diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
index ff36485..f33dc20 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationPanelView.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 
 import com.android.systemui.EventLogTags;
 import com.android.systemui.R;
@@ -56,8 +57,6 @@
         mHandleBar = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.status_bar_close);
         mHandleBarHeight = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.close_handle_height);
         mHandleView = findViewById(R.id.handle);
-
-        setContentDescription(resources.getString(R.string.accessibility_desc_notification_shade));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -71,6 +70,17 @@
         super.fling(vel, always);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
+        if (event.getEventType() == AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED) {
+            event.getText()
+                    .add(getContext().getString(R.string.accessibility_desc_notification_shade));
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return super.dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(event);
+    }
+
     // We draw the handle ourselves so that it's always glued to the bottom of the window.
     @Override
     protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {