diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js
index 590796f4b2..0460e5a3f7 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js
@@ -419,12 +419,18 @@ window.columns = {
 	 */
 	saveManageColumnsState : function() {
 		var hidden = this.hidden();
-		$.post(ajaxurl, {
-			action: 'hidden-columns',
-			hidden: hidden,
-			screenoptionnonce: $('#screenoptionnonce').val(),
-			page: pagenow
-		});
+		$.post(
+			ajaxurl,
+			{
+				action: 'hidden-columns',
+				hidden: hidden,
+				screenoptionnonce: $('#screenoptionnonce').val(),
+				page: pagenow
+			},
+			function() {
+				wp.a11y.speak( __( 'Screen Options updated.' ) );
+			}
+		);
 	},
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/postbox.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/postbox.js
index c80866f3a2..b6d1b6569d 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/postbox.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/postbox.js
@@ -461,13 +461,19 @@
 			closed = $( '.postbox' ).filter( '.closed' ).map( function() { return this.id; } ).get().join( ',' );
 			hidden = $( '.postbox' ).filter( ':hidden' ).map( function() { return this.id; } ).get().join( ',' );
 
-			$.post(ajaxurl, {
-				action: 'closed-postboxes',
-				closed: closed,
-				hidden: hidden,
-				closedpostboxesnonce: jQuery('#closedpostboxesnonce').val(),
-				page: page
-			});
+			$.post(
+				ajaxurl,
+				{
+					action: 'closed-postboxes',
+					closed: closed,
+					hidden: hidden,
+					closedpostboxesnonce: jQuery('#closedpostboxesnonce').val(),
+					page: page
+				},
+				function() {
+					wp.a11y.speak( __( 'Screen Options updated.' ) );
+				}
+			);
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
index 0115611fe9..5216611d5d 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 	 * @return {void}
 	 */
 	updateWelcomePanel = function( visible ) {
-		$.post( ajaxurl, {
-			action: 'update-welcome-panel',
-			visible: visible,
-			welcomepanelnonce: $( '#welcomepanelnonce' ).val()
-		});
+		$.post(
+			ajaxurl,
+			{
+				action: 'update-welcome-panel',
+				visible: visible,
+				welcomepanelnonce: $( '#welcomepanelnonce' ).val()
+			},
+			function() {
+				wp.a11y.speak( wp.i18n.__( 'Screen Options updated.' ) );
+			}
+		);
 	};
 
 	// Unhide the welcome panel if the Welcome Option checkbox is checked.