diff --git a/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.test.ts b/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.test.ts
index 2be4212a5ce..8bf019c37af 100644
--- a/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.test.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import createTestEditor from '../testUtil/createTestEditor';
 import overwriteModeExtension, { toggleOverwrite } from './overwriteModeExtension';
 import typeText from '../testUtil/typeText';
 import pressReleaseKey from '../testUtil/pressReleaseKey';
+import getLastAnnouncement from '../testUtil/getLastAnnouncement';
 
 const createEditor = async (initialText: string, defaultEnabled = false) => {
 	const editor = await createTestEditor(initialText, EditorSelection.cursor(0), [], [
@@ -54,4 +55,14 @@ describe('overwriteModeExtension', () => {
 
 		expect(editor.state.doc.toString()).toBe('Test! This is a test! test\nTest');
 	});
+
+	test('should announce when toggling overwrite', async () => {
+		const editor = await createEditor('\nTest');
+
+		pressReleaseKey(editor, { key: 'Insert', code: 'Insert' });
+		expect(getLastAnnouncement(editor)).toBe('Overwrite mode enabled');
+
+		pressReleaseKey(editor, { key: 'Insert', code: 'Insert' });
+		expect(getLastAnnouncement(editor)).toBe('Overwrite mode disabled');
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.ts b/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.ts
index 762bd0e00ac..8e2a3fba791 100644
--- a/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/CodeMirror/utils/overwriteModeExtension.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { keymap, EditorView } from '@codemirror/view';
 import { StateField, Facet, StateEffect } from '@codemirror/state';
+import { _ } from '../../localization';
 
 const overwriteModeFacet = Facet.define({
 	combine: values => values[0] ?? false,
@@ -67,8 +68,14 @@ const overwriteModeExtension = [
 	keymap.of([{
 		key: 'Insert',
 		run: (view) => {
+			const newEnabled = !view.state.field(overwriteModeState);
 			view.dispatch({
-				effects: toggleOverwrite.of(!view.state.field(overwriteModeState)),
+				effects: [
+					toggleOverwrite.of(newEnabled),
+					EditorView.announce.of(
+						newEnabled ? _('Overwrite mode enabled') : _('Overwrite mode disabled'),
+					),
+				],
 			});
 			return false;
 		},