diff --git a/crates/horizon-client/src/multiplayer.rs b/crates/horizon-client/src/multiplayer.rs
index f8efe8c56b..8ff3b34277 100644
--- a/crates/horizon-client/src/multiplayer.rs
+++ b/crates/horizon-client/src/multiplayer.rs
@@ -1039,6 +1039,14 @@ impl Screen {
                     parts.push(names.join(", "));
                 }
             }
+            Some(Ping::Incompatible { motd, version, .. }) => {
+                parts.push(t("multiplayer.status.incompatible", &[]));
+                parts.push(t(
+                    "multiplayer.status.version.narration",
+                    &[&version.plain()],
+                ));
+                parts.push(t("multiplayer.status.motd.narration", &[&motd.plain()]));
+            }
             Some(Ping::Failed(_)) => parts.push(t("multiplayer.status.no_connection", &[])),
             _ => parts.push(t("multiplayer.status.pinging", &[])),
         }
@@ -2100,6 +2108,57 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn incompatible_server_narration_matches_vanilla_order() {
+        struct Vanilla;
+        impl crate::lang::ResourceSource for Vanilla {
+            fn read(&self, path: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+                (path == "assets/minecraft/lang/en_us.json").then(|| {
+                    br#"{
+                        "narrator.select": "Select %s",
+                        "multiplayer.status.incompatible": "Incompatible version",
+                        "multiplayer.status.version.narration": "Version %s",
+                        "multiplayer.status.motd.narration": "MOTD %s"
+                    }"#
+                    .to_vec()
+                })
+            }
+            fn namespaces(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+                vec!["minecraft".into()]
+            }
+        }
+
+        crate::lang::scoped(crate::lang::Language::load(&[&Vanilla], "en_us"), || {
+            let entry = ServerEntry::new("Vanilla Legacy", "127.0.0.1:25565");
+            let ping = Ping::Incompatible {
+                motd: Text::literal("A Server"),
+                players: None,
+                player_list: Vec::new(),
+                version: Text::literal("1.12.2"),
+            };
+            let narration = Screen::server_narration(&entry, Some(&ping));
+            assert!(narration.contains("Vanilla Legacy"));
+            assert!(narration.contains("1.12.2"));
+            assert!(narration.contains("A Server"));
+            assert!(narration.contains("Incompatible version"));
+            // Vanilla: name -> incompatible -> version -> motd
+            let select = crate::screen_narrator::translate("narrator.select", &["Vanilla Legacy"]);
+            let incomp = crate::screen_narrator::translate("multiplayer.status.incompatible", &[]);
+            let version = crate::screen_narrator::translate(
+                "multiplayer.status.version.narration",
+                &["1.12.2"],
+            );
+            let motd = crate::screen_narrator::translate(
+                "multiplayer.status.motd.narration",
+                &["A Server"],
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                narration,
+                crate::widgets::join_for_narration(&[&select, &incomp, &version, &motd])
+            );
+        });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn only_discovered_entries_get_lan_authentication() {
         let address = "127.0.0.1:25565";
diff --git a/docs/narrator.md b/docs/narrator.md
index ffd6c6dd5b..a712e7064e 100644
--- a/docs/narrator.md
+++ b/docs/narrator.md
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ vanilla's widget trees but not always all the way:
   Tab follows reading order rather than vanilla's add order.
 - "Screen element i out of n" counts widgets in the order screens record
   them; most follow vanilla's add order, a few approximate it.
-- Some screens narrate less than vanilla's: a dialog's body text, the stats
-  screen while it loads (and the focus it gives its tabs once loaded), and
-  the server list's "incompatible version" status.
+- Some screens narrate less than vanilla's: a dialog's body text, and the
+  stats screen while it loads (and the focus it gives its tabs once loaded).
 - A click focuses the widget under the mouse even where a scrolled list
   hides it behind the header or footer.
 - The macOS backend has no `crashed` state: a failing synthesizer message