diff --git a/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.test.tsx b/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.test.tsx
index 3689034a7..34227e6d9 100644
--- a/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.test.tsx
@@ -78,10 +78,13 @@ describe('NotificationSystem utils', () => {
 
     let spies;
 
-    const setup = () => {
+    const setup = ({ screenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered = true } = {}) => {
       spies = {
         autoClose: jest.spyOn(utils, 'calculateAutoClose'),
         getContainerID: jest.spyOn(utils, 'getContainerID'),
+        isRegistered: jest
+          .spyOn(ScreenReaderAnnouncer, 'isRegistered')
+          .mockReturnValue(screenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered),
         announce: jest.spyOn(ScreenReaderAnnouncer, 'announce').mockReturnValue(),
       };
     };
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ describe('NotificationSystem utils', () => {
       });
       expect(spies.autoClose).toHaveBeenCalledWith(options);
       expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith(notificationSystemId, ATTENTION.MEDIUM);
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(spies.announce).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
@@ -124,13 +128,14 @@ describe('NotificationSystem utils', () => {
       });
       expect(spies.autoClose).toHaveBeenCalledWith(options);
       expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith(notificationSystemId, ATTENTION.MEDIUM);
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(spies.announce).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         { body: screenReaderAnnouncement },
         notificationSystemId
       );
     });
 
-    it('should announce the screenReaderAnnouncement using the announcerIdentity, if provided', () => {
+    it('should announce the screenReaderAnnouncement using the announcerIdentity, if provided and registered', () => {
       setup();
 
       const options = {
@@ -152,21 +157,54 @@ describe('NotificationSystem utils', () => {
       });
       expect(spies.autoClose).toHaveBeenCalledWith(options);
       expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith(notificationSystemId, ATTENTION.MEDIUM);
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).toHaveBeenCalledWith(announcerIdentity);
       expect(spies.announce).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         { body: screenReaderAnnouncement },
         announcerIdentity
       );
     });
+
+    it('should announce the screenReaderAnnouncement using the notificationSystemId, if announcerIdentity not registered', () => {
+      setup({ screenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered: false });
+
+      const options = {
+        toastId,
+        onClose,
+        autoClose,
+        notificationSystemId,
+        attention,
+        screenReaderAnnouncement,
+        announcerIdentity,
+      };
+      expect(notify(<div />, options)).toBe(toastId);
+
+      expect(toast).toHaveBeenCalledWith(<div />, {
+        autoClose: autoClose,
+        containerId: 'test_containerbla_medium_notification_container',
+        onClose: onClose,
+        toastId: toastId,
+      });
+      expect(spies.autoClose).toHaveBeenCalledWith(options);
+      expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith(notificationSystemId, ATTENTION.MEDIUM);
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).toHaveBeenCalledWith(announcerIdentity);
+      expect(spies.announce).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { body: screenReaderAnnouncement },
+        notificationSystemId
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('update', () => {
     let toastId;
     let spies;
 
-    const setup = () => {
+    const setup = ({ screenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered = true } = {}) => {
       toastId = notify(<div />, { notificationSystemId: 'id' });
       spies = {
         getContainerID: jest.spyOn(utils, 'getContainerID'),
+        isRegistered: jest
+          .spyOn(ScreenReaderAnnouncer, 'isRegistered')
+          .mockReturnValue(screenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered),
         announce: jest.spyOn(ScreenReaderAnnouncer, 'announce').mockReturnValue(),
       };
     };
@@ -186,6 +224,7 @@ describe('NotificationSystem utils', () => {
         render: <p />,
       });
       expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith('id', 'medium');
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(spies.announce).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
@@ -205,10 +244,11 @@ describe('NotificationSystem utils', () => {
         render: <p />,
       });
       expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith('id', 'medium');
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(spies.announce).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ body: 'some screenreader announcement' }, 'id');
     });
 
-    it('should announce the screenReaderAnnouncement using the announcerIdentity, if provided', () => {
+    it('should announce the screenReaderAnnouncement using the announcerIdentity, if provided and registered', () => {
       setup();
 
