diff --git a/src/i18n/en-US.json b/src/i18n/en-US.json
index 3d78c716b1a..fcacdfa6489 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en-US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en-US.json
@@ -229,7 +229,17 @@
   "callAccept": "Accept",
   "callChooseSharedScreen": "Choose a screen to share",
   "callChooseSharedWindow": "Choose a window to share",
+  "cameraStatusOn": "on",
+  "cameraStatusOff": "off",
   "callConversationAcceptOrDecline": "{{conversationName}} is calling. Press control + enter to accept the call or press control + shift + enter to decline the call.",
+  "startedAudioCallingAlert": "You are calling {{conversationName}}.",
+  "startedVideoCallingAlert": "You are calling {{conversationName}}, you camera is {{cameraStatus}}.",
+  "startedGroupCallingAlert": "You started a conference call with {{conversationName}}.",
+  "startedVideoGroupCallingAlert": "You started a conference call with {{conversationName}}, your camera is {{cameraStatus}}.",
+  "ongoingAudioCall": "Ongoing audio call with {{conversationName}}.",
+  "ongoingVideoCall": "Ongoing video call with {{conversationName}}, your camera is {{cameraStatus}}.",
+  "ongoingGroupAudioCall": "Ongoing conference call with {{conversationName}}.",
+  "ongoingGroupVideoCall": "Ongoing video conference call with {{conversationName}}, your camera is {{cameraStatus}}.",
   "callDecline": "Decline",
   "callDegradationAction": "OK",
   "callDegradationDescription": "The call was disconnected because {{username}} is no longer a verified contact.",
diff --git a/src/script/components/TitleBar/TitleBar.tsx b/src/script/components/TitleBar/TitleBar.tsx
index 122aab22608..a4c3e82d351 100644
--- a/src/script/components/TitleBar/TitleBar.tsx
+++ b/src/script/components/TitleBar/TitleBar.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-import React, {useMemo, useEffect, useCallback} from 'react';
+import React, {useMemo, useEffect, useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
 
 import {TabIndex} from '@wireapp/react-ui-kit/lib/types/enums';
 import {amplify} from 'amplify';
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {container} from 'tsyringe';
 import {IconButton, IconButtonVariant, useMatchMedia} from '@wireapp/react-ui-kit';
 import {WebAppEvents} from '@wireapp/webapp-events';
 
+import {useCallAlertState} from 'Components/calling/useCallAlertState';
 import {Icon} from 'Components/Icon';
 import {LegalHoldDot} from 'Components/LegalHoldDot';
 import {useAppMainState, ViewType} from 'src/script/page/state';
@@ -101,9 +102,11 @@ export const TitleBar: React.FC<TitleBarProps> = ({
   ]);
 
   const {isActivatedAccount} = useKoSubscribableChildren(userState, ['isActivatedAccount']);
-  const {joinedCall} = useKoSubscribableChildren(callState, ['joinedCall']);
+  const {joinedCall, activeCalls} = useKoSubscribableChildren(callState, ['joinedCall', 'activeCalls']);
   const {isVideoCallingEnabled} = useKoSubscribableChildren(teamState, ['isVideoCallingEnabled']);
 
+  const currentFocusedElementRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
+
   const badgeLabelCopy = useMemo(() => {
     if (is1to1 && isRequest) {
       return '';
@@ -196,11 +199,22 @@ export const TitleBar: React.FC<TitleBarProps> = ({
 
