diff --git a/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml b/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml
index 249699bf3f..c57b75a813 100644
--- a/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
                 android:text="@string/add_item_request_drag_hint"
                 android:textSize="14sp"
                 android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
-                android:alpha="0.7"
-                android:importantForAccessibility="no"/>
+                android:alpha="0.7"/>
 
             <ScrollView
                 android:id="@+id/widget_preview_scroll_view"
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index ddd838dbf9..d1774e5a03 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
     <string name="add_item_request_drag_hint">Touch &amp; hold the widget to move it around the Home screen</string>
     <!-- Button label to automatically add a widget to home screen [CHAR_LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="add_to_home_screen">Add to Home screen</string>
+    <!-- Accessibility spoken message announced when a widget gets added to the home screen using a
+         button in a dialog. [CHAR_LIMIT=none] -->
+    <string name="added_to_home_screen_accessibility_text"><xliff:g id="widget_name" example="Calendar month view">%1$s</xliff:g> widget added to home screen</string>
     <!-- Label for showing the number of widgets an app has in the full widgets picker.
          [CHAR_LIMIT=25] -->
     <plurals name="widgets_count">
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java
index df97bfbbda..905a701617 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MODEL_EXECUTOR;
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.ActivityOptions;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
+import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProviderInfo;
 import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.ClipDescription;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.LauncherApps.PinItemRequest;
+import android.content.pm.ShortcutInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Point;
@@ -39,12 +41,15 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.DragShadowBuilder;
 import android.view.View.OnLongClickListener;
 import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@ public class AddItemActivity extends BaseActivity
     private InvariantDeviceProfile mIdp;
     private BaseDragLayer<AddItemActivity> mDragLayer;
     private AddItemWidgetsBottomSheet mSlideInView;
+    private AccessibilityManager mAccessibilityManager;
 
     private WidgetCell mWidgetCell;
 
@@ -127,6 +133,8 @@ public class AddItemActivity extends BaseActivity
         mDragLayer = findViewById(R.id.add_item_drag_layer);
         mDragLayer.recreateControllers();
         mWidgetCell = findViewById(R.id.widget_cell);
+        mAccessibilityManager =
+                getApplicationContext().getSystemService(AccessibilityManager.class);
 
         if (mRequest.getRequestType() == PinItemRequest.REQUEST_TYPE_SHORTCUT) {
             setupShortcut();
@@ -291,17 +299,25 @@ public class AddItemActivity extends BaseActivity
      */
     public void onPlaceAutomaticallyClick(View v) {
         if (mRequest.getRequestType() == PinItemRequest.REQUEST_TYPE_SHORTCUT) {
-            ItemInstallQueue.INSTANCE.get(this).queueItem(mRequest.getShortcutInfo());
+            ShortcutInfo shortcutInfo = mRequest.getShortcutInfo();
+            ItemInstallQueue.INSTANCE.get(this).queueItem(shortcutInfo);
             logCommand(LAUNCHER_ADD_EXTERNAL_ITEM_PLACED_AUTOMATICALLY);
             mRequest.accept();
+            CharSequence label = shortcutInfo.getLongLabel();
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(label)) {
+                label = shortcutInfo.getShortLabel();
+            }
+            sendWidgetAddedToScreenAccessibilityEvent(label.toString());
             mSlideInView.close(/* animate= */ true);
             return;
         }
 
         mPendingBindWidgetId = mAppWidgetHost.allocateAppWidgetId();
+        AppWidgetProviderInfo widgetProviderInfo = mRequest.getAppWidgetProviderInfo(this);
         boolean success = mAppWidgetManager.bindAppWidgetIdIfAllowed(
-                mPendingBindWidgetId, mRequest.getAppWidgetProviderInfo(this), mWidgetOptions);
+                mPendingBindWidgetId, widgetProviderInfo, mWidgetOptions);
         if (success) {
+            sendWidgetAddedToScreenAccessibilityEvent(widgetProviderInfo.label);
             acceptWidget(mPendingBindWidgetId);
             return;
         }
@@ -375,6 +391,17 @@ public class AddItemActivity extends BaseActivity
                 isSheetDark ? SystemUiController.FLAG_DARK_NAV : SystemUiController.FLAG_LIGHT_NAV);
     }
 
+    private void sendWidgetAddedToScreenAccessibilityEvent(String widgetName) {
+        if (mAccessibilityManager.isEnabled()) {
+            AccessibilityEvent event =
+                    AccessibilityEvent.obtain(AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_ANNOUNCEMENT);
+            event.setContentDescription(
+                    getApplicationContext().getResources().getString(
+                            R.string.added_to_home_screen_accessibility_text, widgetName));
+            mAccessibilityManager.sendAccessibilityEvent(event);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void logCommand(StatsLogManager.EventEnum command) {
         getStatsLogManager().logger()
                 .withItemInfo((ItemInfo) mWidgetCell.getWidgetView().getTag())