diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
index ec63df5e0fe2b..523b9c8c8f87e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2830,6 +2830,8 @@
     <string name="controls_media_settings_button">Settings</string>
     <!-- Description for media control's playing media item, including information for the media's title, the artist, and source app [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]-->
     <string name="controls_media_playing_item_description"><xliff:g id="song_name" example="Daily mix">%1$s</xliff:g> by <xliff:g id="artist_name" example="Various artists">%2$s</xliff:g> is playing from <xliff:g id="app_label" example="Spotify">%3$s</xliff:g></string>
+    <!-- Content description for media cotnrols progress bar [CHAR_LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="controls_media_seekbar_description"><xliff:g id="elapsed_time" example="1:30">%1$s</xliff:g> of <xliff:g id="total_time" example="3:00">%2$s</xliff:g></string>
 
     <!-- Title for Smartspace recommendation card within media controls. The "Play" means the action to play a media [CHAR_LIMIT=10] -->
     <string name="controls_media_smartspace_rec_title">Play</string>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt
index f17ad6f091289..33ef19ad040f3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserver.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class SeekBarObserver(private val holder: PlayerViewHolder) : Observer<SeekBarVi
             holder.seekBar.setProgress(0)
             holder.elapsedTimeView.setText("")
             holder.totalTimeView.setText("")
+            holder.seekBar.contentDescription = ""
             return
         }
 
@@ -61,16 +62,22 @@ class SeekBarObserver(private val holder: PlayerViewHolder) : Observer<SeekBarVi
             setVerticalPadding(seekBarEnabledVerticalPadding)
         }
 
-        data.duration?.let {
-            holder.seekBar.setMax(it)
-            holder.totalTimeView.setText(DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(
-                    it / DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS))
-        }
+        holder.seekBar.setMax(data.duration)
+        val totalTimeString = DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(
+            data.duration / DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS)
+        holder.totalTimeView.setText(totalTimeString)
 
         data.elapsedTime?.let {
             holder.seekBar.setProgress(it)
-            holder.elapsedTimeView.setText(DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(
-                    it / DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS))
+            val elapsedTimeString = DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(
+                it / DateUtils.SECOND_IN_MILLIS)
+            holder.elapsedTimeView.setText(elapsedTimeString)
+
+            holder.seekBar.contentDescription = holder.seekBar.context.getString(
+                R.string.controls_media_seekbar_description,
+                elapsedTimeString,
+                totalTimeString
+            )
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt
index 7d8728e4acab3..e77802f8db32d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/media/SeekBarObserverTest.kt
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         assertThat(seekBarView.getThumb().getAlpha()).isEqualTo(0)
         assertThat(elapsedTimeView.getText()).isEqualTo("")
         assertThat(totalTimeView.getText()).isEqualTo("")
+        assertThat(seekBarView.contentDescription).isEqualTo("")
         assertThat(seekBarView.maxHeight).isEqualTo(disabledHeight)
     }
 
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ public class SeekBarObserverTest : SysuiTestCase() {
         assertThat(seekBarView.max).isEqualTo(120000)
         assertThat(elapsedTimeView.getText()).isEqualTo("00:03")
         assertThat(totalTimeView.getText()).isEqualTo("02:00")
+
+        val desc = context.getString(R.string.controls_media_seekbar_description, "00:03", "02:00")
+        assertThat(seekBarView.contentDescription).isEqualTo(desc)
     }
 
     @Test