   const onClickStartAudio = () => {
     callActions.startAudio(conversation);
+    showStartedCallAlert(isGroup);
+
     if (smBreakpoint) {
       setLeftSidebar();
     }
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!activeCalls.length && currentFocusedElementRef.current) {
+      currentFocusedElementRef.current.focus();
+      currentFocusedElementRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, [activeCalls.length]);
+
+  const {showStartedCallAlert} = useCallAlertState();
+
   return (
     <ul
       id="conversation-title-bar"
@@ -236,7 +250,7 @@ export const TitleBar: React.FC<TitleBarProps> = ({
           onClick={onClickDetails}
           title={peopleTooltip}
           aria-label={peopleTooltip}
-          onKeyDown={e => handleKeyDown(e, onClickDetails)}
+          onKeyDown={event => handleKeyDown(event, onClickDetails)}
           data-placement="bottom"
           role="button"
           tabIndex={TabIndex.FOCUSABLE}
@@ -277,7 +291,11 @@ export const TitleBar: React.FC<TitleBarProps> = ({
                 className="conversation-title-bar-icon"
                 title={t('tooltipConversationVideoCall')}
                 aria-label={t('tooltipConversationVideoCall')}
-                onClick={() => callActions.startVideo(conversation)}
+                onClick={event => {
+                  currentFocusedElementRef.current = event.target as HTMLButtonElement;
+                  callActions.startVideo(conversation);
+                  showStartedCallAlert(isGroup, true);
+                }}
                 data-uie-name="do-video-call"
               >
                 <Icon.Camera />
@@ -289,7 +307,11 @@ export const TitleBar: React.FC<TitleBarProps> = ({
               className="conversation-title-bar-icon"
               title={t('tooltipConversationCall')}
               aria-label={t('tooltipConversationCall')}
-              onClick={() => callActions.startAudio(conversation)}
+              onClick={event => {
+                currentFocusedElementRef.current = event.target as HTMLButtonElement;
+                callActions.startAudio(conversation);
+                showStartedCallAlert(isGroup);
+              }}
               data-uie-name="do-call"
             >
               <Icon.Pickup />
diff --git a/src/script/components/calling/CallingCell.tsx b/src/script/components/calling/CallingCell.tsx
index 9efb5eb8fc9..cab7718725d 100644
--- a/src/script/components/calling/CallingCell.tsx
+++ b/src/script/components/calling/CallingCell.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {Avatar, AVATAR_SIZE} from 'Components/Avatar';
 import {GroupAvatar} from 'Components/avatar/GroupAvatar';
 import {Duration} from 'Components/calling/Duration';
 import {GroupVideoGrid} from 'Components/calling/GroupVideoGrid';
+import {useCallAlertState} from 'Components/calling/useCallAlertState';
 import {FadingScrollbar} from 'Components/FadingScrollbar';
 import {Icon} from 'Components/Icon';
 import {ClassifiedBar} from 'Components/input/ClassifiedBar';
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ const CallingCell: React.FC<CallingCellProps> = ({
       'currentPage',
       'muteState',
     ]);
+
   const {
     isGroup,
     participating_user_ets: userEts,
@@ -146,8 +148,10 @@ const CallingCell: React.FC<CallingCellProps> = ({
 
   const currentCallStatus = callStatus[state];
 
-  const showNoCameraPreview = !hasAccessToCamera && call.initialType === CALL_TYPE.VIDEO && !isOngoing;
-  const showVideoButton = isVideoCallingEnabled && (call.initialType === CALL_TYPE.VIDEO || isOngoing);
+  const isVideoCall = call.initialType === CALL_TYPE.VIDEO;
+
+  const showNoCameraPreview = !hasAccessToCamera && isVideoCall && !isOngoing;
+  const showVideoButton = isVideoCallingEnabled && (isVideoCall || isOngoing);
   const showParticipantsButton = isOngoing && isGroup;
 
   const videoGrid = useVideoGrid(call);
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ const CallingCell: React.FC<CallingCellProps> = ({
   }, [isOngoing, multitasking]);
 
   const {setCurrentView} = useAppMainState(state => state.responsiveView);
+  const {showAlert, clearShowAlert} = useCallAlertState();
 
   const answerCall = () => {
     callActions.answer(call);
@@ -253,9 +258,26 @@ const CallingCell: React.FC<CallingCellProps> = ({
       };
     }
 
-    return () => undefined;
+    return () => {
+      clearShowAlert();
+    };
   }, [answerOrRejectCall, isIncoming]);
 
