diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/format.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/format.ts
index 1f7518057ac..2fef1059ac8 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/format.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/format.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ export async function formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider(
 	rangeOrRanges: Range | Range[],
 	mode: FormattingMode,
 	progress: IProgress<DocumentRangeFormattingEditProvider>,
-	token: CancellationToken
+	token: CancellationToken,
+	userGesture: boolean
 ): Promise<void> {
 
 	const instaService = accessor.get(IInstantiationService);
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export async function formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider(
 	const selected = await FormattingConflicts.select(provider, model, mode);
 	if (selected) {
 		progress.report(selected);
-		await instaService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithProvider, selected, editorOrModel, rangeOrRanges, token);
+		await instaService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithProvider, selected, editorOrModel, rangeOrRanges, token, userGesture);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -124,10 +125,12 @@ export async function formatDocumentRangesWithProvider(
 	provider: DocumentRangeFormattingEditProvider,
 	editorOrModel: ITextModel | IActiveCodeEditor,
 	rangeOrRanges: Range | Range[],
-	token: CancellationToken
+	token: CancellationToken,
+	userGesture: boolean
 ): Promise<boolean> {
 	const workerService = accessor.get(IEditorWorkerService);
 	const logService = accessor.get(ILogService);
+	const accessibleNotificationService = accessor.get(IAccessibleNotificationService);
 
 	let model: ITextModel;
 	let cts: CancellationTokenSource;
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ export async function formatDocumentRangesWithProvider(
 			return null;
 		});
 	}
-
+	accessibleNotificationService.notify(AccessibleNotificationEvent.Format, userGesture);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/formatActions.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/formatActions.ts
index 733b909ae6d..1282572b361 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/formatActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/formatActions.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { ILanguageFeaturesService } from 'vs/editor/common/services/languageFeat
 import { formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, formatDocumentWithSelectedProvider, FormattingMode, getOnTypeFormattingEdits } from 'vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/format';
 import { FormattingEdit } from 'vs/editor/contrib/format/browser/formattingEdit';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
+import { AccessibleNotificationEvent, IAccessibleNotificationService } from 'vs/platform/accessibility/common/accessibility';
 import { CommandsRegistry, ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { ContextKeyExpr } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ export class FormatOnType implements IEditorContribution {
 	constructor(
 		private readonly _editor: ICodeEditor,
 		@ILanguageFeaturesService private readonly _languageFeaturesService: ILanguageFeaturesService,
-		@IEditorWorkerService private readonly _workerService: IEditorWorkerService
+		@IEditorWorkerService private readonly _workerService: IEditorWorkerService,
+		@IAccessibleNotificationService private readonly _accessibleNotificationService: IAccessibleNotificationService
 	) {
 		this._disposables.add(_languageFeaturesService.onTypeFormattingEditProvider.onDidChange(this._update, this));
 		this._disposables.add(_editor.onDidChangeModel(() => this._update()));
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ export class FormatOnType implements IEditorContribution {
 				return;
 			}
 			if (isNonEmptyArray(edits)) {
+				this._accessibleNotificationService.notify(AccessibleNotificationEvent.Format, false);
 				FormattingEdit.execute(this._editor, edits, true);
 			}
 		}).finally(() => {
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ class FormatOnPaste implements IEditorContribution {
 		if (this.editor.getSelections().length > 1) {
 			return;
 		}
-		this._instantiationService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, this.editor, range, FormattingMode.Silent, Progress.None, CancellationToken.None).catch(onUnexpectedError);
+		this._instantiationService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, this.editor, range, FormattingMode.Silent, Progress.None, CancellationToken.None, false).catch(onUnexpectedError);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ class FormatSelectionAction extends EditorAction {
 
 		const progressService = accessor.get(IEditorProgressService);
 		await progressService.showWhile(
-			instaService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, editor, ranges, FormattingMode.Explicit, Progress.None, CancellationToken.None),
+			instaService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, editor, ranges, FormattingMode.Explicit, Progress.None, CancellationToken.None, true),
 			250
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/saveParticipants.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/saveParticipants.ts
index 83a75496d49..122278e217a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/saveParticipants.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/saveParticipants.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class FormatOnSaveParticipant implements ITextFileSaveParticipant {
 
 			} else if (ranges) {
 				// formatted modified ranges
-				await this.instantiationService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, editorOrModel, ranges, FormattingMode.Silent, nestedProgress, token);
+				await this.instantiationService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, editorOrModel, ranges, FormattingMode.Silent, nestedProgress, token, false);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts
index 54e69300018..f84ae6738e4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ registerEditorAction(class FormatSelectionMultipleAction extends EditorAction {
 		const provider = languageFeaturesService.documentRangeFormattingEditProvider.ordered(model);
 		const pick = await instaService.invokeFunction(showFormatterPick, model, provider);
 		if (typeof pick === 'number') {
-			await instaService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithProvider, provider[pick], editor, range, CancellationToken.None);
+			await instaService.invokeFunction(formatDocumentRangesWithProvider, provider[pick], editor, range, CancellationToken.None, true);
 		}
 
 		logFormatterTelemetry(telemetryService, 'range', provider, typeof pick === 'number' && provider[pick] || undefined);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatModified.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatModified.ts
index 31b7f3395a5..18f492145dc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatModified.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatModified.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ registerEditorAction(class FormatModifiedAction extends EditorAction {
 		if (isNonEmptyArray(ranges)) {
 			return instaService.invokeFunction(
 				formatDocumentRangesWithSelectedProvider, editor, ranges,
-				FormattingMode.Explicit, Progress.None, CancellationToken.None
+				FormattingMode.Explicit, Progress.None, CancellationToken.None,
+				true
 			);
 		}
 	}