diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp
index edc47290a7..176c13d09d 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/components/juce_Component.cpp
@@ -1702,6 +1702,9 @@ void Component::enterModalState (bool shouldTakeKeyboardFocus,
 
         if (shouldTakeKeyboardFocus)
             grabKeyboardFocus();
+
+        if (auto* handler = getAccessibilityHandler())
+            notifyAccessibilityEventInternal (*handler, InternalAccessibilityEvent::focusChanged);
     }
     else
     {