diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
index 070748cb92f85..8e205f6bff415 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2563,6 +2563,9 @@
     <!-- Tooltip to show in management screen when there are multiple structures [CHAR_LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="controls_structure_tooltip">Swipe to see more</string>
 
+    <!-- Accessibility action informing the user how they can retry face authentication [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="retry_face">Retry face authentication</string>
+
     <!-- Message to tell the user to wait while systemui attempts to load a set of
          recommended controls [CHAR_LIMIT=60] -->
     <string name="controls_seeding_in_progress">Loading recommendations</string>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/FaceAuthReason.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/FaceAuthReason.kt
index d8085b9f9f2e3..22cdb30376d06 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/FaceAuthReason.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/FaceAuthReason.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.annotation.StringDef
 import android.os.PowerManager
 import com.android.internal.logging.UiEvent
 import com.android.internal.logging.UiEventLogger
+import com.android.keyguard.FaceAuthApiRequestReason.Companion.ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION
 import com.android.keyguard.FaceAuthApiRequestReason.Companion.NOTIFICATION_PANEL_CLICKED
 import com.android.keyguard.FaceAuthApiRequestReason.Companion.PICK_UP_GESTURE_TRIGGERED
 import com.android.keyguard.FaceAuthApiRequestReason.Companion.QS_EXPANDED
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ import com.android.keyguard.InternalFaceAuthReasons.USER_SWITCHING
     NOTIFICATION_PANEL_CLICKED,
     QS_EXPANDED,
     PICK_UP_GESTURE_TRIGGERED,
+    ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION,
 )
 annotation class FaceAuthApiRequestReason {
     companion object {
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ annotation class FaceAuthApiRequestReason {
         const val QS_EXPANDED = "Face auth due to QS expansion."
         const val PICK_UP_GESTURE_TRIGGERED =
             "Face auth due to pickup gesture triggered when the device is awake and not from AOD."
+        const val ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION = "Face auth due to an accessibility action."
     }
 }
 
@@ -217,7 +220,8 @@ constructor(private val id: Int, val reason: String, var extraInfo: Int = 0) :
     @UiEvent(doc = STRONG_AUTH_ALLOWED_CHANGED)
     FACE_AUTH_UPDATED_STRONG_AUTH_CHANGED(1255, STRONG_AUTH_ALLOWED_CHANGED),
     @UiEvent(doc = NON_STRONG_BIOMETRIC_ALLOWED_CHANGED)
-    FACE_AUTH_NON_STRONG_BIOMETRIC_ALLOWED_CHANGED(1256, NON_STRONG_BIOMETRIC_ALLOWED_CHANGED);
+    FACE_AUTH_NON_STRONG_BIOMETRIC_ALLOWED_CHANGED(1256, NON_STRONG_BIOMETRIC_ALLOWED_CHANGED),
+    @UiEvent(doc = ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION) FACE_AUTH_ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION(1454, ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION);
 
     override fun getId(): Int = this.id
 
@@ -233,6 +237,8 @@ private val apiRequestReasonToUiEvent =
             FaceAuthUiEvent.FACE_AUTH_TRIGGERED_NOTIFICATION_PANEL_CLICKED,
         QS_EXPANDED to FaceAuthUiEvent.FACE_AUTH_TRIGGERED_QS_EXPANDED,
         PICK_UP_GESTURE_TRIGGERED to FaceAuthUiEvent.FACE_AUTH_TRIGGERED_PICK_UP_GESTURE_TRIGGERED,
+        PICK_UP_GESTURE_TRIGGERED to FaceAuthUiEvent.FACE_AUTH_TRIGGERED_PICK_UP_GESTURE_TRIGGERED,
+        ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION to FaceAuthUiEvent.FACE_AUTH_ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION,
     )
 
