diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityRoleUtil.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityDelegateUtil.java
similarity index 75%
rename from ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityRoleUtil.java
rename to ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityDelegateUtil.java
index 1be25440cdf..c834c85fd2c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityRoleUtil.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/AccessibilityDelegateUtil.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
  * AccessibilityNodeInfo.
  */
 
-public class AccessibilityRoleUtil {
+public class AccessibilityDelegateUtil {
 
   /**
    * These roles are defined by Google's TalkBack screen reader, and this list should be kept up to
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ public class AccessibilityRoleUtil {
     IMAGEBUTTON("android.widget.ImageView"),
     KEYBOARDKEY("android.inputmethodservice.Keyboard$Key"),
     TEXT("android.widget.ViewGroup"),
-    ADJUSTABLE("android.widget.SeekBar");
+    ADJUSTABLE("android.widget.SeekBar"),
+    SUMMARY("android.widget.ViewGroup"),
+    HEADER("android.widget.ViewGroup");
 
     @Nullable private final String mValue;
 
@@ -64,11 +66,11 @@ public class AccessibilityRoleUtil {
     }
   }
 
-  private AccessibilityRoleUtil() {
+  private AccessibilityDelegateUtil() {
     // No instances
   }
 
-  public static void setRole(final View view, final AccessibilityRole role) {
+  public static void setDelegate(final View view) {
     // if a view already has an accessibility delegate, replacing it could cause problems,
     // so leave it alone.
     if (!ViewCompat.hasAccessibilityDelegate(view)) {
@@ -79,7 +81,18 @@ public class AccessibilityRoleUtil {
           public void onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(
             View host, AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat info) {
             super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(host, info);
-            setRole(info, role, view.getContext());
+            String accessibilityHint = (String) view.getTag(R.id.accessibility_hint);
+            AccessibilityRole accessibilityRole = getAccessibilityRole((String) view.getTag(R.id.accessibility_role));
+            setRole(info, accessibilityRole, view.getContext());
+            if (!(accessibilityHint == null)) {
+              String contentDescription=(String)info.getContentDescription();
+              if (contentDescription != null) {
+                contentDescription = contentDescription + ", " + accessibilityHint;
+                info.setContentDescription(contentDescription);
+              } else {
+                info.setContentDescription(accessibilityHint);
+              }
+            }
           }
         });
     }
@@ -89,7 +102,7 @@ public class AccessibilityRoleUtil {
    * Strings for setting the Role Description in english
    */
 
-  //TODO: Eventually support fot other languages on talkback
+  //TODO: Eventually support for other languages on talkback
 
   public static void setRole(AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat nodeInfo, final AccessibilityRole role, final Context context) {
     nodeInfo.setClassName(role.getValue());
@@ -118,16 +131,10 @@ public class AccessibilityRoleUtil {
   /**
    * Method for setting accessibilityRole on view properties.
    */
-  public static void updateAccessibilityRole(View view, String role) {
+  public static AccessibilityRole getAccessibilityRole(String role) {
     if (role == null) {
-      view.setAccessibilityDelegate(null);
-    }
-    try {
-      setRole(view, AccessibilityRole.valueOf(role.toUpperCase()));
-    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
-      view.setAccessibilityDelegate(null);
-    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-      view.setAccessibilityDelegate(null);
+      return AccessibilityRole.NONE;
     }
+    return AccessibilityRole.valueOf(role.toUpperCase());
   }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
index e2c57825fd4..67f7932c8a5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public abstract class BaseViewManager<T extends View, C extends LayoutShadowNode
   private static final String PROP_RENDER_TO_HARDWARE_TEXTURE = "renderToHardwareTextureAndroid";
   private static final String PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_LABEL = "accessibilityLabel";
   private static final String PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_COMPONENT_TYPE = "accessibilityComponentType";
+  private static final String PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_HINT = "accessibilityHint";
   private static final String PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION = "accessibilityLiveRegion";
   private static final String PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE = "accessibilityRole";
   private static final String PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_STATES = "accessibilityStates";
@@ -119,9 +120,24 @@ public abstract class BaseViewManager<T extends View, C extends LayoutShadowNode
     AccessibilityHelper.updateAccessibilityComponentType(view, accessibilityComponentType);
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_HINT)
+  public void setAccessibilityHint(T view, String accessibilityHint) {
+    view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_hint, accessibilityHint);
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE)
   public void setAccessibilityRole(T view, String accessibilityRole) {
-    AccessibilityRoleUtil.updateAccessibilityRole(view, accessibilityRole);
+    if (accessibilityRole == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+     AccessibilityDelegateUtil.AccessibilityRole.valueOf(accessibilityRole.toUpperCase());
+    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Role " + accessibilityRole + " Passed In");
+    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Role " + accessibilityRole + " Passed In");
+    }
+    view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_role, accessibilityRole);
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_STATES)
@@ -239,4 +255,14 @@ public abstract class BaseViewManager<T extends View, C extends LayoutShadowNode
     view.setScaleY(1);
     view.setCameraDistance(0);
   }
+
+  private void updateViewAccessibility(T view) {
+    AccessibilityDelegateUtil.setDelegate(view);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onAfterUpdateTransaction(T view) {
+    super.onAfterUpdateTransaction(view);
+    updateViewAccessibility(view);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml b/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml
index 8ccd44d4b61..dad133a6a06 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml
@@ -8,4 +8,11 @@
 
   <!-- tag is used to store the nativeID tag -->
   <item type="id" name="view_tag_instance_handle"/>
+
+  <!--tag is used to store accessibilityHint tag-->
+  <item type="id" name="accessibility_hint"/>
+
+  <!--tag is used to store accessibilityRole tag-->
+  <item type="id" name="accessibility_role"/>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BUCK b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BUCK
index 608ba5605db..c51368c734b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BUCK
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BUCK
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ rn_robolectric_test(
     deps = [
         YOGA_TARGET,
         react_native_dep("libraries/fbcore/src/test/java/com/facebook/powermock:powermock"),
+        react_native_dep("third-party/android/support/v4:lib-support-v4"),
         react_native_dep("third-party/java/fest:fest"),
         react_native_dep("third-party/java/jsr-305:jsr-305"),
         react_native_dep("third-party/java/junit:junit"),