diff --git a/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/CodenameOne_GLViewController.m b/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/CodenameOne_GLViewController.m
index a5c773ee6f..7848ebf7c4 100644
--- a/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/CodenameOne_GLViewController.m
+++ b/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/CodenameOne_GLViewController.m
@@ -4018,6 +4018,7 @@ - (CGFloat)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView widthForComponent:(NSInteger)co
 
 
 
+
 - (void)documentInteractionControllerDidEndPreview:(UIDocumentInteractionController *)controller
 {
 }
diff --git a/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/IOSNative.m b/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/IOSNative.m
index f590019be6..e88628985c 100644
--- a/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/IOSNative.m
+++ b/Ports/iOSPort/nativeSources/IOSNative.m
@@ -10315,3 +10315,13 @@ JAVA_BOOLEAN com_codename1_impl_ios_IOSNative_isRTLString___java_lang_String_R_b
     POOL_END();
     return NO;
 }
+
+void com_codename1_impl_ios_IOSNative_announceForAccessibility___java_lang_String(CN1_THREAD_STATE_MULTI_ARG JAVA_OBJECT text) {
+    if (text == JAVA_NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    POOL_BEGIN();
+    NSString *nsText = toNSString(CN1_THREAD_STATE_PASS_ARG text);
+    UIAccessibilityPostNotification(UIAccessibilityAnnouncementNotification, nsText);
+    POOL_END();
+}
diff --git a/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSImplementation.java b/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSImplementation.java
index a20f5180ae..5b9bf946b1 100644
--- a/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSImplementation.java
+++ b/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSImplementation.java
@@ -9494,6 +9494,11 @@ public boolean isJailbrokenDevice() {
         Boolean b = canExecute("cydia://package/com.example.package");
         return b != null && b.booleanValue();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void announceForAccessibility(final Component cmp, final String text) {
+        IOSNative.announceForAccessibility(text);
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSNative.java b/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSNative.java
index df566f6f2e..92f6f480b8 100644
--- a/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSNative.java
+++ b/Ports/iOSPort/src/com/codename1/impl/ios/IOSNative.java
@@ -721,5 +721,7 @@ native void nativeSetTransformMutable(
     native int getDisplaySafeInsetBottom();
 
     native boolean isRTLString(String javaString);
+
+    public static native void announceForAccessibility(String text);
     
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/hellocodenameone/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/examples/hellocodenameone/tests/Cn1ssDeviceRunner.java b/scripts/hellocodenameone/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/examples/hellocodenameone/tests/Cn1ssDeviceRunner.java
index 8f1f533fa4..04662afa31 100644
--- a/scripts/hellocodenameone/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/examples/hellocodenameone/tests/Cn1ssDeviceRunner.java
+++ b/scripts/hellocodenameone/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/examples/hellocodenameone/tests/Cn1ssDeviceRunner.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import com.codenameone.examples.hellocodenameone.tests.graphics.TransformPerspective;
 import com.codenameone.examples.hellocodenameone.tests.graphics.TransformRotation;
 import com.codenameone.examples.hellocodenameone.tests.graphics.TransformTranslation;
+import com.codenameone.examples.hellocodenameone.tests.accessibility.AccessibilityTest;
 
 public final class Cn1ssDeviceRunner extends DeviceRunner {
     private static final BaseTest[] TEST_CLASSES = new BaseTest[] {
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ public final class Cn1ssDeviceRunner extends DeviceRunner {
             new TransformCamera(),
             new BrowserComponentScreenshotTest(),
             new MediaPlaybackScreenshotTest(),
-            new InPlaceEditViewTest()
+            new InPlaceEditViewTest(),
+            new AccessibilityTest()
     };
 
     public void runSuite() {
diff --git a/scripts/hellocodenameone/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/examples/hellocodenameone/tests/accessibility/AccessibilityTest.java b/scripts/hellocodenameone/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/examples/hellocodenameone/tests/accessibility/AccessibilityTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3494bf9f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/hellocodenameone/common/src/main/java/com/codenameone/examples/hellocodenameone/tests/accessibility/AccessibilityTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.codenameone.examples.hellocodenameone.tests.accessibility;
+
+import com.codename1.ui.Display;
+import com.codenameone.examples.hellocodenameone.tests.BaseTest;
+
+public class AccessibilityTest extends BaseTest {
+    @Override
+    public boolean runTest() throws Exception {
+        com.codename1.ui.CN.callSerially(() -> {
+            String expected = "Testing accessibility announcement";
+            // Just verify that invoking this doesn't crash the app
+            Display.getInstance().announceForAccessibility(expected);
+            done();
+        });
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldTakeScreenshot() {
+        return false;
+    }
+}