diff --git a/source/IAccessibleHandler.py b/source/IAccessibleHandler.py
index 9e8da8de386..f55a941895e 100644
--- a/source/IAccessibleHandler.py
+++ b/source/IAccessibleHandler.py
@@ -730,8 +730,8 @@ def processForegroundWinEvent(window,objectID,childID):
 
 def processShowWinEvent(window,objectID,childID):
 	className=winUser.getClassName(window)
-	#For now we only support 'show' event for tooltips as otherwize we get flooded
-	if className in ("tooltips_class32","mscandui21.candidate","mscandui40.candidate","MSCandUIWindow_Candidate") and objectID==winUser.OBJID_CLIENT:
+	#For now we only support 'show' event for tooltips, IMM candidates and notification bars  as otherwize we get flooded
+	if className in ("Frame Notification Bar","tooltips_class32","mscandui21.candidate","mscandui40.candidate","MSCandUIWindow_Candidate") and objectID==winUser.OBJID_CLIENT:
 		NVDAEvent=winEventToNVDAEvent(winUser.EVENT_OBJECT_SHOW,window,objectID,childID)
 		if NVDAEvent:
 			eventHandler.queueEvent(*NVDAEvent)
diff --git a/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py b/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
index d015059c36b..134ff63369c 100644
--- a/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
+++ b/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#NVDAObjects/IAccessible.py
 #A part of NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA)
 #Copyright (C) 2006-2012 NVDA Contributors
 #This file is covered by the GNU General Public License.
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@
 from NVDAObjects import NVDAObject, NVDAObjectTextInfo, InvalidNVDAObject
 import NVDAObjects.JAB
 import eventHandler
-import queueHandler
 from NVDAObjects.behaviors import ProgressBar, Dialog, EditableTextWithAutoSelectDetection, FocusableUnfocusableContainer
 
 def getNVDAObjectFromEvent(hwnd,objectID,childID):
@@ -412,6 +410,12 @@ def findOverlayClasses(self,clsList):
 				clsList.append(newCls)
 
 		# Some special cases.
+		if windowClassName=="Frame Notification Bar" and role==oleacc.ROLE_SYSTEM_CLIENT:
+			clsList.append(IEFrameNotificationBar)
+		elif windowClassName=="DirectUIHWND" and role==oleacc.ROLE_SYSTEM_TOOLBAR:
+			parentWindow=winUser.getAncestor(self.windowHandle,winUser.GA_PARENT)
+			if parentWindow and winUser.getClassName(parentWindow)=="Frame Notification Bar":
+				clsList.append(IENotificationBar)
 		if windowClassName.lower().startswith('mscandui'):
 			import mscandui
 			mscandui.findExtraOverlayClasses(self,clsList)
@@ -1680,6 +1684,27 @@ class ListviewPane(IAccessible):
 	TextInfo=displayModel.DisplayModelTextInfo
 	name=""
 
+class IEFrameNotificationBar(IAccessible):
+
+	def event_show(self):
+		child=self.simpleFirstChild
+		if isinstance(child,Dialog):
+			child.event_alert()
+
+#The Internet Explorer notification toolbar should be handled as an alert
+class IENotificationBar(Dialog,IAccessible):
+	name=""
+	role=controlTypes.ROLE_ALERT
+
+	def event_alert(self):
+		speech.cancelSpeech()
+		speech.speakObject(self,reason=controlTypes.REASON_FOCUS)
+		child=self.simpleFirstChild
+		while child:
+			if child.role!=controlTypes.ROLE_STATICTEXT:
+				speech.speakObject(child,reason=controlTypes.REASON_FOCUS)
+			child=child.simpleNext
+
 ###class mappings
 
 _staticMap={
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t
index 2a6fc60ea33..0fa6cb16f31 100644
--- a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t
+++ b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 == New Features ==
 - Basic support for reading and writing messages in Lotus Notes 8.5. (#543)
 - In Browse mode for MSHTML (e.g. Internet Explorer) and Gecko (e.g. Firefox), the existance of long descriptions are now announced. Its also possible to open the long description in a new window by pressing NVDA+d. (#809)
+- Notifications in Internet Explorer 9 and above are now spoken (such as content blocking or file downloads). (#2343)
 
 
 == Bug Fixes ==