diff --git a/accessible/android/AccessibleWrap.cpp b/accessible/android/AccessibleWrap.cpp
index bd6e5be1fdf4..b352378fb066 100644
--- a/accessible/android/AccessibleWrap.cpp
+++ b/accessible/android/AccessibleWrap.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ nsresult AccessibleWrap::HandleAccEvent(AccEvent* aEvent) {
                                      event->MaxScrollY());
       break;
     }
+    case nsIAccessibleEvent::EVENT_ANNOUNCEMENT: {
+      AccAnnouncementEvent* event = downcast_accEvent(aEvent);
+      sessionAcc->SendAnnouncementEvent(accessible, event->Announcement(),
+                                        event->Priority());
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       break;
   }
diff --git a/accessible/android/Platform.cpp b/accessible/android/Platform.cpp
index 06fcf9a7c763..39109c4375f1 100644
--- a/accessible/android/Platform.cpp
+++ b/accessible/android/Platform.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ void a11y::ProxyScrollingEvent(ProxyAccessible* aTarget, uint32_t aEventType,
   }
 }
 
+void a11y::ProxyAnnouncementEvent(ProxyAccessible* aTarget,
+                                  const nsString& aAnnouncement,
+                                  uint16_t aPriority) {
+  SessionAccessibility* sessionAcc =
+      SessionAccessibility::GetInstanceFor(aTarget);
+
+  if (sessionAcc) {
+    sessionAcc->SendAnnouncementEvent(WrapperFor(aTarget), aAnnouncement,
+                                      aPriority);
+  }
+}
+
 void a11y::ProxyBatch(ProxyAccessible* aDocument, const uint64_t aBatchType,
                       const nsTArray<ProxyAccessible*>& aAccessibles,
                       const nsTArray<BatchData>& aData) {
diff --git a/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.cpp b/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.cpp
index 3cdc33f51145..9e65d589c469 100644
--- a/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.cpp
+++ b/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,20 @@ void SessionAccessibility::SendSelectedEvent(AccessibleWrap* aAccessible,
       aAccessible->VirtualViewID(), aAccessible->AndroidClass(), eventInfo);
 }
 
+void SessionAccessibility::SendAnnouncementEvent(AccessibleWrap* aAccessible,
+                                                 const nsString& aAnnouncement,
+                                                 uint16_t aPriority) {
+  GECKOBUNDLE_START(eventInfo);
+  GECKOBUNDLE_PUT(eventInfo, "text", jni::StringParam(aAnnouncement));
+  GECKOBUNDLE_FINISH(eventInfo);
+
+  // Announcements should have the root as their source, so we ignore the
+  // accessible of the event.
+  mSessionAccessibility->SendEvent(
+      java::sdk::AccessibilityEvent::TYPE_ANNOUNCEMENT, AccessibleWrap::kNoID,
+      java::SessionAccessibility::CLASSNAME_WEBVIEW, eventInfo);
+}
+
 void SessionAccessibility::ReplaceViewportCache(
     const nsTArray<AccessibleWrap*>& aAccessibles,
     const nsTArray<BatchData>& aData) {
diff --git a/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.h b/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.h
index 73c4af6b0483..0ba9b9b62747 100644
--- a/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.h
+++ b/accessible/android/SessionAccessibility.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class SessionAccessibility final
   void SendClickedEvent(AccessibleWrap* aAccessible, bool aChecked);
   void SendWindowContentChangedEvent();
   void SendWindowStateChangedEvent(AccessibleWrap* aAccessible);
+  void SendAnnouncementEvent(AccessibleWrap* aAccessible,
+                             const nsString& aAnnouncement, uint16_t aPriority);
 
   // Cache methods
   void ReplaceViewportCache(
diff --git a/accessible/base/Platform.h b/accessible/base/Platform.h
index a677199622f5..eec9ccf983c0 100644
--- a/accessible/base/Platform.h
+++ b/accessible/base/Platform.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ void ProxyScrollingEvent(ProxyAccessible* aTarget, uint32_t aEventType,
                          uint32_t aScrollX, uint32_t aScrollY,
                          uint32_t aMaxScrollX, uint32_t aMaxScrollY);
 
+void ProxyAnnouncementEvent(ProxyAccessible* aTarget,
+                            const nsString& aAnnouncement, uint16_t aPriority);
+
 class BatchData;
 
 void ProxyBatch(ProxyAccessible* aDocument, const uint64_t aBatchType,
diff --git a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp
index 52029a29d512..6aa9e6146ac4 100644
--- a/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp
+++ b/accessible/ipc/DocAccessibleParent.cpp
@@ -442,8 +442,9 @@ mozilla::ipc::IPCResult DocAccessibleParent::RecvAnnouncementEvent(
     return IPC_OK();
   }
 
-  // XXX: A future patch will add platform support for this event type.
-  // Right now, we just need to support XPC for testing.
+#  if defined(ANDROID)
+  ProxyAnnouncementEvent(target, aAnnouncement, aPriority);
+#  endif
 
   if (!nsCoreUtils::AccEventObserversExist()) {
     return IPC_OK();