diff --git a/src/components/search/SearchResultTable.jsx b/src/components/search/SearchResultTable.jsx
index de8fdc72..6f840cfc 100644
--- a/src/components/search/SearchResultTable.jsx
+++ b/src/components/search/SearchResultTable.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Immutable from 'immutable';
-import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import { defineMessages, intlShape, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import get from 'lodash/get';
 import { Table } from 'cspace-layout';
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'searchResultTable.searchPending',
     defaultMessage: '⋯',
   },
+  rowLabel: {
+    id: 'searchResultTable.rowLabel',
+    description: 'The aria-label for a row',
+    defaultMessage: '{primary} selected row {index} of {total}',
+  },
 });
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ const isSortable = (column, searchDescriptor) => {
   return (sortBy && (!searchDescriptor.getIn(['searchQuery', 'rel']) || sortBy.indexOf('/0/') === -1));
 };
 
-const rowRenderer = (params, location) => {
+const rowRenderer = (params, location, ariaLabel) => {
   // This is a fork of react-virtualized's default row renderer:
   // https://github.com/bvaughn/react-virtualized/blob/master/source/Table/defaultRowRenderer.js
 
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ const rowRenderer = (params, location) => {
     // onRowMouseOver ||
     // onRowRightClick
   ) {
-    a11yProps['aria-label'] = 'row';
+    a11yProps['aria-label'] = ariaLabel;
     a11yProps.tabIndex = 0;
 
     if (onRowClick) {
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ const propTypes = {
   }).isRequired,
   formatCellData: PropTypes.func,
   formatColumnLabel: PropTypes.func,
+  intl: intlShape,
   isSearchPending: PropTypes.bool,
   linkItems: PropTypes.bool,
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/forbid-prop-types
@@ -156,11 +162,13 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
   constructor() {
     super();
 
+    this.getColumnConfig = this.getColumnConfig.bind(this);
     this.getItemLocation = this.getItemLocation.bind(this);
     this.handleKeyDown = this.handleKeyDown.bind(this);
     this.handleRowClick = this.handleRowClick.bind(this);
     this.renderNoItems = this.renderNoItems.bind(this);
     this.renderRow = this.renderRow.bind(this);
+    this.renderRowLabel = this.renderRowLabel.bind(this);
     this.sort = this.sort.bind(this);
   }
 
@@ -193,6 +201,35 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  getColumnConfig() {
+    const {
+      columnSetName,
+      config,
+      searchDescriptor,
+    } = this.props;
+
+    const recordType = searchDescriptor.get('recordType');
+    const subresource = searchDescriptor.get('subresource');
+
+    const columnConfigurer = subresource
+      ? config.subresources[subresource]
+      : config.recordTypes[recordType];
+
+    let columnConfig = get(columnConfigurer, ['columns', columnSetName]);
+
+    if (!columnConfig && columnSetName !== defaultProps.columnSetName) {
+      // Fall back to the default column set if the named one doesn't exist.
+
+      columnConfig = get(columnConfigurer, ['columns', defaultProps.columnSetName]);
+    }
+
+    if (!columnConfig) {
+      columnConfig = [];
+    }
+
+    return columnConfig;
+  }
+
   getItemLocation(item) {
     const {
       config,
@@ -253,7 +290,31 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
     return <div className={emptyResultStyles.common}>{message}</div>;
   }
 
-  renderRow(params) {
+  renderRowLabel(params, totalItems) {
+    const {
+      intl,
+    } = this.props;
+
+    const {
+      index,
+      rowData,
+    } = params;
+
+    const columnConfig = this.getColumnConfig();
+    const primaryCol = Object.keys(columnConfig)
+      .filter((col) => col !== 'workflowState')
+      .at(0);
+
+    const primaryData = rowData.get(primaryCol);
+    const label = primaryData
+      ? intl.formatMessage(messages.rowLabel,
+        { primary: primaryData, index: index + 1, total: totalItems })
+      : 'row';
+
+    return label;
+  }
+
+  renderRow(params, totalItems) {
     const {
       getItemLocation,
       linkItems,
@@ -271,12 +332,13 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
       location = locationGetter(rowData);
     }
 
