diff --git a/packages/react/__tests__/__snapshots__/PublicAPI-test.js.snap b/packages/react/__tests__/__snapshots__/PublicAPI-test.js.snap
index 1e9014600bea..4bc51d905595 100644
--- a/packages/react/__tests__/__snapshots__/PublicAPI-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react/__tests__/__snapshots__/PublicAPI-test.js.snap
@@ -871,9 +871,15 @@ Map {
         "description": Object {
           "type": "node",
         },
+        "descriptionId": Object {
+          "type": "string",
+        },
         "title": Object {
           "type": "node",
         },
+        "titleId": Object {
+          "type": "string",
+        },
       },
     },
     "TableExpandHeader": Object {
@@ -1447,9 +1453,15 @@ Map {
       "description": Object {
         "type": "node",
       },
+      "descriptionId": Object {
+        "type": "string",
+      },
       "title": Object {
         "type": "node",
       },
+      "titleId": Object {
+        "type": "string",
+      },
     },
   },
   "TableExpandHeader" => Object {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.js b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.js
index 7bb9ecace5fc..bc8d65a4222c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.js
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ export default class DataTable extends React.Component {
       useStaticWidth,
       shouldShowBorder,
       stickyHeader,
+      'aria-labelledby': `${this.getTablePrefix()}__table-container__title`,
+      'aria-describedby': `${this.getTablePrefix()}__table-container__description`,
     };
   };
 
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ export default class DataTable extends React.Component {
     const { stickyHeader } = this.props;
 
     return {
+      titleId: `${this.getTablePrefix()}__table-container__title`,
+      descriptionId: `${this.getTablePrefix()}__table-container__description`,
       stickyHeader,
     };
   };
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableContainer.js b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableContainer.js
index 54bad0b7bf65..d18dad4648fc 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableContainer.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/TableContainer.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ const TableContainer = ({
   className,
   children,
   title,
+  titleId,
   description,
+  descriptionId,
   stickyHeader,
   ...rest
 }) => {
@@ -32,8 +34,12 @@ const TableContainer = ({
     <div {...rest} className={tableContainerClasses}>
       {title && (
         <div className={`${prefix}--data-table-header`}>
-          <h4 className={`${prefix}--data-table-header__title`}>{title}</h4>
-          <p className={`${prefix}--data-table-header__description`}>
+          <h4 id={titleId} className={`${prefix}--data-table-header__title`}>
+            {title}
+          </h4>
+          <p
+            id={descriptionId}
+            className={`${prefix}--data-table-header__description`}>
             {description}
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -51,10 +57,20 @@ TableContainer.propTypes = {
    */
   title: PropTypes.node,
 
+  /**
+   * Provide an element ID of the title for the Table
+   */
+  titleId: PropTypes.string,
+
   /**
    * Optional description text for the Table
    */
   description: PropTypes.node,
+
+  /**
+   * Provide an element ID of the description for the Table
+   */
+  descriptionId: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
 export default TableContainer;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
index e1aa558a66bc..b63705bcc2eb 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataTable/__tests__/__snapshots__/DataTable-test.js.snap
@@ -1777,7 +1777,9 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
         Object {
           "type": "return",
           "value": <TableContainer
+            descriptionId="data-table-1__table-container__description"
             title="DataTable with toolbar"
+            titleId="data-table-1__table-container__title"
           >
             <TableToolbar
               aria-label="data table toolbar"
@@ -1869,6 +1871,8 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
               </TableToolbarContent>
             </TableToolbar>
             <Table
+              aria-describedby="data-table-1__table-container__description"
+              aria-labelledby="data-table-1__table-container__title"
               isSortable={false}
               size="normal"
             >
@@ -1954,7 +1958,9 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
   translateWithId={[Function]}
 >
   <TableContainer
+    descriptionId="data-table-1__table-container__description"
     title="DataTable with toolbar"
+    titleId="data-table-1__table-container__title"
   >
     <div
       className="bx--data-table-container"
@@ -1964,11 +1970,13 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
       >
         <h4
           className="bx--data-table-header__title"
+          id="data-table-1__table-container__title"
         >
           DataTable with toolbar
         </h4>
         <p
           className="bx--data-table-header__description"
+          id="data-table-1__table-container__description"
         />
       </div>
       <TableToolbar
@@ -2503,10 +2511,14 @@ exports[`DataTable should render 1`] = `
         </section>
       </TableToolbar>
       <Table
+        aria-describedby="data-table-1__table-container__description"
+        aria-labelledby="data-table-1__table-container__title"
         isSortable={false}
         size="normal"
       >
         <table
+          aria-describedby="data-table-1__table-container__description"
+          aria-labelledby="data-table-1__table-container__title"
           className="bx--data-table bx--data-table--no-border"
         >
           <TableHead>
@@ -2776,8 +2788,10 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
         Object {
           "type": "return",
           "value": <TableContainer
+            descriptionId="data-table-24__table-container__description"
             stickyHeader={true}
             title="DataTable with toolbar"
+            titleId="data-table-24__table-container__title"
           >
             <TableToolbar
               aria-label="data table toolbar"
@@ -2869,6 +2883,8 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
               </TableToolbarContent>
             </TableToolbar>
             <Table
+              aria-describedby="data-table-24__table-container__description"
+              aria-labelledby="data-table-24__table-container__title"
               isSortable={false}
               size="normal"
               stickyHeader={true}
@@ -2956,8 +2972,10 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
   translateWithId={[Function]}
 >
   <TableContainer
+    descriptionId="data-table-24__table-container__description"
     stickyHeader={true}
     title="DataTable with toolbar"
+    titleId="data-table-24__table-container__title"
   >
     <div
       className="bx--data-table-container bx--data-table--max-width"
@@ -2967,11 +2985,13 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
       >
         <h4
           className="bx--data-table-header__title"
+          id="data-table-24__table-container__title"
         >
           DataTable with toolbar
         </h4>
         <p
           className="bx--data-table-header__description"
+          id="data-table-24__table-container__description"
         />
       </div>
       <TableToolbar
@@ -3506,6 +3526,8 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
         </section>
       </TableToolbar>
       <Table
+        aria-describedby="data-table-24__table-container__description"
+        aria-labelledby="data-table-24__table-container__title"
         isSortable={false}
         size="normal"
         stickyHeader={true}
@@ -3514,6 +3536,8 @@ exports[`DataTable sticky header should render 1`] = `
           className="bx--data-table_inner-container"
         >
           <table
+            aria-describedby="data-table-24__table-container__description"
+            aria-labelledby="data-table-24__table-container__title"
             className="bx--data-table bx--data-table--no-border bx--data-table--sticky-header"
           >
             <TableHead>