diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/result_settings/query_performance/query_performance.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/result_settings/query_performance/query_performance.tsx
index b074c7bc14bf3..4ce55ddf7ad3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/result_settings/query_performance/query_performance.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/result_settings/query_performance/query_performance.tsx
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ export const QueryPerformance: React.FC = () => {
       className="response-feedback"
       data-test-subj="serverResultFieldsPerformance"
       tabIndex={-1}
+      role="region"
+      aria-live="polite"
       {...QueryPerformanceBadgeProps[queryPerformanceRating]}
     >
       {QueryPerformanceBadgeContents[queryPerformanceRating]}