diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01a87c0..2e5a7a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@
       "Element",
       "Image",
       "NotificationEvent",
-      "NodeList"
+      "NodeList",
+      "DOMParser"
     ],
     "ignore": [
       "dist",
diff --git a/routes/_a11y/getAccessibleLabelForStatus.js b/routes/_a11y/getAccessibleLabelForStatus.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b5beb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_a11y/getAccessibleLabelForStatus.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { getAccountAccessibleName } from './getAccountAccessibleName'
+import { htmlToPlainText } from '../_utils/htmlToPlainText'
+import { POST_PRIVACY_OPTIONS } from '../_static/statuses'
+
+function notificationText (notification, omitEmojiInDisplayNames) {
+  if (!notification) {
+    return
+  }
+  let notificationAccountDisplayName = getAccountAccessibleName(notification.account, omitEmojiInDisplayNames)
+  if (notification.type === 'reblog') {
+    return `${notificationAccountDisplayName} boosted your status`
+  } else if (notification.type === 'favourite') {
+    return `${notificationAccountDisplayName} favorited your status`
+  }
+}
+
+function privacyText (visibility) {
+  for (let option of POST_PRIVACY_OPTIONS) {
+    if (option.key === visibility) {
+      return option.label
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function reblogText (reblog, account, omitEmojiInDisplayNames) {
+  if (!reblog) {
+    return
+  }
+  let accountDisplayName = getAccountAccessibleName(account, omitEmojiInDisplayNames)
+  return `Boosted by ${accountDisplayName}`
+}
+
+export function getAccessibleLabelForStatus (originalAccount, account, content,
+  timeagoFormattedDate, spoilerText, showContent,
+  reblog, notification, visibility, omitEmojiInDisplayNames) {
+  let originalAccountDisplayName = getAccountAccessibleName(originalAccount, omitEmojiInDisplayNames)
+
+  let values = [
+    notificationText(notification, omitEmojiInDisplayNames),
+    originalAccountDisplayName,
+    (showContent || !spoilerText) ? htmlToPlainText(content) : `Content warning: ${spoilerText}`,
+    timeagoFormattedDate,
+    `@${originalAccount.acct}`,
+    privacyText(visibility),
+    reblogText(reblog, account, omitEmojiInDisplayNames)
+  ].filter(Boolean)
+
+  return values.join(', ')
+}
diff --git a/routes/_a11y/getAccountAccessibleName.js b/routes/_a11y/getAccountAccessibleName.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5df001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_a11y/getAccountAccessibleName.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { removeEmoji } from '../_utils/removeEmoji'
+
+export function getAccountAccessibleName (account, omitEmojiInDisplayNames) {
+  let emojis = account.emojis
+  let displayName = account.display_name || account.username
+  if (omitEmojiInDisplayNames) {
+    displayName = removeEmoji(displayName, emojis) || displayName
+  }
+  return displayName
+}
diff --git a/routes/_components/status/Notification.html b/routes/_components/status/Notification.html
index 8510ca8..6a26137 100644
--- a/routes/_components/status/Notification.html
+++ b/routes/_components/status/Notification.html
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   <article class="notification-article"
            tabindex="0"
            aria-posinset={index}
-           aria-setsize={length} >
+           aria-setsize={length}
+           aria-label={ariaLabel}
+  >
     <StatusHeader {notification} {notificationId} {status} {statusId} {timelineType}
                   {account} {accountId} {uuid} isStatusInNotification="true" />
   </article>
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
   import Status from './Status.html'
   import StatusHeader from './StatusHeader.html'
   import { store } from '../../_store/store'
+  import { getAccountAccessibleName } from '../../_a11y/getAccountAccessibleName'
 
   export default {
     components: {
@@ -45,7 +48,10 @@
       statusId: ({ status }) => status && status.id,
       uuid: ({ $currentInstance, timelineType, timelineValue, notificationId, statusId }) => {
         return `${$currentInstance}/${timelineType}/${timelineValue}/${notificationId}/${statusId || ''}`
-      }
+      },
+      ariaLabel: ({ status, account, $omitEmojiInDisplayNames }) => (
+        !status && `${getAccountAccessibleName(account, $omitEmojiInDisplayNames)} followed you, @${account.acct}`
+      )
     }
   }
 </script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/_components/status/Status.html b/routes/_components/status/Status.html
index da6fa1e..4403ebd 100644
--- a/routes/_components/status/Status.html
+++ b/routes/_components/status/Status.html
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@
   import { classname } from '../../_utils/classname'
   import { checkDomAncestors } from '../../_utils/checkDomAncestors'
   import { scheduleIdleTask } from '../../_utils/scheduleIdleTask'
-  import { removeEmoji } from '../../_utils/removeEmoji'
+  import { getAccountAccessibleName } from '../../_a11y/getAccountAccessibleName'
+  import { getAccessibleLabelForStatus } from '../../_a11y/getAccessibleLabelForStatus'
+  import { formatTimeagoDate } from '../../_intl/formatTimeagoDate'
 
