diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap
index 7a3d934f899..e111169be85 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/__snapshots__/data_grid.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1029,6 +1029,7 @@ Array [
       </div>
       <div
         aria-label="aria-label"
+        aria-rowcount="3"
         class="euiDataGrid__content"
         data-test-subj="euiDataGridBody"
         id="generated-id"
@@ -1135,6 +1136,7 @@ Array [
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -1160,12 +1162,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -1191,12 +1194,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -1222,12 +1226,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -1253,12 +1258,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -1284,12 +1290,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -1315,7 +1322,7 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -1449,6 +1456,7 @@ Array [
       </div>
       <div
         aria-label="aria-label"
+        aria-rowcount="3"
         class="euiDataGrid__content"
         data-test-subj="euiDataGridBody"
         id="generated-id"
@@ -1593,6 +1601,7 @@ Array [
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="leading"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -1631,7 +1640,7 @@ Array [
                     <p
                       class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                     >
-                      Row: 1; Column: 1
+                      - leading, column 1, row 1
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -1643,6 +1652,7 @@ Array [
               />
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -1668,12 +1678,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 2
+                    - A, column 2, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="2"
@@ -1699,12 +1710,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 3
+                    - B, column 3, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="trailing"
               data-gridcell-column-index="3"
@@ -1743,7 +1755,7 @@ Array [
                     <p
                       class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                     >
-                      Row: 1; Column: 4
+                      - trailing, column 4, row 1
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -1755,6 +1767,7 @@ Array [
               />
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="leading"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -1793,7 +1806,7 @@ Array [
                     <p
                       class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                     >
-                      Row: 2; Column: 1
+                      - leading, column 1, row 2
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -1805,6 +1818,7 @@ Array [
               />
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -1830,12 +1844,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 2
+                    - A, column 2, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="2"
@@ -1861,12 +1876,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 3
+                    - B, column 3, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="trailing"
               data-gridcell-column-index="3"
@@ -1905,7 +1921,7 @@ Array [
                     <p
                       class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                     >
-                      Row: 2; Column: 4
+                      - trailing, column 4, row 2
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -1917,6 +1933,7 @@ Array [
               />
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="leading"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -1955,7 +1972,7 @@ Array [
                     <p
                       class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                     >
-                      Row: 3; Column: 1
+                      - leading, column 1, row 3
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -1967,6 +1984,7 @@ Array [
               />
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -1992,12 +2010,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 2
+                    - A, column 2, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="2"
@@ -2023,12 +2042,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 3
+                    - B, column 3, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn euiDataGridRowCell--controlColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="trailing"
               data-gridcell-column-index="3"
@@ -2067,7 +2087,7 @@ Array [
                     <p
                       class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                     >
-                      Row: 3; Column: 4
+                      - trailing, column 4, row 3
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -2204,6 +2224,7 @@ Array [
       </div>
       <div
         aria-label="aria-label"
+        aria-rowcount="3"
         class="euiDataGrid__content"
         data-test-subj="euiDataGridBody"
         id="generated-id"
@@ -2312,6 +2333,7 @@ Array [
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -2337,12 +2359,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -2368,12 +2391,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -2399,12 +2423,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -2430,12 +2455,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -2461,12 +2487,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -2492,7 +2519,7 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -2623,6 +2650,7 @@ Array [
       </div>
       <div
         aria-label="aria-label"
+        aria-rowcount="3"
         class="euiDataGrid__content"
         data-test-subj="euiDataGridBody"
         id="generated-id"
@@ -2729,6 +2757,7 @@ Array [
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -2754,12 +2783,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="1"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -2785,12 +2815,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 1; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 1
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -2816,12 +2847,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="2"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -2847,12 +2879,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 2; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 2
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="A"
               data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -2878,12 +2911,13 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 1
+                    - A, column 1, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div
+              aria-rowindex="3"
               class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
               data-gridcell-column-id="B"
               data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -2909,7 +2943,7 @@ Array [
                   <p
                     class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
                   >
-                    Row: 3; Column: 2
+                    - B, column 2, row 3
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_body.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_body.test.tsx.snap
index 58faeaf9dac..8ca54bf5bae 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_body.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_body.test.tsx.snap
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ exports[`EuiDataGridBody renders 1`] = `
       </div>
     </div>
     <div
+      aria-rowindex="1"
       class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--boolean euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn"
       data-gridcell-column-id="columnA"
       data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -128,12 +129,13 @@ exports[`EuiDataGridBody renders 1`] = `
           <p
             class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
           >
-            Row: 1; Column: 1
+            - columnA, column 1, row 1
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div
+      aria-rowindex="1"
       class="euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--string euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn"
       data-gridcell-column-id="columnB"
       data-gridcell-column-index="1"
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ exports[`EuiDataGridBody renders 1`] = `
           <p
             class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
           >
-            Row: 1; Column: 2
+            - columnB, column 2, row 1
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap
index 2dd1c510819..dfa2c0f6161 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/__snapshots__/data_grid_cell.test.tsx.snap
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`EuiDataGridCell renders 1`] = `
 <div
+  aria-rowindex="1"
   class="euiDataGridRowCell"
   data-gridcell-column-id="someColumn"
   data-gridcell-column-index="0"
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ exports[`EuiDataGridCell renders 1`] = `
       <p
         class="emotion-euiScreenReaderOnly"
       >
-        Row: 1; Column: 1
+        - someColumn, column 1, row 1
       </p>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body.tsx
index cefbeb804e9..8928e1c78d8 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_body.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export const Cell: FunctionComponent<GridChildComponentProps> = ({
     rowHeightsOptions,
     rowHeightUtils,
     rowManager,
+    pagination,
   } = data;
   const popoverContext = useContext(DataGridCellPopoverContext);
   const { headerRowHeight } = useContext(DataGridWrapperRowsContext);
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export const Cell: FunctionComponent<GridChildComponentProps> = ({
     setRowHeight: isFirstColumn ? setRowHeight : undefined,
     rowManager,
     popoverContext,
+    pagination,
   };
 
