diff --git a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/carousel/v1/carousel/carousel.html b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/carousel/v1/carousel/carousel.html
index d91ea3f9dd..3889e58785 100644
--- a/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/carousel/v1/carousel/carousel.html
+++ b/content/src/content/jcr_root/apps/core/wcm/components/carousel/v1/carousel/carousel.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
      class="cmp-carousel"
      role="group"
      aria-label="${carousel.accessibilityLabel}"
+     aria-live="polite"
      aria-roledescription="carousel"
      data-cmp-is="carousel"
      data-cmp-autoplay="${(wcmmode.edit || wcmmode.preview) ? '' : carousel.autoplay}"