diff --git a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
index 6aaef298547..92d46c31325 100644
--- a/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/avatars/BaseAvatar.tsx
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ const BaseAvatar = (props: IProps) => {
             return (
                 <AccessibleButton
                     aria-label={_t("Avatar")}
+                    aria-live="off"
                     {...otherProps}
                     element="span"
                     className={classNames("mx_BaseAvatar", className)}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index 30091ea8a27..cf2bed86040 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -843,7 +843,8 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             if (remainder > 0) {
                 remText = <span className="mx_EventTile_readAvatarRemainder"
                     onClick={this.toggleAllReadAvatars}
-                    style={{ right: "calc(" + toRem(-left) + " + " + receiptOffset + "px)" }}>{ remainder }+
+                    style={{ right: "calc(" + toRem(-left) + " + " + receiptOffset + "px)" }}
+                    aria-live="off">{ remainder }+
                 </span>;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/ReadReceiptMarker.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/ReadReceiptMarker.tsx
index f2ce7e39670..6e9b3939377 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/ReadReceiptMarker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/ReadReceiptMarker.tsx
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ export default class ReadReceiptMarker extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IStat
                     member={this.props.member}
                     fallbackUserId={this.props.fallbackUserId}
                     aria-hidden="true"
+                    aria-live="off"
                     width={14}
                     height={14}
                     resizeMethod="crop"
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx
index 65fbb6a7e02..a84d3b8323e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/WhoIsTypingTile.tsx
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export default class WhoIsTypingTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     height={24}
                     resizeMethod="crop"
                     viewUserOnClick={true}
+                    aria-live="off"
                 />
             );
         });