diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarPolicy.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarPolicy.java
index a065b74bda997..06d35a36e3c40 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarPolicy.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBarPolicy.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import android.service.notification.ZenModeConfig;
 import android.telecom.TelecomManager;
 import android.text.format.DateFormat;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
 
 import androidx.lifecycle.Observer;
 
@@ -677,12 +678,18 @@ public class PhoneStatusBarPolicy
         }
         mIconController.setIcon(mSlotScreenRecord, resourceId, description);
         mIconController.setIconVisibility(mSlotScreenRecord, true);
+        // Set as assertive so talkback will announce the countdown
+        mIconController.setIconAccessibilityLiveRegion(mSlotScreenRecord,
+                View.ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION_ASSERTIVE);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onCountdownEnd() {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "screenrecord: hiding icon during countdown");
         mHandler.post(() -> mIconController.setIconVisibility(mSlotScreenRecord, false));
+        // Reset talkback priority
+        mIconController.setIconAccessibilityLiveRegion(mSlotScreenRecord,
+                View.ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION_NONE);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java
index 75da5d123972e..93df14f18fda8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconController.java
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ public interface StatusBarIconController {
     public void setSignalIcon(String slot, WifiIconState state);
     public void setMobileIcons(String slot, List<MobileIconState> states);
     public void setIconVisibility(String slot, boolean b);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the live region mode for the icon
+     * @see android.view.View#setAccessibilityLiveRegion(int)
+     * @param slot Icon slot to set region for
+     * @param accessibilityLiveRegion live region mode for the icon
+     */
+    void setIconAccessibilityLiveRegion(String slot, int accessibilityLiveRegion);
+
     /**
      * If you don't know what to pass for `tag`, either remove all icons for slot, or use
      * TAG_PRIMARY to refer to the first icon at a given slot.
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconControllerImpl.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconControllerImpl.java
index bfcbceaef9af4..d0e806769f142 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconControllerImpl.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarIconControllerImpl.java
@@ -265,6 +265,22 @@ public class StatusBarIconControllerImpl extends StatusBarIconList implements Tu
         handleSet(index, holder);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setIconAccessibilityLiveRegion(String slotName, int accessibilityLiveRegion) {
+        Slot slot = getSlot(slotName);
+        if (!slot.hasIconsInSlot()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int slotIndex = getSlotIndex(slotName);
+        List<StatusBarIconHolder> iconsToUpdate = slot.getHolderListInViewOrder();
+        for (StatusBarIconHolder holder : iconsToUpdate) {
+            int viewIndex = getViewIndex(slotIndex, holder.getTag());
+            mIconGroups.forEach(l -> l.mGroup.getChildAt(viewIndex)
+                    .setAccessibilityLiveRegion(accessibilityLiveRegion));
+        }
+    }
+
     public void removeIcon(String slot) {
         removeAllIconsForSlot(slot);
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/utils/leaks/FakeStatusBarIconController.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/utils/leaks/FakeStatusBarIconController.java
index 8e34685cceece..2e874a6c21401 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/utils/leaks/FakeStatusBarIconController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/utils/leaks/FakeStatusBarIconController.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarIconController;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarIconController.IconManager;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarSignalPolicy.MobileIconState;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarSignalPolicy.WifiIconState;
+
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class FakeStatusBarIconController extends BaseLeakChecker<IconManager>
@@ -75,4 +76,8 @@ public class FakeStatusBarIconController extends BaseLeakChecker<IconManager>
     public void removeAllIconsForSlot(String slot) {
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setIconAccessibilityLiveRegion(String slot, int mode) {
+    }
+
 }