-    return rowRenderer(params, location);
+    const ariaLabel = this.renderRowLabel(params, totalItems);
+
+    return rowRenderer(params, location, ariaLabel);
   }
 
   renderTable() {
     const {
-      columnSetName,
       config,
       formatCellData,
       formatColumnLabel,
@@ -288,8 +350,6 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
     } = this.props;
 
     if (searchResult) {
-      const recordType = searchDescriptor.get('recordType');
-      const subresource = searchDescriptor.get('subresource');
       const searchQuery = searchDescriptor.get('searchQuery');
 
       const listTypeConfig = config.listTypes[listType];
@@ -320,21 +380,7 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
         items = Immutable.List.of(items);
       }
 
-      const columnConfigurer = subresource
-        ? config.subresources[subresource]
-        : config.recordTypes[recordType];
-
-      let columnConfig = get(columnConfigurer, ['columns', columnSetName]);
-
-      if (!columnConfig && columnSetName !== defaultProps.columnSetName) {
-        // Fall back to the default column set if the named one doesn't exist.
-
-        columnConfig = get(columnConfigurer, ['columns', defaultProps.columnSetName]);
-      }
-
-      if (!columnConfig) {
-        columnConfig = [];
-      }
+      const columnConfig = this.getColumnConfig();
 
       const columns = Object.keys(columnConfig)
         .filter((name) => !columnConfig[name].disabled)
@@ -402,6 +448,7 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
       }
 
       const height = (heightBasis * rowHeight) + rowHeight;
+      const renderRowWithTotal = (params) => this.renderRow(params, totalItems);
 
       return (
         <div style={{ height }}>
@@ -416,7 +463,7 @@ export default class SearchResultTable extends Component {
             sortBy={sortColumnName}
             sortDirection={sortDir === 'desc' ? Table.SortDirection.DESC : Table.SortDirection.ASC}
             noRowsRenderer={this.renderNoItems}
-            rowRenderer={this.renderRow}
+            rowRenderer={renderRowWithTotal}
           />
         </div>
       );
diff --git a/test/specs/components/search/SearchResultTable.spec.jsx b/test/specs/components/search/SearchResultTable.spec.jsx
index 7f375361..693df9d1 100644
--- a/test/specs/components/search/SearchResultTable.spec.jsx
+++ b/test/specs/components/search/SearchResultTable.spec.jsx
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ const searchResult = Immutable.fromJS({
   },
 });
 
+const intl = {
+  formatMessage: (message) => `formatted ${message.id}`,
+};
+
 describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
   beforeEach(function before() {
     this.container = createTestContainer(this);
@@ -153,7 +157,10 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
   it('should render as a div', function test() {
     render(
       <Router>
-        <SearchResultTable config={config} />
+        <SearchResultTable
+          config={config}
+          intl={intl}
+        />
       </Router>, this.container,
     );
 
@@ -166,6 +173,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
         <SearchResultTable
           columnSetName="narrow"
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
         />
@@ -183,6 +191,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
         <SearchResultTable
           columnSetName="foobar"
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
         />
@@ -200,6 +209,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
         <SearchResultTable
           columnSetName="foobar"
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           searchDescriptor={groupSearchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
         />
@@ -216,6 +226,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
         />
@@ -230,6 +241,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
         />
@@ -244,6 +256,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           linkItems={false}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -259,6 +272,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           listType="foo"
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -274,6 +288,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           listType="bar"
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -298,6 +313,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={emptySearchResult}
         />
@@ -322,6 +338,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
         <Router>
           <SearchResultTable
             config={config}
+            intl={intl}
             isSearchPending
             searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
             searchResult={emptySearchResult}
@@ -353,6 +370,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={singleSearchResult}
@@ -376,6 +394,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={singleSearchResult}
@@ -390,6 +409,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -413,6 +433,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -442,6 +463,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -469,6 +491,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -500,6 +523,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -537,6 +561,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}
@@ -567,6 +592,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
     render(
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
+          intl={intl}
           config={config}
           searchName={searchName}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
@@ -596,6 +622,7 @@ describe('SearchResultTable', () => {
       <Router>
         <SearchResultTable
           config={config}
+          intl={intl}
           searchName={searchName}
           searchDescriptor={searchDescriptor}
           searchResult={searchResult}