diff --git a/lib/embed/media_tag.rb b/lib/embed/media_tag.rb
index e9dc4d0cc..fbcb4f878 100644
--- a/lib/embed/media_tag.rb
+++ b/lib/embed/media_tag.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def media_element(label, file, type)
             data-src="#{streaming_url_for(file, :dash)}"
             data-auth-url="#{authentication_url(file)}"
             controls='controls'
+            aria-labelledby="access-restricted-message-div-#{file_index}"
             class="#{'sul-embed-many-media' if many_primary_files?}"
             style="height: #{media_element_height}; display:none;"
             height="#{media_element_height}">
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ def access_restricted_overlay(stanford_only, location_restricted)
       # TODO: line1 and line1 spans should be populated by values returned from stacks
       <<-HTML.strip_heredoc
         <div class='sul-embed-media-access-restricted-container' data-access-restricted-message>
-          <div class='sul-embed-media-access-restricted'>
+          <div class='sul-embed-media-access-restricted' id="access-restricted-message-div-#{file_index}">
             #{access_restricted_message(stanford_only, location_restricted)}
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/spec/lib/embed/media_tag_spec.rb b/spec/lib/embed/media_tag_spec.rb
index 1f38aa1d1..e1ee6a859 100644
--- a/spec/lib/embed/media_tag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/embed/media_tag_spec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
       it 'includes a height attribute equal to the body height' do
         expect(subject).to have_css("video[height='#{viewer.body_height}px']", visible: false)
       end
+
+      it 'shows location restricted messages to the screen reader' do
+        expect(subject).to have_css('video[aria-labelledby="access-restricted-message-div-0"]', visible: false)
+        expect(subject).to have_css('div#access-restricted-message-div-0')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'multiple videos' do