diff --git a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
index d5f667fe4b..6ecf1735cb 100644
--- a/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
+++ b/lib/core/datatable/components/datatable/datatable.component.html
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
                  (keyup.enter)="onColumnHeaderClick(col)"
                  role="columnheader"
                  tabindex="0"
+                 [attr.aria-sort]="col.sortable ?
+                    ((isColumnSorted(col, 'asc') ?
+                        'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SORT_ASCENDING':
+                        'ADF-DATATABLE.ACCESSIBILITY.SORT_DESCENDING') | 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>
diff --git a/lib/core/i18n/en.json b/lib/core/i18n/en.json
index 74153f1629..af0fe90868 100644
--- a/lib/core/i18n/en.json
+++ b/lib/core/i18n/en.json
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@
     },
     "ACCESSIBILITY": {
       "SELECT_ALL": "Select all",
-      "SELECT_FILE": "Select file"
+      "SELECT_FILE": "Select file",
+      "SORT_ASCENDING": "ascending",
+      "SORT_DESCENDING": "descending"
     }
   },
   "USER_PROFILE": {