 +2078,13 @@ public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {
                 changes |= ACCESSIBILITY_ANCHOR_CHANGED;
             }
 
+            if (!Objects.equals(accessibilityTitle, o.accessibilityTitle)
+                    && o.accessibilityTitle != null) {
+                // NOTE: accessibilityTitle only copied if the originator set one.
+                accessibilityTitle = o.accessibilityTitle;
+                changes |= ACCESSIBILITY_TITLE_CHANGED;
+            }
+
             return changes;
         }
 
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java
index 0f257d78d5f54..c64328bffc698 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ public class PhoneWindow extends Window implements MenuBuilder.Callback {
         }
         mTitle = title;
         WindowManager.LayoutParams params = getAttributes();
-        if (!TextUtils.equals(title, params.getTitle())) {
-            params.setTitle(title);
+        if (!TextUtils.equals(title, params.accessibilityTitle)) {
+            params.accessibilityTitle = TextUtils.stringOrSpannedString(title);
             dispatchWindowAttributesChanged(getAttributes());
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AccessibilityController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AccessibilityController.java
index bae628ab18929..3ef077b74b621 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AccessibilityController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AccessibilityController.java
@@ -1214,7 +1214,10 @@ final class AccessibilityController {
             window.type = windowState.mAttrs.type;
             window.layer = windowState.mLayer;
             window.token = windowState.mClient.asBinder();
-            window.title = windowState.mAttrs.getTitle();
+            window.title = windowState.mAttrs.accessibilityTitle;
+            if (window.title == null) {
+                window.title = windowState.mAttrs.getTitle();
+            }
             window.accessibilityIdOfAnchor = windowState.mAttrs.accessibilityIdOfAnchor;
 
             WindowState attachedWindow = windowState.mAttachedWindow;