diff --git a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
index e6ddf4ee66..b2b41c4f5a 100644
--- a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
+++ b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@
                  role="columnheader"
                  [attr.tabindex]="showHeader ? 0 : null"
                  [attr.aria-sort]="col.sortable ? (getAriaSort(col) | translate) : null"
-                 title="{{ col.title | translate }}"
                  adf-drop-zone dropTarget="header" [dropColumn]="col">
-                <span *ngIf="col.srTitle" class="adf-sr-only">{{ col.srTitle | translate }}</span>
                 <span *ngIf="col.title" class="adf-datatable-cell-value">{{ col.title | translate}}</span>
+                <span class="adf-sr-only" aria-live="polite">{{ getSortLiveAnnouncement(col) | translate: {string: col.title} }}</span>
             </div>
             <!-- Actions (right) -->
             <div *ngIf="actions && actionsPosition === 'right'" class="adf-actions-column adf-datatable-cell-header adf-datatable__actions-cell">
diff --git a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
index 0fdf15d5e9..5d7dc7b11b 100644
--- a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
+++ b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.ts
@@ -763,6 +763,15 @@ export class DataTableComponent implements AfterContentInit, OnChanges, DoCheck,
             'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SORT_ASCENDING' :
             'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SORT_DESCENDING';
     }
+
+    getSortLiveAnnouncement(column: DataColumn): string {
+        if (!this.isColumnSortActive(column)) {
+            return 'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SORT_DEFAULT' ;
+        }
+        return this.isColumnSorted(column, 'asc') ?
+            'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SORT_ASCENDING_BY' :
+            'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SORT_DESCENDING_BY';
+    }
 }
 
 export interface DataTableDropEvent {
diff --git a/lib/core/i18n/en.json b/lib/core/i18n/en.json
index a47d679aed..b95551b91f 100644
--- a/lib/core/i18n/en.json
+++ b/lib/core/i18n/en.json
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@
       "SORT_ASCENDING": "Ascending",
       "SORT_DESCENDING": "Descending",
       "SORT_NONE": "None",
+      "SORT_DEFAULT": "Sortable",
+      "SORT_ASCENDING_BY": "Ascending by {{ string }}",
+      "SORT_DESCENDING_BY": "Descending by {{ string }}",
       "ICON_TEXT": "Item type {{ type }}",
       "ICON_DISABLED": "Disabled",
       "ROW_OPTION_BUTTON": "Actions"