+  const call1To1StartedAlert = t(isOutgoingVideoCall ? 'startedVideoCallingAlert' : 'startedAudioCallingAlert', {
+    conversationName,
+    cameraStatus: t(selfSharesCamera ? 'cameraStatusOn' : 'cameraStatusOff'),
+  });
+
+  const onGoingCallAlert = t(isOutgoingVideoCall ? 'ongoingVideoCall' : 'ongoingAudioCall', {
+    conversationName,
+    cameraStatus: t(selfSharesCamera ? 'cameraStatusOn' : 'cameraStatusOff'),
+  });
+
+  const callGroupStartedAlert = t(isOutgoingVideoCall ? 'startedVideoGroupCallingAlert' : 'startedGroupCallingAlert', {
+    conversationName,
+    cameraStatus: t(selfSharesCamera ? 'cameraStatusOn' : 'cameraStatusOff'),
+  });
+
   return (
     <div className="conversation-calling-cell">
       {isIncoming && (
@@ -267,7 +289,7 @@ const CallingCell: React.FC<CallingCellProps> = ({
       {showJoinButton && isFullUi && (
         <button
           className="call-ui__button call-ui__button--green call-ui__button--join"
-          style={{margin: '40px 16px 0px 16px'}}
+          style={{margin: '40px 16px 0px'}}
           onClick={() => callActions.answer(call)}
           type="button"
           data-uie-name="do-call-controls-call-join"
@@ -286,14 +308,25 @@ const CallingCell: React.FC<CallingCellProps> = ({
           {muteState === MuteState.REMOTE_MUTED && isFullUi && (
             <div className="conversation-list-calling-cell__info-bar">{t('muteStateRemoteMute')}</div>
           )}
+
           <div className="conversation-list-cell-right__calling">
             <div
+              ref={element => {
+                if (isGroup && showAlert && !isVideoCall) {
+                  element?.focus();
+                }
+              }}
               className="conversation-list-cell conversation-list-cell-button"
               onClick={createNavigate(conversationUrl)}
+              onBlur={() => clearShowAlert()}
               onKeyDown={createNavigateKeyboard(conversationUrl)}
               tabIndex={TabIndex.FOCUSABLE}
               role="button"
-              aria-label={t('accessibility.openConversation', conversationName)}
+              aria-label={
+                showAlert
+                  ? callGroupStartedAlert
+                  : `${isOngoing ? `${onGoingCallAlert} ` : ''}${t('accessibility.openConversation', conversationName)}`
+              }
             >
               {!temporaryUserStyle && (
                 <div className="conversation-list-cell-left">
@@ -485,9 +518,13 @@ const CallingCell: React.FC<CallingCellProps> = ({
                   {(isIncoming || isOutgoing) && (
                     <li className="conversation-list-calling-cell-controls-item">
                       <button
+                        // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-autofocus
+                        autoFocus={!isGroup}
                         className="call-ui__button call-ui__button--red call-ui__button--large"
                         onClick={() => (isIncoming ? callActions.reject(call) : callActions.leave(call))}
-                        title={t('videoCallOverlayHangUp')}
+                        onBlur={() => clearShowAlert()}
+                        title={!isGroup && showAlert ? call1To1StartedAlert : t('videoCallOverlayHangUp')}
+                        aria-label={!isGroup && showAlert ? call1To1StartedAlert : t('videoCallOverlayHangUp')}
                         type="button"
                         data-uie-name="do-call-controls-call-decline"
                       >
diff --git a/src/script/components/calling/CallingOverlayContainer.tsx b/src/script/components/calling/CallingOverlayContainer.tsx
index ddda6e988cb..aae5cd04422 100644
--- a/src/script/components/calling/CallingOverlayContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/script/components/calling/CallingOverlayContainer.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {container} from 'tsyringe';
 
 import {CALL_TYPE, STATE as CALL_STATE} from '@wireapp/avs';
 
+import {useCallAlertState} from 'Components/calling/useCallAlertState';
 import {useKoSubscribableChildren} from 'Util/ComponentUtil';
 
 import {ChooseScreen, Screen} from './ChooseScreen';
@@ -90,14 +91,15 @@ const CallingContainer: React.FC<CallingContainerProps> = ({
     callState.selectableWindows([]);
   };
 
-  const changePage = (newPage: number, call: Call) => {
-    callingRepository.changeCallPage(call, newPage);
-  };
+  const changePage = (newPage: number, call: Call) => callingRepository.changeCallPage(call, newPage);
+
+  const {clearShowAlert} = useCallAlertState();
 
   const leave = (call: Call) => {
     callingRepository.leaveCall(call.conversationId, LEAVE_CALL_REASON.MANUAL_LEAVE_BY_UI_CLICK);
     callState.activeCallViewTab(CallViewTab.ALL);
     call.maximizedParticipant(null);
+    clearShowAlert();
   };
 
   const setMaximizedParticipant = (call: Call, participant: Participant | null) => {
@@ -121,13 +123,9 @@ const CallingContainer: React.FC<CallingContainerProps> = ({
     callingRepository.refreshAudioInput();
   };
 
-  const toggleCamera = (call: Call) => {
-    callingRepository.toggleCamera(call);
-  };
+  const toggleCamera = (call: Call) => callingRepository.toggleCamera(call);
 
-  const toggleMute = (call: Call, muteState: boolean) => {
-    callingRepository.muteCall(call, muteState);
-  };
+  const toggleMute = (call: Call, muteState: boolean) => callingRepository.muteCall(call, muteState);
 
   const toggleScreenshare = async (call: Call): Promise<void> => {
     if (call.getSelfParticipant().sharesScreen()) {
diff --git a/src/script/components/calling/FullscreenVideoCall.tsx b/src/script/components/calling/FullscreenVideoCall.tsx
index f317284b6a9..7b6fd5732af 100644
--- a/src/script/components/calling/FullscreenVideoCall.tsx
+++ b/src/script/components/calling/FullscreenVideoCall.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {container} from 'tsyringe';
 import {CALL_TYPE, CONV_TYPE} from '@wireapp/avs';
 import {IconButton, IconButtonVariant, useMatchMedia} from '@wireapp/react-ui-kit';
 
