diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 2efa66f2c1..935bb40fb3 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -172,8 +172,10 @@
     <string name="folder_closed">Folder closed</string>
     <!-- Folder renamed format -->
     <string name="folder_renamed">Folder renamed to <xliff:g id="name" example="Games">%1$s</xliff:g></string>
-    <!-- Folder name format -->
-    <string name="folder_name_format">Folder: <xliff:g id="name" example="Games">%1$s</xliff:g></string>
+    <!-- Folder name format when folder has less than 4 items -->
+    <string name="folder_name_format_exact">Folder: <xliff:g id="name" example="Games">%1$s</xliff:g>, <xliff:g id="size" example="2">%2$d</xliff:g> items</string>
+    <!-- Folder name format when folder has 4 or more items shown in preview-->
+    <string name="folder_name_format_overflow">Folder: <xliff:g id="name" example="Games">%1$s</xliff:g>, <xliff:g id="size" example="2">%2$d</xliff:g> or more items</string>
 
     <!-- Strings for the customization mode -->
     <!-- Text for widget add button -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
index 098ce50750..2be5883e4a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener, IconLabel
         icon.mActivity = activity;
         icon.mDotRenderer = grid.mDotRendererWorkSpace;
 
-        icon.setContentDescription(
-                group.getContext().getString(R.string.folder_name_format, folderInfo.title));
+        icon.setContentDescription(icon.getAccessiblityTitle(folderInfo.title));
 
         // Keep the notification dot up to date with the sum of all the content's dots.
         FolderDotInfo folderDotInfo = new FolderDotInfo();
@@ -665,6 +664,7 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener, IconLabel
         mDotInfo.addDotInfo(mActivity.getDotInfoForItem(item));
         boolean isDotted = mDotInfo.hasDot();
         updateDotScale(wasDotted, isDotted);
+        setContentDescription(getAccessiblityTitle(mInfo.title));
         invalidate();
         requestLayout();
     }
@@ -675,13 +675,14 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener, IconLabel
         mDotInfo.subtractDotInfo(mActivity.getDotInfoForItem(item));
         boolean isDotted = mDotInfo.hasDot();
         updateDotScale(wasDotted, isDotted);
+        setContentDescription(getAccessiblityTitle(mInfo.title));
         invalidate();
         requestLayout();
     }
 
     public void onTitleChanged(CharSequence title) {
         mFolderName.setText(title);
-        setContentDescription(getContext().getString(R.string.folder_name_format, title));
+        setContentDescription(getAccessiblityTitle(title));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -775,4 +776,17 @@ public class FolderIcon extends FrameLayout implements FolderListener, IconLabel
     public void getWorkspaceVisualDragBounds(Rect bounds) {
         getPreviewBounds(bounds);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a formatted accessibility title for folder
+     */
+    public String getAccessiblityTitle(CharSequence title) {
+        int size = mInfo.contents.size();
+        if (size < MAX_NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW) {
+            return getContext().getString(R.string.folder_name_format_exact, title, size);
+        } else {
+            return getContext().getString(R.string.folder_name_format_overflow, title,
+                    MAX_NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW);
+        }
+    }
 }