diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
index 60e98682..987b9aa4 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Conversation/ConversationTableViewController.swift
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class ConversationTableViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
         })
         
         visibilityBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(image: ConversationTableViewController.showPostsImage, style: .plain, target: self, action: #selector(toggleVisibilityButtonPressed))
-        visibilityBarButtonItem.isSelected = showStatusesAutomatically
+        updateVisibilityBarButtonItem()
         navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = visibilityBarButtonItem
         // disable transparent background when scroll to top because it looks weird when items earlier in the thread load in
         // (it remains transparent slightly too long, resulting in a flash of the content under the transparent bar)
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ class ConversationTableViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
         }
     }
     
+    private func updateVisibilityBarButtonItem() {
+        visibilityBarButtonItem.isSelected = showStatusesAutomatically
+        visibilityBarButtonItem.accessibilityLabel = showStatusesAutomatically ? "Collapse All" : "Expand All"
+    }
+    
     @MainActor
     private func loadMainStatus() async {
         guard loadingState == .unloaded else { return }
@@ -391,7 +396,7 @@ class ConversationTableViewController: EnhancedTableViewController {
         tableView.beginUpdates()
         tableView.endUpdates()
 
-        visibilityBarButtonItem.isSelected = showStatusesAutomatically
+        updateVisibilityBarButtonItem()
     }
 
 }