diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 9f279e78e..7aca17bf2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
         return view
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("LongMethod")
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 
@@ -160,7 +161,10 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
             override fun onTransitionCompleted(p0: MotionLayout?, p1: Int) { }
         })
 
-        view.toolbar_wrapper.isPrivateModeEnabled = (activity as HomeActivity).browsingModeManager.isPrivate
+        val isPrivate = (activity as HomeActivity).browsingModeManager.isPrivate
+
+        view.toolbar_wrapper.isPrivateModeEnabled = isPrivate
+        privateBrowsingButton.contentDescription = contentDescriptionForPrivateBrowsingButton(isPrivate)
 
         privateBrowsingButton.setOnClickListener {
             val browsingModeManager = (activity as HomeActivity).browsingModeManager
@@ -253,6 +257,14 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun contentDescriptionForPrivateBrowsingButton(isPrivate: Boolean): String {
+        val resourceId =
+            if (isPrivate) R.string.content_description_disable_private_browsing_button else
+                R.string.content_description_private_browsing_button
+
+        return getString(resourceId)
+    }
+
     private fun setupPrivateBrowsingDescription() {
         // Format the description text to include a hyperlink
         val descriptionText = String
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 227ed9624..50703e516 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     <string name="content_description_menu">More options</string>
     <!-- Content description (not visible, for screen readers etc.): "Private Browsing" menu button. -->
     <string name="content_description_private_browsing_button">Enable private browsing</string>
+    <!-- Content description (not visible, for screen readers etc.): "Private Browsing" menu button. -->
+    <string name="content_description_disable_private_browsing_button">Disable private browsing</string>
     <!-- Explanation for how sessions work -->
     <string name="sessions_intro_description">Sessions help you return to the sites you visit often and those you\'ve just discovered. Start browsing and they\'ll begin to appear here. </string>
     <!-- Placeholder text shown in the search bar before a user enters text -->