diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/OverviewState.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/OverviewState.java
index a1c8378..7895bac 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/OverviewState.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/OverviewState.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.DiscoveryBounce;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ContainerType;
 import com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode;
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@
     public void onStateTransitionEnd(Launcher launcher) {
         launcher.getRotationHelper().setCurrentStateRequest(REQUEST_ROTATE);
         DiscoveryBounce.showForOverviewIfNeeded(launcher);
+        RecentsView recentsView = launcher.getOverviewPanel();
+        AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(
+                recentsView.getPageAt(recentsView.getCurrentPage()),
+                AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_FOCUSED, null);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index aaba308..3f48751 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertyListBuilder;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringObjectAnimator;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.RotationMode;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
@@ -973,6 +974,10 @@
         TaskView runningTask = getRunningTaskView();
         if (runningTask != null) {
             runningTask.setStableAlpha(isHidden ? 0 : mContentAlpha);
+            if (!isHidden) {
+                AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(runningTask,
+                        AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_FOCUSED, null);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java
index ae4eae9..71a35e2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/PagedView.java
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@
     protected void onPageEndTransition() {
         mWasInOverscroll = false;
         AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendScrollFinishedEventToTest(getContext());
+        AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(getPageAt(mCurrentPage),
+                AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_FOCUSED, null);
     }
 
     protected int getUnboundedScrollX() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
index 28579c1..db4bef0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 
@@ -37,11 +40,13 @@
         return isAccessibilityEnabled(context);
     }
 
-    public static void sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(View target, int type, String text) {
+    public static void sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(View target, int type, @Nullable String text) {
         if (isObservedEventType(target.getContext(), type)) {
             AccessibilityEvent event = AccessibilityEvent.obtain(type);
             target.onInitializeAccessibilityEvent(event);
-            event.getText().add(text);
+            if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) {
+                event.getText().add(text);
+            }
             getManager(target.getContext()).sendAccessibilityEvent(event);
         }
     }