diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolder.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolder.java
index b0720473de6..e5e9b7df9fa 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolder.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.settings.applications.manageapplications;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ import com.android.settingslib.applications.ApplicationsState.AppEntry;
 
 public class ApplicationViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
-    private final TextView mAppName;
-    private final ImageView mAppIcon;
-
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    final TextView mAppName;
     @VisibleForTesting
     final TextView mSummary;
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class ApplicationViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
     @VisibleForTesting
     final Switch mSwitch;
 
+    private final ImageView mAppIcon;
+
     ApplicationViewHolder(View itemView) {
         super(itemView);
         mAppName = itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.title);
@@ -95,11 +97,16 @@ public class ApplicationViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
         itemView.setEnabled(isEnabled);
     }
 
-    void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
+    void setTitle(CharSequence title, CharSequence contentDescription) {
         if (title == null) {
             return;
         }
         mAppName.setText(title);
+
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(contentDescription)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        mAppName.setContentDescription(contentDescription);
     }
 
     void setIcon(int drawableRes) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java
index 7469b710597..d5162a85c2d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java
@@ -1422,9 +1422,8 @@ public class ManageApplications extends InstrumentedFragment
             // Bind the data efficiently with the holder
             final ApplicationsState.AppEntry entry = mEntries.get(position);
             synchronized (entry) {
-                holder.setTitle(entry.label);
                 mState.ensureLabelDescription(entry);
-                holder.itemView.setContentDescription(entry.labelDescription);
+                holder.setTitle(entry.label, entry.labelDescription);
                 mState.ensureIcon(entry);
                 holder.setIcon(entry.icon);
                 updateSummary(holder, entry);
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolderTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolderTest.java
index c3ae904bb1f..83d74a7e37c 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolderTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ApplicationViewHolderTest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ public class ApplicationViewHolderTest {
         assertThat(mHolder.mSummary.getText()).isEqualTo(mContext.getText(R.string.disabled));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setTitle_titleIsNotEmptyAndContentIsNotEmpty_shouldSetTitleAndContentDescription() {
+        mHolder.setTitle("title", "content");
+
+        assertThat(mHolder.mAppName).isEqualTo("title");
+        assertThat(mHolder.mAppName.getContentDescription()).isEqualTo("content");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setTitle_titleIsNotEmptyButContentIsEmpty_shouldSetTitle() {
+        mHolder.setTitle("title", "");
+
+        assertThat(mHolder.mAppName).isEqualTo("title");
+        assertThat(mHolder.mAppName.getContentDescription()).isEqualTo("title");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void updateSize() {
         final String invalidStr = "invalid";