diff --git a/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.d.ts b/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.d.ts
index 4d61e9f94d8..8e519ee31bd 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.d.ts
+++ b/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.d.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ export interface AutocompleteProps
    * Define a custom class for the internal drawer-list. This makes it possible more easily customize the drawer-list style with styled-components and the `css` style method. Defaults to `null`.
    */
   drawer_class?: string;
-  ariaLiveDelay?: number;
   /**
    * Will be called for every key change the users makes. Returns an object with the input `value` inside `{ value, event, attributes }` including <a href="/uilib/components/autocomplete/events#dynamically-change-data">these methods</a>.
    */
diff --git a/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.js b/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.js
index a883eb9ca05..8cbe8ab5c06 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.js
+++ b/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/Autocomplete.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
 import { pickFormElementProps } from '../../shared/helpers/filterValidProps'
 
 import Suffix from '../../shared/helpers/Suffix'
+import AriaLive from '../aria-live/AriaLive'
 import FormLabel from '../form-label/FormLabel'
 import FormStatus from '../form-status/FormStatus'
 import IconPrimary from '../icon-primary/IconPrimary'
@@ -246,11 +247,6 @@ export default class Autocomplete extends React.PureComponent {
       PropTypes.array,
     ]),
 
-    /**
-     * For internal use
-     */
-    ariaLiveDelay: PropTypes.number,
-
     on_show: PropTypes.func,
     on_type: PropTypes.func,
     on_focus: PropTypes.func,
@@ -332,8 +328,6 @@ export default class Autocomplete extends React.PureComponent {
     className: null,
     children: null,
 
-    ariaLiveDelay: null,
-
     on_show: null,
     on_hide: null,
     on_type: null,
@@ -467,7 +461,6 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     clearTimeout(this._selectTimeout)
-    clearTimeout(this._ariaLiveUpdateTimeout)
     clearTimeout(this._focusTimeout)
     clearTimeout(this._blurTimeout)
   }
@@ -592,7 +585,6 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
     // Opens the drawer, also when pressing on the clear button
     if (this.state.hasFocus) {
       this.setVisible()
-      this.setAriaLiveUpdate()
     }
 
     return data
@@ -631,8 +623,6 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
       cache_hash: value + this.countData(data),
     })
 
-    this.setAriaLiveUpdate()
-
     return data
   }
 
@@ -1662,42 +1652,26 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
     })
   }
 
-  setAriaLiveUpdate() {
+  getAriaLiveUpdate() {
     const { opened } = this.context.drawerList
-    const {
-      aria_live_options,
-      no_options,
-      ariaLiveDelay = 1000,
-    } = this._props
 
     // this is only to make a better screen reader ux
-    clearTimeout(this._ariaLiveUpdateTimeout)
     if (opened) {
-      this._ariaLiveUpdateTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        let newString = null
+      const { aria_live_options, no_options } = this._props
+      const count = this.countData()
 
-        const count = this.countData()
+      let newString = null
 
-        if (count > 0) {
-          newString = String(aria_live_options).replace('%s', count)
-        } else {
-          newString = no_options
-        }
+      if (count > 0) {
+        newString = String(aria_live_options).replace('%s', count)
+      } else {
+        newString = no_options
+      }
 
-        if (newString) {
-          this.setState({
-            ariaLiveUpdate: newString,
-            _listenForPropChanges: false,
-          })
-          this._ariaLiveUpdateTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-            this.setState({
-              ariaLiveUpdate: null,
-              _listenForPropChanges: false,
-            })
-          }, 1000)
-        }
-      }, ariaLiveDelay) // so that the input gets read out first, and then the results
+      return newString
     }
+
+    return ''
   }
 
   getVoiceOverActiveItem(selected_sr) {
@@ -1709,19 +1683,14 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
     )
 
     return (
-      <span
-        hidden={!IS_MAC}
-        className="dnb-sr-only"
-        aria-live="assertive"
-        aria-atomic
-      >
+      <AriaLive hidden={!IS_MAC} priority="hight" delay={0}>
         {currentDataItem && (
           <>
             {active_item === selected_item ? <>{selected_sr} </> : null}
             <ItemContent>{currentDataItem}</ItemContent>
           </>
         )}
-      </span>
+      </AriaLive>
     )
   }
 