   const INPUT_TAGS = new Set(['a', 'button', 'input', 'textarea'])
   const isUserInputElement = node => INPUT_TAGS.has(node.localName)
@@ -211,16 +213,17 @@
       ),
       originalAccountEmojis: ({ originalAccount }) => (originalAccount.emojis || []),
       originalAccountDisplayName: ({ originalAccount }) => (originalAccount.display_name || originalAccount.username),
-      originalAccountAccessibleName: ({ originalAccountDisplayName, originalAccountEmojis, $omitEmojiInDisplayNames }) => {
-        if ($omitEmojiInDisplayNames) {
-          return removeEmoji(originalAccountDisplayName, originalAccountEmojis) || originalAccountDisplayName
-        }
-        return originalAccountDisplayName
+      originalAccountAccessibleName: ({ originalAccount, $omitEmojiInDisplayNames }) => {
+        return getAccountAccessibleName(originalAccount, $omitEmojiInDisplayNames)
       },
-      ariaLabel: ({ originalAccountAccessibleName, originalStatus, visibility, isStatusInOwnThread }) => (
-        (visibility === 'direct' ? 'Direct message' : 'Status') +
-          ` by ${originalAccountAccessibleName}` +
-        (isStatusInOwnThread ? ' (focused)' : '')
+      createdAtDate: ({ originalStatus }) => originalStatus.created_at,
+      timeagoFormattedDate: ({ createdAtDate }) => formatTimeagoDate(createdAtDate),
+      reblog: ({ status }) => status.reblog,
+      ariaLabel: ({ originalAccount, account, content, timeagoFormattedDate, spoilerText,
+        showContent, reblog, notification, visibility, $omitEmojiInDisplayNames }) => (
+        getAccessibleLabelForStatus(originalAccount, account, content,
+          timeagoFormattedDate, spoilerText, showContent,
+          reblog, notification, visibility, $omitEmojiInDisplayNames)
       ),
       showHeader: ({ notification, status, timelineType }) => (
         (notification && (notification.type === 'reblog' || notification.type === 'favourite')) ||
@@ -238,7 +241,8 @@
       params: ({ notification, notificationId, status, statusId, timelineType,
         account, accountId, uuid, isStatusInNotification, isStatusInOwnThread,
         originalAccount, originalAccountId, spoilerShown, visibility, replyShown,
-        replyVisibility, spoilerText, originalStatus, originalStatusId, inReplyToId }) => ({
+        replyVisibility, spoilerText, originalStatus, originalStatusId, inReplyToId,
+        createdAtDate, timeagoFormattedDate }) => ({
         notification,
         notificationId,
         status,
@@ -258,7 +262,9 @@
         spoilerText,
         originalStatus,
         originalStatusId,
-        inReplyToId
+        inReplyToId,
+        createdAtDate,
+        timeagoFormattedDate
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/routes/_components/status/StatusRelativeDate.html b/routes/_components/status/StatusRelativeDate.html
index cea2160..1eb5af9 100644
--- a/routes/_components/status/StatusRelativeDate.html
+++ b/routes/_components/status/StatusRelativeDate.html
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
    href="/statuses/{originalStatusId}"
    focus-key={focusKey}
 >
-  <time datetime={createdAtDate} title={relativeDate}
-        aria-label="{relativeDate} – click to show thread">
-    {relativeDate}
+  <time datetime={createdAtDate} title={timeagoFormattedDate}
+        aria-label="{timeagoFormattedDate} – click to show thread">
+    {timeagoFormattedDate}
   </time>
 </a>
 <style>
@@ -29,19 +29,8 @@
 
