diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread.ts
index cf8a0ed..2408a26 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import {computeDisplayPath} from '../../../utils/path-list-util';
 import {computed, customElement, observe, property} from '@polymer/decorators';
 import {
+  AccountDetailInfo,
   CommentRange,
   ConfigInfo,
   NumericChangeId,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
 import {StorageLocation} from '../../../services/storage/gr-storage';
 import {TokenHighlightLayer} from '../../diff/gr-diff-builder/token-highlight-layer';
 import {anyLineTooLong} from '../../diff/gr-diff/gr-diff-utils';
+import {getUserName} from '../../../utils/display-name-util';
 
 const UNRESOLVED_EXPAND_COUNT = 5;
 const NEWLINE_PATTERN = /\n/g;
@@ -200,6 +202,9 @@
   @property({type: Boolean})
   showCommentContext = false;
 
+  @property({type: Object})
+  _selfAccount?: AccountDetailInfo;
+
   get keyBindings() {
     return {
       'e shift+e': '_handleEKey',
@@ -239,6 +244,9 @@
       };
       this.syntaxLayer.setEnabled(!!prefs.syntax_highlighting);
     });
+    this.restApiService.getAccount().then(account => {
+      this._selfAccount = account;
+    });
     this._setInitialExpandedState();
   }
 
@@ -743,6 +751,17 @@
       this._projectConfig = config;
     });
   }
+
+  _computeAriaHeading(_orderedComments: UIComment[]) {
+    const firstComment = _orderedComments[0];
+    const author = firstComment?.author ?? this._selfAccount;
+    const lastComment = _orderedComments[_orderedComments.length - 1] || {};
+    const status = [
+      lastComment.unresolved ? 'Unresolved' : '',
+      isDraft(lastComment) ? 'Draft' : '',
+    ].join(' ');
+    return `${status} Comment thread by ${getUserName(undefined, author)}`;
+  }
 }
 
 declare global {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread_html.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread_html.ts
index 1f0ce3d..b6e44f6 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread_html.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread_html.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@
     </div>
   </template>
   <div id="container">
+    <h3 class="assistive-tech-only">
+      [[_computeAriaHeading(_orderedComments)]]
+    </h3>
     <div class$="[[_computeHostClass(unresolved, isRobotComment)]] comment-box">
       <template
         id="commentList"