diff --git a/winaccessibility/source/service/AccComponentEventListener.cxx b/winaccessibility/source/service/AccComponentEventListener.cxx
index ca0dec0fa311..060fb201136c 100644
--- a/winaccessibility/source/service/AccComponentEventListener.cxx
+++ b/winaccessibility/source/service/AccComponentEventListener.cxx
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ void AccComponentEventListener::FireStatePropertyChange(sal_Int64 state, bool se
             pAgent->DecreaseState(m_xAccessible.get(), AccessibleStateType::DEFUNC);
             // UNO !SHOWING == MSAA OFFSCREEN
             pAgent->IncreaseState(m_xAccessible.get(), AccessibleStateType::SHOWING );
+            pAgent->NotifyAccEvent(UnoMSAAEvent::STATE_SHOWING, m_xAccessible.get());
             break;
         case AccessibleStateType::VISIBLE:
             // UNO !VISIBLE == MSAA INVISIBLE
diff --git a/winaccessibility/source/service/AccObjectWinManager.cxx b/winaccessibility/source/service/AccObjectWinManager.cxx
index 44dbcb98ac3a..de527270a8e0 100644
--- a/winaccessibility/source/service/AccObjectWinManager.cxx
+++ b/winaccessibility/source/service/AccObjectWinManager.cxx
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ bool AccObjectWinManager::NotifyAccEvent(XAccessible* pXAcc, UnoMSAAEvent eEvent
         UpdateAccFocus(pXAcc);
         NotifyWinEvent( EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS,hAcc, OBJID_CLIENT,dChildID  );
         break;
+    case UnoMSAAEvent::STATE_SHOWING:
+        // send EVENT_SYSTEM_ALERT when notification gets shown
+        if (pRContext->getAccessibleRole() == AccessibleRole::NOTIFICATION)
+            NotifyWinEvent(EVENT_SYSTEM_ALERT, hAcc, OBJID_CLIENT, dChildID);
+        break;
     case UnoMSAAEvent::MENU_START:
         NotifyWinEvent( EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUSTART,hAcc, OBJID_CLIENT,dChildID  );
         break;