 </style>
 <script>
-  import { mark, stop } from '../../_utils/marks'
-  import timeago from 'timeago.js'
-  const timeagoInstance = timeago()
-
   export default {
     computed: {
-      createdAtDate: ({ originalStatus }) => originalStatus.created_at,
-      relativeDate: ({ createdAtDate }) => {
-        mark('compute relativeDate')
-        let res = timeagoInstance.format(createdAtDate)
-        stop('compute relativeDate')
-        return res
-      },
       focusKey: ({ uuid }) => `status-relative-date-${uuid}`
     }
   }
diff --git a/routes/_intl/formatTimeagoDate.js b/routes/_intl/formatTimeagoDate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6eef72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_intl/formatTimeagoDate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import timeago from 'timeago.js'
+import { mark, stop } from '../_utils/marks'
+
+const timeagoInstance = timeago()
+
+export function formatTimeagoDate (date) {
+  mark('formatTimeagoDate')
+  let res = timeagoInstance.format(date)
+  stop('formatTimeagoDate')
+  return res
+}
diff --git a/routes/_utils/htmlToPlainText.js b/routes/_utils/htmlToPlainText.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b242ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_utils/htmlToPlainText.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { mark, stop } from './marks'
+
+let domParser = process.browser && new DOMParser()
+
+export function htmlToPlainText (html) {
+  if (!html) {
+    return ''
+  }
+  mark('htmlToPlainText')
+  let res = domParser.parseFromString(html, 'text/html').documentElement.textContent
+  stop('htmlToPlainText')
+  return res
+}
diff --git a/tests/spec/005-status-types.js b/tests/spec/005-status-types.js
index 2c4eedc..abb5dab 100644
--- a/tests/spec/005-status-types.js
+++ b/tests/spec/005-status-types.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getNthStatus, getNthStatusSelector } from '../utils'
+import { getNthStatusSelector } from '../utils'
 import { loginAsFoobar } from '../roles'
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
 
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ fixture`005-status-types.js`
 test('shows followers-only vs regular in home timeline', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
-    .expect(getNthStatus(1).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Status by admin')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(1)} .status-content`).innerText).contains('notification of unlisted message')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(1)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).getAttribute('aria-label'))
     .eql('Boost')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(1)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).hasAttribute('disabled')).notOk()
-    .expect(getNthStatus(2).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Status by admin')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(2)} .status-content`).innerText).contains('notification of followers-only message')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(2)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).getAttribute('aria-label'))
     .eql('Cannot be boosted because this is followers-only')
@@ -24,17 +22,14 @@ test('shows direct vs followers-only vs regular in notifications', async t => {
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
     .navigateTo('/notifications')
-    .expect(getNthStatus(2).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Status by admin')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(2)} .status-content`).innerText).contains('notification of unlisted message')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(2)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).getAttribute('aria-label'))
     .eql('Boost')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(2)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).hasAttribute('disabled')).notOk()
-    .expect(getNthStatus(3).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Status by admin')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(3)} .status-content`).innerText).contains('notification of followers-only message')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(3)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).getAttribute('aria-label'))
     .eql('Cannot be boosted because this is followers-only')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(3)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).hasAttribute('disabled')).ok()
-    .expect(getNthStatus(4).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Direct message by admin')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(4)} .status-content`).innerText).contains('notification of direct message')
     .expect($(`${getNthStatusSelector(4)} .status-toolbar button:nth-child(2)`).getAttribute('aria-label'))
     .eql('Cannot be boosted because this is a direct message')
diff --git a/tests/spec/022-status-aria-label.js b/tests/spec/022-status-aria-label.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..496ee67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spec/022-status-aria-label.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { loginAsFoobar } from '../roles'
+import { getNthShowOrHideButton, getNthStatus, notificationsNavButton, scrollToStatus } from '../utils'
+import { indexWhere } from '../../routes/_utils/arrays'
+import { homeTimeline } from '../fixtures'
+
+fixture`022-status-aria-label.js`
+  .page`http://localhost:4002`
+
+test('basic aria-labels for statuses', async t => {
+  await loginAsFoobar(t)
+  await t
+    .hover(getNthStatus(0))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /quux, pinned toot 1, .+ ago, @quux, Unlisted, Boosted by admin/i
+    )
+    .hover(getNthStatus(0))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(1).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /admin, @foobar notification of unlisted message, .* ago, @admin, Unlisted/i
+    )
+})
+
+test('aria-labels for CWed statuses', async t => {
+  await loginAsFoobar(t)
+  let kittenIdx = indexWhere(homeTimeline, _ => _.spoiler === 'kitten CW')
+  await scrollToStatus(t, kittenIdx)
+  await t
+    .hover(getNthStatus(kittenIdx))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(kittenIdx).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /foobar, Content warning: kitten CW, .* ago, @foobar, Public/i
+    )
+    .click(getNthShowOrHideButton(kittenIdx))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(kittenIdx).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /foobar, here's a kitten with a CW, .* ago, @foobar, Public/i
+    )
+    .click(getNthShowOrHideButton(kittenIdx))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(kittenIdx).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /foobar, Content warning: kitten CW, .* ago, @foobar, Public/i
+    )
+})
+
+test('aria-labels for notifications', async t => {
+  await loginAsFoobar(t)
+  await t
+    .click(notificationsNavButton)
+    .hover(getNthStatus(0))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /admin favorited your status, foobar, this is unlisted, .* ago, @foobar, Unlisted/i
+    )
+    .hover(getNthStatus(1))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(1).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /admin boosted your status, foobar, this is unlisted, .* ago, @foobar, Unlisted/i
+    )
+    .hover(getNthStatus(2))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(2).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /admin, @foobar notification of unlisted message, .* ago, @admin, Unlisted/i
+    )
+  await scrollToStatus(t, 4)
+  await t
+    .hover(getNthStatus(4))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(4).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /admin, @foobar notification of direct message, .* ago, @admin, Direct/i
+    )
+  await scrollToStatus(t, 5)
+  await t
+    .hover(getNthStatus(5))
+    .expect(getNthStatus(5).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      /quux followed you, @quux/i
+    )
+})
diff --git a/tests/spec/118-display-name-custom-emoji.js b/tests/spec/118-display-name-custom-emoji.js
index 7b17daa..0152f05 100644
--- a/tests/spec/118-display-name-custom-emoji.js
+++ b/tests/spec/118-display-name-custom-emoji.js
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 import { loginAsFoobar } from '../roles'
 import {
   avatarInComposeBox,
-  displayNameInComposeBox, generalSettingsButton, getNthStatus, getNthStatusSelector, getUrl, homeNavButton,
+  displayNameInComposeBox,
+  generalSettingsButton,
+  getNthStatus,
+  getNthStatusSelector,
+  getUrl,
+  homeNavButton,
   removeEmojiFromDisplayNamesInput,
   settingsNavButton,
   sleep
 } from '../utils'
-import { updateUserDisplayNameAs } from '../serverActions'
+import { postAs, updateUserDisplayNameAs } from '../serverActions'
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
 
