diff --git a/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm b/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm
index aa9af82fd..a88cb9acd 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm
@@ -3738,6 +3738,13 @@ mbgl::Duration MGLDurationInSeconds(NSTimeInterval duration)
         duration = MAX([newLocation.timestamp timeIntervalSinceDate:oldLocation.timestamp], MGLUserLocationAnimationDuration);
     }
     [self updateUserLocationAnnotationViewAnimatedWithDuration:duration];
+    
+    if (self.userTrackingMode == MGLUserTrackingModeNone &&
+        self.userLocationAnnotationView.accessibilityElementIsFocused &&
+        [UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationState == UIApplicationStateActive)
+    {
+        UIAccessibilityPostNotification(UIAccessibilityLayoutChangedNotification, self.userLocationAnnotationView);
+    }
 }
 
 - (void)didUpdateLocationWithUserTrackingAnimated:(BOOL)animated
@@ -4109,7 +4116,10 @@ mbgl::Duration MGLDurationInSeconds(NSTimeInterval duration)
 
             if ( ! [self isSuppressingChangeDelimiters] && [self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(mapView:regionDidChangeAnimated:)])
             {
-                UIAccessibilityPostNotification(UIAccessibilityLayoutChangedNotification, nil);
+                if ([UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationState == UIApplicationStateActive)
+                {
+                    UIAccessibilityPostNotification(UIAccessibilityLayoutChangedNotification, nil);
+                }
                 BOOL animated = change == mbgl::MapChangeRegionDidChangeAnimated;
                 [self.delegate mapView:self regionDidChangeAnimated:animated];
             }
@@ -4257,8 +4267,6 @@ mbgl::Duration MGLDurationInSeconds(NSTimeInterval duration)
             [self deselectAnnotation:self.selectedAnnotation animated:YES];
         }
     }
-    
-    UIAccessibilityPostNotification(UIAccessibilityLayoutChangedNotification, nil);
 }
 
 /// Intended center point of the user location annotation view with respect to
diff --git a/platform/ios/src/MGLUserLocationAnnotationView.m b/platform/ios/src/MGLUserLocationAnnotationView.m
index 72045f05e..c514026e4 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/MGLUserLocationAnnotationView.m
+++ b/platform/ios/src/MGLUserLocationAnnotationView.m
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const CGFloat MGLUserLocationAnnotationArrowSize = MGLUserLocationAnnotationPuck
         self.annotation = [[MGLUserLocation alloc] initWithMapView:mapView];
         _mapView = mapView;
         [self setupLayers];
-        self.accessibilityTraits = UIAccessibilityTraitButton | UIAccessibilityTraitAdjustable;
+        self.accessibilityTraits = UIAccessibilityTraitButton | UIAccessibilityTraitAdjustable | UIAccessibilityTraitUpdatesFrequently;
         
         _accessibilityCoordinateFormatter = [[MGLCoordinateFormatter alloc] init];
         _accessibilityCoordinateFormatter.unitStyle = NSFormattingUnitStyleLong;
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ const CGFloat MGLUserLocationAnnotationArrowSize = MGLUserLocationAnnotationPuck
     [self.mapView accessibilityDecrement];
 }
 
+- (void)setHidden:(BOOL)hidden
+{
+    BOOL oldValue = super.hidden;
+    [super setHidden:hidden];
+    if (oldValue != hidden)
+    {
+        UIAccessibilityPostNotification(UIAccessibilityLayoutChangedNotification, nil);
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)setTintColor:(UIColor *)tintColor
 {
     if (_puckModeActivated)