diff --git a/react/features/prejoin/components/web/Prejoin.tsx b/react/features/prejoin/components/web/Prejoin.tsx
index 40f4d7bec8..3ca7d50ac1 100644
--- a/react/features/prejoin/components/web/Prejoin.tsx
+++ b/react/features/prejoin/components/web/Prejoin.tsx
@@ -438,7 +438,11 @@ const Prejoin = ({
 
                 {showErrorOnField && <div
                     className = { classes.error }
-                    data-testid = 'prejoin.errorMessage'>{t('prejoin.errorMissingName')}</div>}
+                    data-testid = 'prejoin.errorMessage'>
+                    <p aria-live = 'polite' >
+                        {t('prejoin.errorMissingName')}
+                    </p>
+                </div>}
 
                 <div className = { classes.dropdownContainer }>
                     <Popover