diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
index f32bc44be2d58f..ee6ab32496e6fc 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ protected T prepareToRecycleView(@NonNull ThemedReactContext reactContext, T vie
     view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_state, null);
     view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_actions, null);
     view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_value, null);
+    view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_state_expanded, null);
 
     // This indirectly calls (and resets):
     // setTranslationX
@@ -270,6 +271,9 @@ public void setViewState(@NonNull T view, @Nullable ReadableMap accessibilitySta
     if (accessibilityState == null) {
       return;
     }
+    if (accessibilityState.hasKey("expanded")) {
+      view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_state_expanded, accessibilityState.getBoolean("expanded"));
+    }
     if (accessibilityState.hasKey("selected")) {
       boolean prevSelected = view.isSelected();
       boolean nextSelected = accessibilityState.getBoolean("selected");
@@ -335,13 +339,6 @@ private void updateViewContentDescription(@NonNull T view) {
             && value.getType() == ReadableType.Boolean
             && value.asBoolean()) {
           contentDescription.add(view.getContext().getString(R.string.state_busy_description));
-        } else if (state.equals(STATE_EXPANDED) && value.getType() == ReadableType.Boolean) {
-          contentDescription.add(
-              view.getContext()
-                  .getString(
-                      value.asBoolean()
-                          ? R.string.state_expanded_description
-                          : R.string.state_collapsed_description));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java
index 1ec4a23f73fb0e..e6ef3c837975c9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactAccessibilityDelegate.java
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public class ReactAccessibilityDelegate extends ExploreByTouchHelper {
     sActionIdMap.put("longpress", AccessibilityActionCompat.ACTION_LONG_CLICK.getId());
     sActionIdMap.put("increment", AccessibilityActionCompat.ACTION_SCROLL_FORWARD.getId());
     sActionIdMap.put("decrement", AccessibilityActionCompat.ACTION_SCROLL_BACKWARD.getId());
+    sActionIdMap.put("expand", AccessibilityActionCompat.ACTION_EXPAND.getId());
+    sActionIdMap.put("collapse", AccessibilityActionCompat.ACTION_COLLAPSE.getId());
   }
 
   private final View mView;
@@ -250,6 +252,14 @@ public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
   @Override
   public void onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(View host, AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat info) {
     super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(host, info);
+    if (host.getTag(R.id.accessibility_state_expanded) != null) {
+      final boolean accessibilityStateExpanded =
+          (boolean) host.getTag(R.id.accessibility_state_expanded);
+      info.addAction(
+          accessibilityStateExpanded
+              ? AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.ACTION_COLLAPSE
+              : AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.ACTION_EXPAND);
+    }
     final AccessibilityRole accessibilityRole =
         (AccessibilityRole) host.getTag(R.id.accessibility_role);
     final String accessibilityHint = (String) host.getTag(R.id.accessibility_hint);
@@ -380,6 +390,12 @@ public void onInitializeAccessibilityEvent(View host, AccessibilityEvent event)
 
   @Override
   public boolean performAccessibilityAction(View host, int action, Bundle args) {
+    if (action == AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.ACTION_COLLAPSE) {
+      host.setTag(R.id.accessibility_state_expanded, false);
+    }
+    if (action == AccessibilityNodeInfoCompat.ACTION_EXPAND) {
+      host.setTag(R.id.accessibility_state_expanded, true);
+    }
     if (mAccessibilityActionsMap.containsKey(action)) {
       final WritableMap event = Arguments.createMap();
       event.putString("actionName", mAccessibilityActionsMap.get(action));
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml b/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml
index 998cb3e222caca..6324b85af44673 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/uimanager/values/ids.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
   <!-- tag is used to store accessibilityState -->
   <item type="id" name="accessibility_state"/>
 
-  <!-- tag is used to store accessibilityLabel tag-->
+  <!--tag is used to store accessibilityStateExpanded -->
+  <item type="id" name="accessibility_state_expanded"/>
+
+  <!--tag is used to store accessibilityLabel tag-->
   <item type="id" name="accessibility_label"/>
 
   <!-- tag is used to store accessibilityActions tag-->
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Accessibility/AccessibilityExample.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Accessibility/AccessibilityExample.js
index d5caca95b71530..f80f587e547e05 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Accessibility/AccessibilityExample.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Accessibility/AccessibilityExample.js
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     flexDirection: 'column',
     justifyContent: 'space-between',
   },
+  button: {
+    padding: 8,
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    borderColor: 'blue',
+  },
   container: {
     flex: 1,
   },
@@ -1431,10 +1436,74 @@ function DisplayOptionStatusExample({
   );
 }
 
+function AccessibilityExpandedExample(): React.Node {
+  const [expand, setExpanded] = React.useState(false);
+  const [pressed, setPressed] = React.useState(false);
+  const expandAction = {name: 'expand'};
+  const collapseAction = {name: 'collapse'};
+  return (
+    <>
+      <RNTesterBlock title="Collapse/Expanded state change (Paper)">
+        <Text>
+          The following component announces expanded/collapsed state correctly
+        </Text>
+        <Button
+          onPress={() => setExpanded(!expand)}
+          accessibilityState={{expanded: expand}}
+          accessibilityActions={expand ? [collapseAction] : [expandAction]}
+          onAccessibilityAction={event => {
+            switch (event.nativeEvent.actionName) {
+              case 'expand':
+                setExpanded(true);
+                break;
+              case 'collapse':
+                setExpanded(false);
+                break;
+            }
+          }}
+          title="click me to change state"
+        />
+      </RNTesterBlock>
+
+      <RNTesterBlock title="Screenreader announces the visible text">
+        <Text>Announcing expanded/collapse and the visible text.</Text>
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          style={styles.button}
+          onPress={() => setExpanded(!expand)}
+          accessibilityState={{expanded: expand}}>
+          <Text>Click me to change state</Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
+      </RNTesterBlock>
+
+      <RNTesterBlock title="expanded/collapsed only managed through the accessibility menu">
+        <TouchableWithoutFeedback
+          accessibilityState={{expanded: true}}
+          accessible={true}>
+          <View>
+            <Text>Clicking me does not change state</Text>
+          </View>
+        </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
+      </RNTesterBlock>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 exports.title = 'Accessibility';
 exports.documentationURL = 'https://reactnative.dev/docs/accessibilityinfo';
 exports.description = 'Examples of using Accessibility APIs.';
 exports.examples = [
+  {
+    title: 'Accessibility expanded',
+    render(): React.Element<typeof AccessibilityExpandedExample> {
+      return <AccessibilityExpandedExample />;
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Accessibility elements',
+    render(): React.Element<typeof AccessibilityExample> {
+      return <AccessibilityExample />;
+    },
+  },
   {
     title: 'New accessibility roles and states',
     render(): React.Element<typeof AccessibilityRoleAndStateExample> {