       update(toastId, {
@@ -225,11 +265,33 @@ describe('NotificationSystem utils', () => {
         render: <p />,
       });
       expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith('id', 'medium');
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some_announcer_id');
       expect(spies.announce).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         { body: 'some screenreader announcement' },
         'some_announcer_id'
       );
     });
+
+    it('should announce the screenReaderAnnouncement using the notificationSystemId, if announcerIdentity not registered', () => {
+      setup({ screenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered: false });
+
+      update(toastId, {
+        toastId: 'new',
+        render: <p />,
+        attention: ATTENTION.MEDIUM,
+        notificationSystemId: 'id',
+        screenReaderAnnouncement: 'some screenreader announcement',
+        announcerIdentity: 'some_announcer_id',
+      });
+      expect(toast.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(toastId, {
+        containerId: 'id_medium_notification_container',
+        toastId: 'new',
+        render: <p />,
+      });
+      expect(spies.getContainerID).toHaveBeenCalledWith('id', 'medium');
+      expect(spies.isRegistered).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some_announcer_id');
+      expect(spies.announce).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ body: 'some screenreader announcement' }, 'id');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('dismiss', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.ts b/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.ts
index dc2299dcf..58a1659c4 100644
--- a/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.ts
+++ b/src/components/NotificationSystem/NotificationSystem.utils.ts
@@ -46,13 +46,20 @@ export const notify = (content: ToastContent, options: NotifyOptionsType): Id =>
     attention,
     onClose,
     role,
-    announcerIdentity,
+    announcerIdentity: announcerIdentityFromOptions,
   } = options;
   if (screenReaderAnnouncement) {
-    ScreenReaderAnnouncer.announce(
-      { body: screenReaderAnnouncement },
-      announcerIdentity || notificationSystemId
-    );
+    let announcerIdentity = notificationSystemId;
+    if (announcerIdentityFromOptions) {
+      if (ScreenReaderAnnouncer.isRegistered(announcerIdentityFromOptions)) {
+        announcerIdentity = announcerIdentityFromOptions;
+      } else {
+        console.warn(
+          `ScreenReaderAnnouncer with identity ${announcerIdentityFromOptions} is not registered, falling back to ${notificationSystemId}`
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    ScreenReaderAnnouncer.announce({ body: screenReaderAnnouncement }, announcerIdentity);
   }
   return toast(content, {
     toastId: toastId,
@@ -74,14 +81,21 @@ export const update = (toastId: Id, options: UpdateOptionsType): void => {
     notificationSystemId,
     attention,
     screenReaderAnnouncement,
-    announcerIdentity,
+    announcerIdentity: announcerIdentityFromOptions,
     ...updateOptions
   } = options;
   if (screenReaderAnnouncement) {
-    ScreenReaderAnnouncer.announce(
-      { body: screenReaderAnnouncement },
-      announcerIdentity || notificationSystemId
-    );
+    let announcerIdentity = notificationSystemId;
+    if (announcerIdentityFromOptions) {
+      if (ScreenReaderAnnouncer.isRegistered(announcerIdentityFromOptions)) {
+        announcerIdentity = announcerIdentityFromOptions;
+      } else {
+        console.warn(
+          `ScreenReaderAnnouncer with identity ${announcerIdentityFromOptions} is not registered, falling back to ${notificationSystemId}`
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    ScreenReaderAnnouncer.announce({ body: screenReaderAnnouncement }, announcerIdentity);
   }
   toast.update(toastId, {
     ...updateOptions,
diff --git a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.tsx b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.tsx
index d9f9f2b66..f5690b57a 100644
--- a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   AnnouncerProps,
   CompoundProps,
   ScreenReaderAnnouncerAnnounce,
+  ScreenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered,
 } from './ScreenReaderAnnouncer.types';
 
 const registry: Record<string, { announce: Announce }> = {};
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ const deregister = (identity: string) => {
   delete registry[identity];
 };
 
+const isRegistered: ScreenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered = (announcerIdentity) =>
+  !!registry[announcerIdentity];
+
 /**
  * Announce a message via a screen reader.
  * To allow for multiple announcers to exist concurrently, an announcer identity can be provided.
@@ -146,3 +150,4 @@ const ScreenReaderAnnouncer: FC<AnnouncerProps> & CompoundProps = ({
 export default ScreenReaderAnnouncer;
 
 ScreenReaderAnnouncer.announce = announce;
+ScreenReaderAnnouncer.isRegistered = isRegistered;
diff --git a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.types.ts b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.types.ts
index 927f7c443..ea13844e4 100644
--- a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.types.ts
+++ b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 type Level = 'assertive' | 'polite';
 export interface CompoundProps {
   announce: ScreenReaderAnnouncerAnnounce;
+  isRegistered: ScreenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered;
 }
 
 type AnnounceOptions = {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ type AnnounceOptions = {
   timeout?: number;
 };
 type ScreenReaderAnnouncerAnnounce = (options: AnnounceOptions, announcerIdentity?: string) => void;
+type ScreenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered = (announcerIdentity: string) => boolean;
 type Announce = (options: AnnounceOptions) => void;
 type Clear = (options: { messageIdentity: string }) => void;
 type Message = {
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ type AnnouncerProps = { identity?: string };
 
 export type {
   ScreenReaderAnnouncerAnnounce,
+  ScreenReaderAnnouncerIsRegistered,
   Level,
   AnnounceOptions,
   Announce,
diff --git a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx
index 144be9aec..a3cb20d93 100644
--- a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx
@@ -404,5 +404,17 @@ describe('<ScreenReaderAnnouncer />', () => {
       // This would error if the announcement timer was not cleared
       advanceTimers(delay);
     });
+
+    it('isRegistered returns correctly', () => {
+      setup();
+
+      if (announcerIdentity) {
+        expect(ScreenReaderAnnouncer.isRegistered(announcerIdentity)).toBe(true);
+        expect(ScreenReaderAnnouncer.isRegistered('default')).toBe(false);
+      } else {
+        expect(ScreenReaderAnnouncer.isRegistered('custom-identity')).toBe(false);
+        expect(ScreenReaderAnnouncer.isRegistered('default')).toBe(true);
+      }
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx.snap
index f84dc5b0e..f9402551d 100644
--- a/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/ScreenReaderAnnouncer/ScreenReaderAnnouncer.unit.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1500,6 +1500,16 @@ exports[`<ScreenReaderAnnouncer /> Announcer identity: custom-identity errors wh
 </div>
 `;
 
+exports[`<ScreenReaderAnnouncer /> Announcer identity: custom-identity isRegistered returns correctly 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="md-screen-reader-announcer-wrapper"
+    data-testid="screen-reader-announcer"
+    style="clip-path: inset(50%); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"
+  />
+</div>
+`;
+
 exports[`<ScreenReaderAnnouncer /> Announcer identity: undefined announces react node with default configuration 1`] = `
 <div>
   <div
@@ -2999,3 +3009,13 @@ exports[`<ScreenReaderAnnouncer /> Announcer identity: undefined errors when reg
   />
 </div>
 `;
+
+exports[`<ScreenReaderAnnouncer /> Announcer identity: undefined isRegistered returns correctly 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <div
+    class="md-screen-reader-announcer-wrapper"
+    data-testid="screen-reader-announcer"
+    style="clip-path: inset(50%); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 1px; white-space: nowrap;"
+  />
+</div>
+`;