diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
index 64b660fa76d16..f0e5a870cb61e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
         </activity>
 
         <activity android:name=".recent.RecentsActivity"
+                android:label="@string/accessibility_desc_recent_apps"
                 android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Wallpaper.NoTitleBar"
                 android:excludeFromRecents="true"
                 android:launchMode="singleInstance"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
index 7ac27fe22add6..e0b02275fd95b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@
     <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 recent apps panel (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="accessibility_desc_recent_apps">Recent apps.</string>
 
     <!-- Content description of the user tile in quick settings (not shown on the screen). [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="accessibility_quick_settings_user">User <xliff:g id="user" example="John Doe">%s</xliff:g>.</string>