diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
index 7219bc3b62a0..3dc35c0465fa 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar {
             mTabsCount.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             // Set image to more tabs dropdown "v"
             mTabs.setImageLevel(count);
+            mTabs.setContentDescription(mContext.getString(R.string.num_tabs, count));
         }
 
         mHandler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar {
                     // Set image to new tab button "+"
                     mTabs.setImageLevel(1);
                     mTabsCount.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                    mTabs.setContentDescription(mContext.getString(R.string.new_tab));
                 }
                 ((TextView) mTabsCount.getCurrentView()).setTextColor(mCounterColor);
             }
@@ -272,7 +274,13 @@ public class BrowserToolbar {
     public void updateTabCount(int count) {
         mTabsCount.setCurrentText(String.valueOf(count));
         mTabs.setImageLevel(count);
-        mTabsCount.setVisibility(count > 1 ? View.VISIBLE : View.INVISIBLE);
+        if (count > 1) {
+            mTabsCount.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            mTabs.setContentDescription(mContext.getString(R.string.num_tabs, count));
+        } else {
+            mTabsCount.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+            mTabs.setContentDescription(mContext.getString(R.string.new_tab));
+        }
     }
 
     public void setProgressVisibility(boolean visible) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd b/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
index 174b3e3d62a5..332a1f874709 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
+++ b/mobile/android/base/locales/en-US/android_strings.dtd
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 
 <!ENTITY close_tab "Close Tab">
 <!ENTITY new_tab "New Tab">
+<!-- Localization note (num_tabs) : Number of tabs is always more than one. 
+     We can't use android plural forms, sadly. See bug #753859. -->
+<!ENTITY num_tabs "&#037;d tabs">
 <!ENTITY new_tab_opened "New tab opened">
 
 <!ENTITY settings "Settings">
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in b/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
index c6e180963c5e..7a5a54afb68c 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
   <string name="close_tab">&close_tab;</string>
   <string name="new_tab">&new_tab;</string>
   <string name="new_tab_opened">&new_tab_opened;</string>
+  <string name="num_tabs">&num_tabs;</string>
   <string name="addons">&addons;</string>
   <string name="downloads">&downloads;</string>
   <string name="char_encoding">&char_encoding;</string>