diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8bdd42636d..e4e0ae9df0 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Features ✨:
  -
 
 Improvements 🙌:
- -
+ - Improve notification accessibility with ticker text (#1226)
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Sometimes the same device appears twice in the list of devices of a user (#1329)
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2e2b110f15..d9d9e57cbc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings.
 android.enableJetifier=true
 android.useAndroidX=true
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx8192m
 # When configured, Gradle will run in incubating parallel mode.
 # This option should only be used with decoupled projects. More details, visit
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationDrawerManager.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationDrawerManager.kt
index ae8e7f23fc..6fc396b264 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationDrawerManager.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationDrawerManager.kt
@@ -348,12 +348,19 @@ class NotificationDrawerManager @Inject constructor(private val context: Context
                         globalLastMessageTimestamp = lastMessageTimestamp
                     }
 
+                    val tickerText = if (roomEventGroupInfo.isDirect) {
+                        stringProvider.getString(R.string.notification_ticker_text_dm, events.last().senderName, events.last().description)
+                    } else {
+                        stringProvider.getString(R.string.notification_ticker_text_group, roomName, events.last().senderName, events.last().description)
+                    }
+
                     val notification = notificationUtils.buildMessagesListNotification(
                             style,
                             roomEventGroupInfo,
                             largeBitmap,
                             lastMessageTimestamp,
-                            myUserDisplayName)
+                            myUserDisplayName,
+                            tickerText)
 
                     // is there an id for this room?
                     notificationUtils.showNotificationMessage(roomId, ROOM_MESSAGES_NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt
index 50fb5b70de..178235ab5f 100755
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ class NotificationUtils @Inject constructor(private val context: Context,
                                       roomInfo: RoomEventGroupInfo,
                                       largeIcon: Bitmap?,
                                       lastMessageTimestamp: Long,
-                                      senderDisplayNameForReplyCompat: String?): Notification {
+                                      senderDisplayNameForReplyCompat: String?,
+                                      tickerText: String): Notification {
         val accentColor = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.notification_accent_color)
         // Build the pending intent for when the notification is clicked
         val openRoomIntent = buildOpenRoomIntent(roomInfo.roomId)
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ class NotificationUtils @Inject constructor(private val context: Context,
                             System.currentTimeMillis().toInt(), intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT)
                     setDeleteIntent(pendingIntent)
                 }
+                .setTicker(tickerText)
                 .build()
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/vector/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ccf4dfee3d..2c65918b67 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1089,6 +1089,8 @@
     <string name="notification_new_invitation">New Invitation</string>
     <string name="notification_sender_me">Me</string>
     <string name="notification_inline_reply_failed">** Failed to send - please open room</string>
+    <string name="notification_ticker_text_dm">%1$s: %2$s</string>
+    <string name="notification_ticker_text_group">%1$s: %2$s %3$s</string>
 
     <!-- historical -->
     <string name="historical_placeholder">Search for historical</string>