--- old/modules/javafx.controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/chart/BubbleChart.java	2017-10-19 11:21:41.956061000 +0530
+++ new/modules/javafx.controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/chart/BubbleChart.java	2017-10-19 11:21:41.751959000 +0530
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
 import javafx.scene.shape.Ellipse;
 import javafx.util.Duration;
+import javafx.scene.AccessibleRole;
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 
 import com.sun.javafx.charts.Legend.LegendItem;
 
@@ -233,6 +235,9 @@
         // check if bubble has already been created
         if (bubble == null) {
             bubble = new StackPane();
+            bubble.setAccessibleRole(AccessibleRole.TEXT);
+            bubble.setAccessibleRoleDescription("Bubble");
+            bubble.focusTraversableProperty().bind(Platform.accessibilityActiveProperty());
             item.setNode(bubble);
         }
         // set bubble styles