diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_view.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_view.xml
index 885bdb9f3b..2dea79c8a2 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_view.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/keyboard_quick_switch_view.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     xmlns:androidprv="http://schemas.android.com/apk/prv/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     android:id="@+id/keyboard_quick_switch_view"
+    android:contentDescription="@string/quick_switch_content_description"
+    android:accessibilityPaneTitle="@string/quick_switch_pane_title"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/keyboard_quick_switch_margin_top"
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
index 65f4b3cd2e..7578bd546f 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@
     <!-- Label for creating an application bubble (from the Taskbar only). -->
     <string name="open_app_as_a_bubble">Open app as a bubble</string>
 
+    <!-- Accessibility pane title for quick switch view, which lists apps opened by the user, ordered by how recently the app was opened. -->
+    <string name="quick_switch_pane_title">Recent apps</string>
+
+    <!-- Content description for the quick switch view, which lists apps opened by the user, ordered by how recently the app was opened. -->
+    <string name="quick_switch_content_description">Recent app list</string>
+
     <!-- Label for quick switch tile showing how many more apps are available. The number will be displayed above this text. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="quick_switch_overflow">{count, plural,
             =1{more app}
@@ -336,6 +342,8 @@
 
     <!-- Accessibility label for quick switch tiles showing split tasks [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="quick_switch_split_task"><xliff:g id="app_name_1" example="Chrome">%1$s</xliff:g> and <xliff:g id="app_name_2" example="Gmail">%2$s</xliff:g></string>
+    <!-- Accessibility label for quick switch tiles that include information about the tile's position in the parent list [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
+    <string name="quick_switch_task_with_position_in_parent"><xliff:g id="task_description" example="Chrome">%1$s</xliff:g>, item <xliff:g id="index_in_parent" example="1">%2$d</xliff:g> of <xliff:g id="total_tasks" example="5">%3$d</xliff:g></string>
 
     <!-- Accessibility label for an arrow button within quick switch UI that scrolls the quick switch content left
         TODO(b/397975686): Make these translatable when verified by UX. -->
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java
index 5f867cd080..15be03a55b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView.java
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView extends ConstraintLayout {
     @Nullable private ImageView mIcon2;
     @Nullable private View mContent;
 
+    // Describe the task position in the parent container. Used to add information about the task's
+    // position in a task list to the task view's content description.
+    private int mIndexInParent = -1;
+    private int mTotalTasksInParent = -1;
+
     public KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView(@NonNull Context context) {
         this(context, null);
     }
@@ -155,36 +160,51 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView extends ConstraintLayout {
         applyThumbnail(mThumbnailView1, task1, thumbnailUpdateFunction);
         applyThumbnail(mThumbnailView2, task2, thumbnailUpdateFunction);
 
+        // Update content description, even in cases task icons, and content descriptions need to be
+        // loaded asynchronously to ensure that the task has non empty description (assuming task
+        // position information was set), as KeyboardQuickSwitch view may request accessibility
+        // focus to be moved to the task when the quick switch UI gets shown. The description will
+        // be updated once the task metadata has been loaded - the delay should be very short, and
+        // the content description when task titles are not available still gives some useful
+        // information to the user (the task's position in the list).
+        updateContentDesctiptionForTasks(task1, task2);
+
         if (iconUpdateFunction == null) {
             applyIcon(mIcon1, task1);
             applyIcon(mIcon2, task2);
-            setContentDescription(task2 == null
-                    ? task1.titleDescription
-                    : getContext().getString(
-                            R.string.quick_switch_split_task,
-                            task1.titleDescription,
-                            task2.titleDescription));
             return;
         }
+
         iconUpdateFunction.updateIconInBackground(task1, t -> {
             applyIcon(mIcon1, task1);
             if (task2 != null) {
                 return;
             }
-            setContentDescription(task1.titleDescription);
+            updateContentDesctiptionForTasks(task1, null);
         });
+
         if (task2 == null) {
             return;
         }
         iconUpdateFunction.updateIconInBackground(task2, t -> {
             applyIcon(mIcon2, task2);
-            setContentDescription(getContext().getString(
-                    R.string.quick_switch_split_task,
-                    task1.titleDescription,
-                    task2.titleDescription));
+            updateContentDesctiptionForTasks(task1, task2);
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes information about the task's position within the parent container context - used
+     * to add position information to the view's content description.
+     * Should be called before associating the view with tasks.
+     *
+     * @param index The view's 0-based index within the parent task container.
+     * @param totalTasks The total number of tasks in the parent task container.
+     */
+    protected void setPositionInformation(int index, int totalTasks) {
+        mIndexInParent = index;
+        mTotalTasksInParent = totalTasks;
+    }
+
     protected void setThumbnailsForSplitTasks(
             @NonNull Task task1,
             @Nullable Task task2,
@@ -283,6 +303,28 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchTaskView extends ConstraintLayout {
                 constantState.newDrawable(getResources(), getContext().getTheme()));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the task view's content description to reflect tasks represented by the view.
+     */
+    private void updateContentDesctiptionForTasks(@NonNull Task task1, @Nullable Task task2) {
+        String tasksDescription = task1.titleDescription == null || task2 == null
+                ? task1.titleDescription
+                : getContext().getString(
+                        R.string.quick_switch_split_task,
+                        task1.titleDescription,
+                        task2.titleDescription);
+        if (mIndexInParent < 0) {
+            setContentDescription(tasksDescription);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setContentDescription(
+                getContext().getString(R.string.quick_switch_task_with_position_in_parent,
+                        tasksDescription != null ? tasksDescription : "",
+                        mIndexInParent + 1,
+                        mTotalTasksInParent));
+    }
+
     protected interface ThumbnailUpdateFunction {
 
         void updateThumbnailInBackground(Task task, Consumer<ThumbnailData> callback);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java
index 845e19f0c2..ab147bbcd9 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/KeyboardQuickSwitchView.java
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchView extends ConstraintLayout {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            currentTaskView.setPositionInformation(i, tasksToDisplay);
             currentTaskView.setThumbnailsForSplitTasks(
                     task1,
                     task2,
@@ -548,6 +549,9 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchView extends ConstraintLayout {
 
 
         ViewOutlineProvider outlineProvider = getOutlineProvider();
+        int defaultFocusedTaskIndex = Math.min(
+                getTaskCount() - 1,
+                currentFocusIndexOverride == -1 ? 1 : currentFocusIndexOverride);
         mOpenAnimation.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
             @Override
             public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
@@ -601,9 +605,7 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchView extends ConstraintLayout {
                             });
                 }
 
-                animateFocusMove(-1, Math.min(
-                        getTaskCount() - 1,
-                        currentFocusIndexOverride == -1 ? 1 : currentFocusIndexOverride));
+                animateFocusMove(-1, defaultFocusedTaskIndex);
                 displayedContent.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
                 setVisibility(VISIBLE);
                 requestFocus();
@@ -623,6 +625,11 @@ public class KeyboardQuickSwitchView extends ConstraintLayout {
                 invalidateOutline();
                 mOpenAnimation = null;
                 InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.end(Cuj.CUJ_LAUNCHER_KEYBOARD_QUICK_SWITCH_OPEN);
+
+                View focusedTask = getTaskAt(defaultFocusedTaskIndex);
+                if (focusedTask != null) {
+                    focusedTask.requestAccessibilityFocus();
+                }
             }
         });