+import {useCallAlertState} from 'Components/calling/useCallAlertState';
 import {Icon} from 'Components/Icon';
 import {ClassifiedBar} from 'Components/input/ClassifiedBar';
 import {useKoSubscribableChildren} from 'Util/ComponentUtil';
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ const FullscreenVideoCall: React.FC<FullscreenVideoCallProps> = ({
   const {videoInput: currentCameraDevice} = useKoSubscribableChildren(mediaDevicesHandler.currentDeviceId, [
     DeviceTypes.VIDEO_INPUT,
   ]);
+
   const minimize = () => multitasking.isMinimized(true);
   const {videoInput} = useKoSubscribableChildren(mediaDevicesHandler.availableDevices, [DeviceTypes.VIDEO_INPUT]);
   const showToggleVideo =
@@ -155,16 +157,17 @@ const FullscreenVideoCall: React.FC<FullscreenVideoCallProps> = ({
   const {unreadMessagesCount} = useAppState();
   const hasUnreadMessages = unreadMessagesCount > 0;
 
+  const {showAlert, isGroupCall, clearShowAlert} = useCallAlertState();
+
   const totalPages = callPages.length;
 
-  const isSpaceOrEnterKey = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    return event.key === KEY.ENTER || event.key === KEY.SPACE;
-  };
+  const isSpaceOrEnterKey = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => [KEY.ENTER, KEY.SPACE].includes(event.key);
 
   const handleToggleCameraKeydown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
     if (isSpaceOrEnterKey(event)) {
       toggleCamera(call);
     }
+
     return true;
   };
 
@@ -183,6 +186,16 @@ const FullscreenVideoCall: React.FC<FullscreenVideoCallProps> = ({
     };
   }, []);
 
+  const callGroupStartedAlert = t(isGroupCall ? 'startedVideoGroupCallingAlert' : 'startedVideoCallingAlert', {
+    conversationName,
+    cameraStatus: t(selfSharesCamera ? 'cameraStatusOn' : 'cameraStatusOff'),
+  });
+
+  const onGoingGroupCallAlert = t(isGroupCall ? 'ongoingGroupVideoCall' : 'ongoingVideoCall', {
+    conversationName,
+    cameraStatus: t(selfSharesCamera ? 'cameraStatusOn' : 'cameraStatusOff'),
+  });
+
   return (
     <div id="video-calling" className="video-calling">
       <div id="video-title" className="video-title">
@@ -211,7 +224,18 @@ const FullscreenVideoCall: React.FC<FullscreenVideoCallProps> = ({
           />
         )}
 
-        <div className="video-remote-name">
+        {/* Calling conversation name and duration */}
+        <div
+          className="video-remote-name"
+          aria-label={showAlert ? callGroupStartedAlert : onGoingGroupCallAlert}
+          tabIndex={TabIndex.FOCUSABLE}
+          ref={element => {
+            if (showAlert) {
+              element?.focus();
+            }
+          }}
+          onBlur={() => clearShowAlert()}
+        >
           <h2 className="video-remote-title">{conversationName}</h2>
 
           <div data-uie-name="video-timer" className="video-timer label-xs">
diff --git a/src/script/components/calling/useCallAlertState.ts b/src/script/components/calling/useCallAlertState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..438b5af2e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/components/calling/useCallAlertState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Wire
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Wire Swiss GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ *
+ */
+
+import {create} from 'zustand';
+
+type CallAlertState = {
+  showAlert: boolean;
+  isGroupCall: boolean;
+  showStartedCallAlert: (isGroupCall: boolean, isVideoCall?: boolean) => void;
+  clearShowAlert: () => void;
+};
+
+const useCallAlertState = create<CallAlertState>((set, get) => ({
+  showAlert: false,
+  isGroupCall: false,
+  showStartedCallAlert: (isGroupCall = false, isVideoCall = false) =>
+    set(state => ({
+      ...state,
+      showAlert: true,
+      isGroupCall,
+    })),
+  clearShowAlert: () =>
+    set(state => ({
+      ...state,
+      showAlert: false,
+    })),
+}));
+
+export {useCallAlertState};