 fixture`118-display-name-custom-emoji.js`
@@ -85,26 +90,34 @@ test('Cannot remove emoji from user display names if result would be empty', asy
 })
 
 test('Check status aria labels for de-emojified text', async t => {
-  await updateUserDisplayNameAs('foobar', '🌈 foo :blobpats: 🌈')
+  let rainbow = String.fromCodePoint(0x1F308)
+  await updateUserDisplayNameAs('foobar', `${rainbow} foo :blobpats: ${rainbow}`)
+  await postAs('foobar', 'hey ho lotsa emojos')
   await sleep(1000)
   await loginAsFoobar(t)
   await t
     .click(displayNameInComposeBox)
-    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Status by 🌈 foo :blobpats: 🌈')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      new RegExp(`${rainbow} foo :blobpats: ${rainbow}, hey ho lotsa emojos, (.* ago|just now), @foobar, Public`, 'i')
+    )
     .click(settingsNavButton)
     .click(generalSettingsButton)
     .click(removeEmojiFromDisplayNamesInput)
     .expect(removeEmojiFromDisplayNamesInput.checked).ok()
     .click(homeNavButton)
     .click(displayNameInComposeBox)
-    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Status by foo')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      new RegExp(`foo, hey ho lotsa emojos, (.* ago|just now), @foobar, Public`, 'i')
+    )
     .click(settingsNavButton)
     .click(generalSettingsButton)
     .click(removeEmojiFromDisplayNamesInput)
     .expect(removeEmojiFromDisplayNamesInput.checked).notOk()
     .click(homeNavButton)
     .click(displayNameInComposeBox)
-    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).eql('Status by 🌈 foo :blobpats: 🌈')
+    .expect(getNthStatus(0).getAttribute('aria-label')).match(
+      new RegExp(`${rainbow} foo :blobpats: ${rainbow}, hey ho lotsa emojos, (.* ago|just now), @foobar, Public`, 'i')
+    )
 })
 
 test('Check some odd emoji', async t => {