 /** Converts the [reason] to the corresponding [FaceAuthUiEvent]. */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerController.java
index 74b29a77aad48..78142cea22014 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerController.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import com.android.keyguard.dagger.KeyguardBouncerScope;
 import com.android.settingslib.utils.ThreadUtils;
 import com.android.systemui.Gefingerpoken;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
+import com.android.systemui.biometrics.FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate;
 import com.android.systemui.biometrics.SideFpsController;
 import com.android.systemui.biometrics.SideFpsUiRequestSource;
 import com.android.systemui.classifier.FalsingA11yDelegate;
@@ -385,9 +386,11 @@ public class KeyguardSecurityContainerController extends ViewController<Keyguard
             TelephonyManager telephonyManager,
             ViewMediatorCallback viewMediatorCallback,
             AudioManager audioManager,
-            KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor keyguardFaceAuthInteractor
+            KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor keyguardFaceAuthInteractor,
+            FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate faceAuthAccessibilityDelegate
     ) {
         super(view);
+        view.setAccessibilityDelegate(faceAuthAccessibilityDelegate);
         mLockPatternUtils = lockPatternUtils;
         mUpdateMonitor = keyguardUpdateMonitor;
         mSecurityModel = keyguardSecurityModel;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
index de24024aaa2f6..1def25fbd0f89 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardUpdateMonitor.java
@@ -3136,6 +3136,10 @@ public class KeyguardUpdateMonitor implements TrustManager.TrustListener, Dumpab
             return false;
         }
 
+        if (isFaceAuthInteractorEnabled()) {
+            return mFaceAuthInteractor.canFaceAuthRun();
+        }
+
         final boolean statusBarShadeLocked = mStatusBarState == StatusBarState.SHADE_LOCKED;
         final boolean awakeKeyguard = isKeyguardVisible() && mDeviceInteractive
                 && !statusBarShadeLocked;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b9fa24022ad55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.biometrics
+
+import android.content.res.Resources
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo
+import com.android.keyguard.FaceAuthApiRequestReason
+import com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor
+import com.android.systemui.R
+import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton
+import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.domain.interactor.KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/**
+ * Accessibility delegate that will add a click accessibility action to a view when face auth can
+ * run. When the click a11y action is triggered, face auth will retry.
+ */
+@SysUISingleton
+class FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate
+@Inject
+constructor(
+    @Main private val resources: Resources,
+    private val keyguardUpdateMonitor: KeyguardUpdateMonitor,
+    private val faceAuthInteractor: KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor,
+) : View.AccessibilityDelegate() {
+    override fun onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(host: View?, info: AccessibilityNodeInfo) {
+        super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(host, info)
+        if (keyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFace()) {
+            val clickActionToRetryFace =
+                AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction(
+                    AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction.ACTION_CLICK.id,
+                    resources.getString(R.string.retry_face)
+                )
+            info.addAction(clickActionToRetryFace)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun performAccessibilityAction(host: View?, action: Int, args: Bundle?): Boolean {
+        return if (action == AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction.ACTION_CLICK.id) {
+            keyguardUpdateMonitor.requestFaceAuth(FaceAuthApiRequestReason.ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION)
+            faceAuthInteractor.onAccessibilityAction()
+            true
+        } else super.performAccessibilityAction(host, action, args)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
index 74ef7a50fd44c..fe778a6e1ccdc 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ interface KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor {
     fun onNotificationPanelClicked()
     fun onSwipeUpOnBouncer()
     fun onPrimaryBouncerUserInput()
+    fun onAccessibilityAction()
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/NoopKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/NoopKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
index 5005b6c7f0dfe..69474e7f93b3d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/NoopKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/NoopKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
@@ -60,4 +60,5 @@ class NoopKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor @Inject constructor() : KeyguardFaceAuthInt
 
     override fun onSwipeUpOnBouncer() {}
     override fun onPrimaryBouncerUserInput() {}
+    override fun onAccessibilityAction() {}
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/SystemUIKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/SystemUIKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
index 6b515dab79f6d..bcd11a700898f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/SystemUIKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/keyguard/domain/interactor/SystemUIKeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.kt
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ constructor(
         runFaceAuth(FaceAuthUiEvent.FACE_AUTH_TRIGGERED_UDFPS_POINTER_DOWN, false)
     }
 
