diff --git a/packages/emoji-mart/src/components/Picker/Picker.tsx b/packages/emoji-mart/src/components/Picker/Picker.tsx
index e747e1a0..0550a8b9 100644
--- a/packages/emoji-mart/src/components/Picker/Picker.tsx
+++ b/packages/emoji-mart/src/components/Picker/Picker.tsx
@@ -1069,7 +1069,14 @@ export default class Picker extends Component {
 
   renderLiveRegion() {
     const emoji = this.getEmojiByPos(this.state.pos)
-    const contents = emoji ? emoji.name : ''
+    const noSearchResults =
+      this.state.searchResults == null || this.state.searchResults.length === 0
+
+    const contents = emoji
+      ? emoji.name
+      : noSearchResults
+      ? I18n.search_no_results_2
+      : ''
 
     return (
       <div aria-live="polite" class="sr-only">