diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/LinkTextView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/LinkTextView.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88df32c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/LinkTextView.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.utils
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction.ACTION_LONG_CLICK
+import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
+import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+
+/**
+ * An [AppCompatTextView] that announces as link in screen readers for a11y purposes
+ */
+class LinkTextView @JvmOverloads constructor(
+ context: Context,
+ attrs: AttributeSet? = null,
+ defStyleAttr: Int = 0
+) : AppCompatTextView(context, attrs, defStyleAttr) {
+
+ override fun onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(info: AccessibilityNodeInfo?) {
+ super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(info)
+ val extras = info?.extras
+ extras?.putCharSequence(
+ "AccessibilityNodeInfo.roleDescription",
+ context.resources.getString(R.string.link_text_view_type_announcement)
+ )
+ // disable long click announcement, as there is no action to be performed on long click
+ info?.isLongClickable = false
+ info?.removeAction(ACTION_LONG_CLICK)
+ }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 408eb6093..5ea444599 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1418,5 +1418,6 @@
To add a new top site, remove one. Long press the site and select remove.
OK, Got It
-
+
+ link