diff --git a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html
index f2dbaca3957f5093eee7fe1196033162fffa231b..479f44caa662504a9914058801a112c9bd577bde 100644
--- a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.html
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@
   <div id="close">{{'comment-list.a11y-close' | translate}}</div>
   <div id="add">{{'comment-list.a11y-add' | translate}}</div>
   <div id="close_search">{{'comment-list.a11y-close_search' | translate}}</div>
+  <div id="new-comment">{{ 'comment-page.new-comment' | translate:{comment: newestComment} }}</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts
index 40cf441593fdb5f5b7996ab46990139d7a0debc0..543a81065cee00d0a578afb2c1dd6c1f0b8a2a13 100644
--- a/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/shared/comment-list/comment-list.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { RoomService } from '../../../services/http/room.service';
 import { VoteService } from '../../../services/http/vote.service';
 import { NotificationService } from '../../../services/util/notification.service';
 import { CorrectWrong } from '../../../models/correct-wrong.enum';
+import { LiveAnnouncer } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import { EventService } from '../../../services/util/event.service';
 
 @Component({
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export class CommentListComponent implements OnInit {
   searchPlaceholder = '';
   moderationEnabled = false;
   thresholdEnabled = false;
+  newestComment: string;
 
   constructor(private commentService: CommentService,
               private translateService: TranslateService,
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ export class CommentListComponent implements OnInit {
               protected roomService: RoomService,
               protected voteService: VoteService,
               private notificationService: NotificationService,
-              public eventService: EventService
+              public eventService: EventService,
+              public liveAnnouncer: LiveAnnouncer
   ) {
     langService.langEmitter.subscribe(lang => translateService.use(lang));
   }
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@ export class CommentListComponent implements OnInit {
         c.body = payload.body;
         c.id = payload.id;
         c.timestamp = payload.timestamp;
+
+        this.announceNewComment(c.body);
+
         this.comments = this.comments.concat(c);
         break;
       case 'CommentPatched':
@@ -305,4 +311,24 @@ export class CommentListComponent implements OnInit {
     }
     this.currentSort = type;
   }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Announces a new comment receive.
+   */
+  public announceNewComment(comment: string) {
+    // update variable so text will be fetched to DOM
+    this.newestComment = comment;
+
+    // Currently the only possible way to announce the new comment text
+    // @see https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11405
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      const newCommentText: string = document.getElementById('new-comment').innerText;
+
+      // current live announcer content must be cleared before next read
+      this.liveAnnouncer.clear();
+
+      this.liveAnnouncer.announce(newCommentText).catch(err => { /* TODO error handling */ });
+    }, 450);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/creator/de.json b/src/assets/i18n/creator/de.json
index 5296e19af6f0a49a2beb2eb53971536d2d0ace51..b00c822f17aa67e11c1a4ffd9a5efbfee8872da2 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/creator/de.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/creator/de.json
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     "mark-not-wrong": "Frage nicht verneinen",
     "mark-read": "In Vollansicht am Beamer besprochen",
     "mark-wrong": "Frage verneinen",
+    "new-comment": "Eine neue Frage mit dem Inhalt, {{ comment }}, wurde soeben gestellt.",
     "no-comments": "Keine Fragen vorhanden.",
     "reject": "Unterbinden",
     "search-box-input-description": "Hier kannst du nach Fragen suchen.",
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/creator/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/creator/en.json
index 671885f64301b6cd9c41e60fdfbffd52e6444ac7..28867feca228ef554ef2d85bd96a210ac2e015b5 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/creator/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/creator/en.json
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     "mark-not-wrong": "Mark not as wrong",
     "mark-read": "Discussed by you in full screen mode on the projector",
     "mark-wrong": "Mark as wrong",
+    "new-comment": "A new question with the content, {{ comment }}, has been asked.",
     "no-comments": "No questions yet",
     "reject": "Reject",
     "search-box-input-description": "Here you can search for questions.",
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/participant/de.json b/src/assets/i18n/participant/de.json
index 9757c0a535eb3951617fafa2e21d37aeacf0c9cc..b4b5a718eeb66e248a4474f79d1a159b86306355 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/participant/de.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/participant/de.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "mark-not-favorite": "Bonus-Frage: Dozent hält die Frage für besonders interessant.",
     "mark-not-wrong": "Dozent hat die Frage verneint",
     "mark-read": "Dozent hat die Frage im Hörsaal besprochen.",
+    "new-comment": "Eine neue Frage mit dem Inhalt, {{ comment }}, wurde soeben gestellt.",
     "no-comments": "",
     "search-box-input-description": "Hier kannst du nach Fragen suchen.",
     "send": "Senden",
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/participant/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/participant/en.json
index bbb642e158bd3e637caf01dea12b22af21ce772e..06201e7d306c486ad3fce244f728fdd5f8543862 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/participant/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/participant/en.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "mark-not-favorite": "Bonus question: Your professor intends to give a bonus for that question.",
     "mark-not-wrong": "Marked as wrong by the professor",
     "mark-read": "Already discussed by the professor",
+    "new-comment": "A new question with the content, {{ comment }}, has been asked.",
     "no-comments": "No questions yet",
     "search-box-input-description": "Here you can search for questions.",
     "send": "Send",