diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
index fce49ddf0a..59997e99b6 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -233,6 +233,16 @@
     <string name="taskbar_edu_close">Close</string>
     <!-- Text on button to finish a tutorial [CHAR_LIMIT=16] -->
     <string name="taskbar_edu_done">Done</string>
+        <!-- Content description for home button [CHAR_LIMIT=16] -->
+    <string name="taskbar_button_home">Home</string>
+    <!-- Content description for accessibility button [CHAR_LIMIT=16] -->
+    <string name="taskbar_button_a11y">Accessibility</string>
+    <!-- Content description for back button [CHAR_LIMIT=16] -->
+    <string name="taskbar_button_back">Back</string>
+    <!-- Content description for ime switcher button [CHAR_LIMIT=16] -->
+    <string name="taskbar_button_ime_switcher">IME switcher</string>
+    <!-- Content description for recents button [CHAR_LIMIT=16] -->
+    <string name="taskbar_button_recents">Recents</string>
 
     <!-- Label for moving drop target to the top or left side of the screen, depending on orientation (from the taskbar only). -->
     <string name="move_drop_target_top_or_left">Move to top&#47;left</string>
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
index ce1e8b6b6e..64769e2b3a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/NavbarButtonsViewController.java
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ public class NavbarButtonsViewController {
             @LayoutRes int layoutId) {
         ImageView buttonView = addButton(parent, id, layoutId);
         buttonView.setImageResource(drawableId);
+        buttonView.setContentDescription(parent.getContext().getString(
+                navButtonController.getButtonContentDescription(buttonType)));
         buttonView.setOnClickListener(view -> navButtonController.onButtonClick(buttonType));
         buttonView.setOnLongClickListener(view ->
                 navButtonController.onButtonLongClick(buttonType));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
index d23336505a..54893ae764 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarNavButtonController.java
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestLogging;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.quickstep.OverviewCommandHelper;
@@ -120,6 +122,23 @@ public class TaskbarNavButtonController {
         }
     }
 
+    public @StringRes int getButtonContentDescription(@TaskbarButton int buttonType) {
+        switch (buttonType) {
+            case BUTTON_HOME:
+                return R.string.taskbar_button_home;
+            case BUTTON_A11Y:
+                return R.string.taskbar_button_a11y;
+            case BUTTON_BACK:
+                return R.string.taskbar_button_back;
+            case BUTTON_IME_SWITCH:
+                return R.string.taskbar_button_ime_switcher;
+            case BUTTON_RECENTS:
+                return R.string.taskbar_button_recents;
+            default:
+                return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks if the user has long pressed back and recents buttons
      * "together" (within {@link #SCREEN_PIN_LONG_PRESS_THRESHOLD})ms