diff --git a/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py b/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
index 5e6e77d4ff7..b72dfc2b36e 100644
--- a/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
+++ b/source/NVDAObjects/IAccessible/__init__.py
@@ -2033,12 +2033,16 @@ def event_alert(self) -> None:
 			api.processPendingEvents()
 		if self in api.getFocusAncestors():
 			return
-		speech.speakObject(self, reason=controlTypes.OutputReason.FOCUS, priority=speech.Spri.NOW)
+		speech.speakObjectProperties(self, role=True, name=True, reason=controlTypes.OutputReason.FOCUS, priority=speech.Spri.NOW)
 		braille.handler.message(braille.getPropertiesBraille(name=self.name, role=self.role))
 		for child in self.recursiveDescendants:
-			if controlTypes.State.FOCUSABLE in child.states:
-				speech.speakObject(child, reason=controlTypes.OutputReason.FOCUS, priority=speech.Spri.NOW)
-				braille.handler.message(braille.getPropertiesBraille(name=self.name, role=self.role))
+			if not child.name or child.name.isspace():
+				continue
+			# Skip text leaves whose parent already has the same name, to avoid double announcement.
+			if child.parent and child.parent is not self and child.parent.name == child.name:
+				continue
+			speech.speakObject(child, reason=controlTypes.OutputReason.FOCUS, priority=speech.Spri.NOW)
+			braille.handler.message(braille.getPropertiesBraille(name=child.name, role=child.role))
 
 	def event_caret(self):
 		focus = api.getFocusObject()
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.md b/user_docs/en/changes.md
index 9c8c13fd30d..856f7afb521 100644
--- a/user_docs/en/changes.md
+++ b/user_docs/en/changes.md
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ It currently includes Screen Curtain's settings (previously in the "Vision" cate
 * In the Input Gestures dialog, gestures including an operator while Num Lock is on will now be correctly displayed. (#19214, @CyrilleB79)
 * In Chromium browsers, if a document contains links with a malformed URL, reading the document will be possible again. (#19125, @nvdaes)
 * NVDA no longer plays a sound for spelling errors while typing if speech mode is set to on-demand or off. (#19323, @CyrilleB79)
+* NVDA now announces all content inside `role="alert"` elements. (#14990, @mehm8128)
 
 ### Changes for Developers