diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.html
index 0338055df5..d530fb38d1 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
         <ng-container *ngFor="let entry of (tableEntries$ | async)">
           <tr *ngIf="updates[entry.id] as update" [ngClass]="getRowClass(update)" class="bitstream-row" cdkDrag
-          (cdkDragStarted)="dragStart()" (cdkDragEnded)="dragEnd()">
+          (cdkDragStarted)="dragStart(entry.name)" (cdkDragEnded)="dragEnd(entry.name)">
 
             <th class="bitstream-name row-element {{ columnSizes.columns[0].buildClasses() }}"
                 scope="row" id="{{ entry.nameStripped }}" headers="{{ bundleName }} name">
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.ts
index bd99fc1a09..24319f4a83 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import { RequestService } from '../../../../core/data/request.service';
 import { ItemBitstreamsService } from '../item-bitstreams.service';
 import { CdkDragDrop, moveItemInArray } from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../../../shared/live-region/live-region.service';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 /**
  * Interface storing all the information necessary to create a row in the bitstream edit table
@@ -166,11 +168,6 @@ export class ItemEditBitstreamBundleComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   pageSize$: BehaviorSubject<number>;
 
-  /**
-   * Whether the table has multiple pages
-   */
-  hasMultiplePages = false;
-
   /**
    * The self url of the bundle, also used when retrieving fieldUpdates
    */
@@ -190,6 +187,8 @@ export class ItemEditBitstreamBundleComponent implements OnInit {
     protected paginationService: PaginationService,
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected itemBitstreamsService: ItemBitstreamsService,
+    protected liveRegionService: LiveRegionService,
+    protected translateService: TranslateService,
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ export class ItemEditBitstreamBundleComponent implements OnInit {
     this.paginationComponent.doPageSizeChange(pageSize);
   }
 
-  dragStart() {
+  dragStart(bitstreamName: string) {
     // Only open the drag tooltip when there are multiple pages
     this.paginationComponent.shouldShowBottomPager.pipe(
       take(1),
@@ -309,10 +308,18 @@ export class ItemEditBitstreamBundleComponent implements OnInit {
     ).subscribe(() => {
       this.dragTooltip.open();
     });
+
+    const message = this.translateService.instant('item.edit.bitstreams.edit.live.drag',
+      { bitstream: bitstreamName });
+    this.liveRegionService.addMessage(message);
   }
 
-  dragEnd() {
+  dragEnd(bitstreamName: string) {
     this.dragTooltip.close();
+
+    const message = this.translateService.instant('item.edit.bitstreams.edit.live.drop',
+      { bitstream: bitstreamName });
+    this.liveRegionService.addMessage(message);
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index f2dbf9b2d1..48fd581bdf 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1950,6 +1950,10 @@
 
   "item.edit.bitstreams.edit.buttons.undo": "Undo changes",
 
+  "item.edit.bitstreams.edit.live.drag": "{{ bitstream }} grabbed",
+
+  "item.edit.bitstreams.edit.live.drop": "{{ bitstream }} dropped",
+
   "item.edit.bitstreams.empty": "This item doesn't contain any bitstreams. Click the upload button to create one.",
 
   "item.edit.bitstreams.headers.actions": "Actions",