diff --git a/libmscore/cmd.cpp b/libmscore/cmd.cpp
index 0014ad1cbbaaf..1cfc234644d60 100644
--- a/libmscore/cmd.cpp
+++ b/libmscore/cmd.cpp
@@ -1685,6 +1685,8 @@ void Score::upDownDelta(int pitchDelta)
 void Score::addArticulation(SymId attr)
       {
       QSet<Chord*> set;
+      int numAdded = 0;
+      int numRemoved = 0;
       for (Element* el : selection().elements()) {
             if (el->isNote() || el->isChord()) {
                   Chord* cr = 0;
@@ -1696,12 +1698,26 @@ void Score::addArticulation(SymId attr)
                         }
                   Articulation* na = new Articulation(this);
                   na->setSymId(attr);
-                  if (!addArticulation(el, na))
+                  if (addArticulation(el, na)) {
+                        ++numAdded;
+                        }
+                  else {
                         delete na;
+                        ++numRemoved;
+                        }
                   if (cr)
                         set.insert(cr);
                   }
             }
+      QString msg = Sym::id2userName(attr);
+      if (numAdded == 1 && numRemoved == 0)
+            msg = QObject::tr("%1 added").arg(msg);
+      else if (numAdded == 0 && numRemoved == 1)
+            msg = QObject::tr("%1 removed").arg(msg);
+      else
+            msg = QObject::tr("%1, added %2, removed %3")
+                  .arg(msg).arg(numAdded).arg(numRemoved);
+      setAccessibleMessage(msg);
       }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------