diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/widget/SwitchBar.java b/src/com/android/settings/widget/SwitchBar.java
index 094b95f..d5f469c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/widget/SwitchBar.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/widget/SwitchBar.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
 import android.widget.CompoundButton;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.Switch;
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@
         a.recycle();
 
         mTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.switch_text);
+        mTextView.setImportantForAccessibility(IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO);
         mLabel = getResources().getString(R.string.switch_off_text);
         mSummarySpan = new TextAppearanceSpan(mContext, R.style.TextAppearance_Small_SwitchBar);
         updateText();
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@
         // Prevent onSaveInstanceState() to be called as we are managing the state of the Switch
         // on our own
         mSwitch.setSaveEnabled(false);
+        mSwitch.setImportantForAccessibility(IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO);
         lp = (MarginLayoutParams) mSwitch.getLayoutParams();
         lp.setMarginEnd(switchBarMarginEnd);
 
@@ -275,4 +279,22 @@
 
         requestLayout();
     }
+
+    /** @hide */
+    @Override
+    public void onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfoInternal(AccessibilityNodeInfo info) {
+        super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfoInternal(info);
+        info.setClassName(Switch.class.getName());
+        info.setText(mTextView.getText());
+        info.setCheckable(true);
+        info.setChecked(mSwitch.isChecked());
+    }
+
+    /** @hide */
+    @Override
+    public void onInitializeAccessibilityEventInternal(AccessibilityEvent event) {
+        super.onInitializeAccessibilityEventInternal(event);
+        event.setClassName(Switch.class.getName());
+        event.setChecked(mSwitch.isChecked());
+    }
 }