+    override fun onAccessibilityAction() {
+        runFaceAuth(FaceAuthUiEvent.FACE_AUTH_ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION, false)
+    }
+
     override fun registerListener(listener: FaceAuthenticationListener) {
         listeners.add(listener)
     }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerControllerTest.java
index 2f20f76ccc508..95daf1907de6b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardSecurityContainerControllerTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import com.android.internal.widget.LockPatternUtils;
 import com.android.keyguard.KeyguardSecurityModel.SecurityMode;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
+import com.android.systemui.biometrics.FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate;
 import com.android.systemui.biometrics.SideFpsController;
 import com.android.systemui.biometrics.SideFpsUiRequestSource;
 import com.android.systemui.classifier.FalsingA11yDelegate;
@@ -158,6 +159,8 @@ public class KeyguardSecurityContainerControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
     private ViewMediatorCallback mViewMediatorCallback;
     @Mock
     private AudioManager mAudioManager;
+    @Mock
+    private FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate mFaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate;
 
     @Captor
     private ArgumentCaptor<KeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback> mKeyguardUpdateMonitorCallback;
@@ -216,7 +219,8 @@ public class KeyguardSecurityContainerControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
                 mUserSwitcherController, mFeatureFlags, mGlobalSettings,
                 mSessionTracker, Optional.of(mSideFpsController), mFalsingA11yDelegate,
                 mTelephonyManager, mViewMediatorCallback, mAudioManager,
-                mock(KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.class));
+                mock(KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor.class),
+                mFaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -685,6 +689,11 @@ public class KeyguardSecurityContainerControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
         verify(mView).setTranslationY(0f);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setAccessibilityDelegate() {
+        verify(mView).setAccessibilityDelegate(eq(mFaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate));
+    }
+
     private KeyguardSecurityContainer.SwipeListener getRegisteredSwipeListener() {
         mKeyguardSecurityContainerController.onViewAttached();
         verify(mView).setSwipeListener(mSwipeListenerArgumentCaptor.capture());
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegateTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegateTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ec17794d4ee21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegateTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.biometrics
+
+import android.testing.TestableLooper
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
+import com.android.keyguard.FaceAuthApiRequestReason
+import com.android.keyguard.KeyguardUpdateMonitor
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
+import com.android.systemui.keyguard.domain.interactor.KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor
+import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.any
+import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.argumentCaptor
+import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.eq
+import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.whenever
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.Mock
+import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
+import org.mockito.Mockito.never
+import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@SmallTest
+@TestableLooper.RunWithLooper
+class FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegateTest : SysuiTestCase() {
+
+    @Mock private lateinit var keyguardUpdateMonitor: KeyguardUpdateMonitor
+    @Mock private lateinit var hostView: View
+    @Mock private lateinit var faceAuthInteractor: KeyguardFaceAuthInteractor
+    private lateinit var underTest: FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate
+
+    @Before
+    fun setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
+        underTest =
+            FaceAuthAccessibilityDelegate(
+                context.resources,
+                keyguardUpdateMonitor,
+                faceAuthInteractor,
+            )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun shouldListenForFaceTrue_onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo_clickActionAdded() {
+        whenever(keyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFace()).thenReturn(true)
+
+        // WHEN node is initialized
+        val mockedNodeInfo = mock(AccessibilityNodeInfo::class.java)
+        underTest.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(hostView, mockedNodeInfo)
+
+        // THEN a11y action is added
+        val argumentCaptor = argumentCaptor<AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction>()
+        verify(mockedNodeInfo).addAction(argumentCaptor.capture())
+
+        // AND the a11y action is a click action
+        assertEquals(
+            AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction.ACTION_CLICK.id,
+            argumentCaptor.value.id
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun shouldListenForFaceFalse_onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo_clickActionNotAdded() {
+        whenever(keyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFace()).thenReturn(false)
+
+        // WHEN node is initialized
+        val mockedNodeInfo = mock(AccessibilityNodeInfo::class.java)
+        underTest.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(hostView, mockedNodeInfo)
+
+        // THEN a11y action is NOT added
+        verify(mockedNodeInfo, never())
+            .addAction(any(AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction::class.java))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun performAccessibilityAction_actionClick_retriesFaceAuth() {
+        whenever(keyguardUpdateMonitor.shouldListenForFace()).thenReturn(true)
+
+        // WHEN click action is performed
+        underTest.performAccessibilityAction(
+            hostView,
+            AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction.ACTION_CLICK.id,
+            null
+        )
+
+        // THEN retry face auth
+        verify(keyguardUpdateMonitor)
+            .requestFaceAuth(eq(FaceAuthApiRequestReason.ACCESSIBILITY_ACTION))
+        verify(faceAuthInteractor).onAccessibilityAction()
+    }
+}