diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index f93b363ccb..91dfb19f36 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@
     <string name="abandoned_promise_explanation">The app for this icon isn\'t installed.
         You can remove it, or search for the app and install it manually.
     </string>
+    <!-- Title for an app which is being downloaded. -->
+    <string name="app_downloading_title"><xliff:g id="name" example="Messenger">%1$s</xliff:g> downloading, <xliff:g id="progress" example="30%">%2$s</xliff:g> complete</string>
+    <!-- Title for an app whose download has been started. -->
+    <string name="app_waiting_download_title"><xliff:g id="name" example="Messenger">%1$s</xliff:g> waiting to install</string>
 
 <!-- Strings for accessibility actions -->
     <!-- Accessibility action to add an app to workspace. [CHAR_LIMIT=30] -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 7e790c6abe..70bf859927 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import com.android.launcher3.IconCache.IconLoadRequest;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PackageItemInfo;
 
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+
 /**
  * TextView that draws a bubble behind the text. We cannot use a LineBackgroundSpan
  * because we want to make the bubble taller than the text and TextView's clip is
@@ -451,6 +453,11 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView
                     ((info.hasStatusFlag(ShortcutInfo.FLAG_INSTALL_SESSION_ACTIVE) ?
                             info.getInstallProgress() : 0)) : 100;
 
+            setContentDescription(progressLevel > 0 ?
+                getContext().getString(R.string.app_downloading_title, info.title,
+                        NumberFormat.getPercentInstance().format(progressLevel * 0.01)) :
+                    getContext().getString(R.string.app_waiting_download_title, info.title));
+
             if (mIcon != null) {
                 final PreloadIconDrawable preloadDrawable;
                 if (mIcon instanceof PreloadIconDrawable) {