@@ -1804,7 +1773,6 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
       show_all, // eslint-disable-line
       aria_live_options, // eslint-disable-line
       disable_highlighting, // eslint-disable-line
-      ariaLiveDelay, // eslint-disable-line
 
       ...attributes
     } = props
@@ -1812,7 +1780,7 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
     const id = this._id
     const showStatus = getStatusState(status)
 
-    const { inputValue, visibleIndicator, ariaLiveUpdate } = this.state
+    const { inputValue, visibleIndicator } = this.state
 
     const { hidden, selected_item, active_item, direction, opened } =
       this.context.drawerList
@@ -2106,9 +2074,7 @@ class AutocompleteInstance extends React.PureComponent {
         {/* Add VoiceOver support to read the "selected" item */}
         {this.getVoiceOverActiveItem(selected_sr)}
 
-        <span className="dnb-sr-only" aria-live="assertive">
-          {ariaLiveUpdate}
-        </span>
+        <AriaLive priority="hight">{this.getAriaLiveUpdate()}</AriaLive>
       </span>
     )
   }
diff --git a/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/__tests__/Autocomplete.test.tsx b/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/__tests__/Autocomplete.test.tsx
index f9d454b22d7..ca42ae79a70 100644
--- a/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/__tests__/Autocomplete.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dnb-eufemia/src/components/autocomplete/__tests__/Autocomplete.test.tsx
@@ -349,12 +349,7 @@ describe('Autocomplete component', () => {
 
   it('should update aria-live with results', async () => {
     render(
-      <Autocomplete
-        data={mockData}
-        show_submit_button
-        ariaLiveDelay={1}
-        {...mockProps}
-      />
+      <Autocomplete data={mockData} show_submit_button {...mockProps} />
     )
 
     const inputElement = document.querySelector('.dnb-input__input')
@@ -482,7 +477,7 @@ describe('Autocomplete component', () => {
     ).toBe('Ingen alternativer')
   })
 
-  it('should update aria-live (for VoiceOver support) with selected item', () => {
+  it('should update aria-live (for VoiceOver support) with selected item', async () => {
     Object.defineProperty(helpers, 'IS_MAC', {
       value: true,
     })
@@ -493,46 +488,54 @@ describe('Autocomplete component', () => {
 
     toggle()
 
-    expect(
-      document.querySelector('.dnb-sr-only:not([hidden])').textContent
-    ).toBe('')
+    expect(document.querySelector('.dnb-aria-live').textContent).toBe('')
 
     // simulate changes
     keyDownOnInput(40) // down
 
-    expect(
-      document.querySelector('.dnb-sr-only:not([hidden])').textContent
-    ).toBe('AA c')
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelector('.dnb-aria-live').textContent).toBe(
+        'AA c'
+      )
+    })
 
     // simulate changes
     keyDownOnInput(40) // down
 
-    expect(
-      document.querySelector('.dnb-sr-only:not([hidden])').textContent
-    ).toBe('BB cc zethx')
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelector('.dnb-aria-live').textContent).toBe(
+        'BB cc zethx'
+      )
+    })
 
     // simulate changes
     keyDownOnInput(40) // down
 
-    expect(
-      document.querySelector('.dnb-sr-only:not([hidden])').textContent
-    ).toBe('CCcc')
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelector('.dnb-aria-live').textContent).toBe(
+        'CCcc'
+      )
+    })
 
     act(() => {
       dispatchKeyDown(13) // enter
     })
 
-    expect(
-      document.querySelector('.dnb-sr-only:not([hidden])').textContent
-    ).toBe('Valgt: CCcc')
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelector('.dnb-aria-live').textContent).toBe(
+        'Valgt: CCcc'
+      )
+    })
 
     // simulate changes
     toggle()
     keyDownOnInput(38) // up
 
-    expect(
-      document.querySelector('.dnb-sr-only:not([hidden])').textContent
-    ).toBe('BB cc zethx')
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelector('.dnb-aria-live').textContent).toBe(
+        'BB cc zethx'
+      )
+    })
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line
     Object.defineProperty(helpers, 'IS_MAC', {
@@ -542,9 +545,7 @@ describe('Autocomplete component', () => {
     // simulate changes
     keyDownOnInput(38) // up
 
-    expect(
-      document.querySelector('.dnb-sr-only:not([hidden])').textContent
-    ).toBe('')
+    expect(document.querySelector('.dnb-aria-live').textContent).toBe('')
   })
 
   it('can be used with regex chars', () => {