   if (isLeadingControlColumn) {
@@ -487,6 +489,7 @@ export const EuiDataGridBody: FunctionComponent<EuiDataGridBodyProps> = (
           rowHeightsOptions,
           rowHeightUtils,
           rowManager,
+          pagination,
         }}
         rowCount={
           IS_JEST_ENVIRONMENT || headerRowHeight > 0 ? visibleRowCount : 0
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.test.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.test.tsx
index e17973a670d..61420a60898 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.test.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,23 @@ describe('EuiDataGridCell', () => {
     expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it("renders the cell's `aria-rowindex` correctly when paginated on a different page", () => {
+    const component = mount(
+      <EuiDataGridCell
+        {...requiredProps}
+        pagination={{
+          pageIndex: 3,
+          pageSize: 20,
+          onChangePage: () => {},
+          onChangeItemsPerPage: () => {},
+        }}
+      />
+    );
+    expect(
+      component.find('[data-test-subj="dataGridRowCell"]').prop('aria-rowindex')
+    ).toEqual(61);
+  });
+
   it('renders cell actions', () => {
     const component = mount(
       <EuiDataGridCell
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx
index c8938e512a7..5810e9d21ea 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/body/data_grid_cell.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { tabbable } from 'tabbable';
 import { keys } from '../../../services';
 import { EuiScreenReaderOnly } from '../../accessibility';
 import { EuiFocusTrap } from '../../focus_trap';
-import { useEuiI18n } from '../../i18n';
+import { EuiI18n } from '../../i18n';
 import { hasResizeObserver } from '../../observer/resize_observer/resize_observer';
 import { DataGridFocusContext } from '../utils/focus';
 import {
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const EuiDataGridCellContent: FunctionComponent<
     setCellContentsRef: EuiDataGridCell['setCellContentsRef'];
     isExpanded: boolean;
     isDefinedHeight: boolean;
+    ariaRowIndex: number;
   }
 > = memo(
   ({
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ const EuiDataGridCellContent: FunctionComponent<
     rowHeightsOptions,
     rowIndex,
     colIndex,
+    ariaRowIndex,
     rowHeightUtils,
     isDefinedHeight,
     ...rest
@@ -64,12 +66,6 @@ const EuiDataGridCellContent: FunctionComponent<
       EuiDataGridCellValueElementProps
     >;
 
-    const positionText = useEuiI18n(
-      'euiDataGridCell.position',
-      'Row: {row}; Column: {col}',
-      { row: rowIndex + 1, col: colIndex + 1 }
-    );
-
     return (
       <>
         <div
@@ -96,7 +92,18 @@ const EuiDataGridCellContent: FunctionComponent<
           />
         </div>
         <EuiScreenReaderOnly>
-          <p>{positionText}</p>
+          <p>
+            {'- '}
+            <EuiI18n
+              token="euiDataGridCell.position"
+              default="{columnId}, column {col}, row {row}"
+              values={{
+                columnId: column?.displayAsText || rest.columnId,
+                col: colIndex + 1,
+                row: ariaRowIndex,
+              }}
+            />
+          </p>
         </EuiScreenReaderOnly>
       </>
     );
@@ -518,6 +525,7 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
       rowHeightUtils,
       rowHeightsOptions,
       rowManager,
+      pagination,
       ...rest
     } = this.props;
     const { rowIndex, visibleRowIndex, colIndex } = rest;
@@ -539,6 +547,10 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
       className
     );
 
+    const ariaRowIndex = pagination
+      ? visibleRowIndex + 1 + pagination.pageSize * pagination.pageIndex
+      : visibleRowIndex + 1;
+
     const {
       isExpandable: _, // Not a valid DOM property, so needs to be destructured out
       style: cellPropsStyle,
@@ -635,6 +647,7 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
       rowHeightsOptions,
       rowHeightUtils,
       isDefinedHeight,
+      ariaRowIndex,
     };
 
     const anchorClass = 'euiDataGridRowCell__expandFlex';
@@ -686,6 +699,7 @@ export class EuiDataGridCell extends Component<
     const content = (
       <div
         role="gridcell"
+        aria-rowindex={ariaRowIndex}
         tabIndex={
           this.state.isFocused && !this.state.disableCellTabIndex ? 0 : -1
         }
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
index 15177057cee..c03f749f659 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.test.tsx
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ describe('EuiDataGrid', () => {
       ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         Array [
           Object {
+            "aria-rowindex": 1,
             "className": "euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn customClass",
             "data-gridcell-column-id": "A",
             "data-gridcell-column-index": 0,
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ describe('EuiDataGrid', () => {
             "tabIndex": -1,
           },
           Object {
+            "aria-rowindex": 1,
             "className": "euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn customClass",
             "data-gridcell-column-id": "B",
             "data-gridcell-column-index": 1,
@@ -592,6 +594,7 @@ describe('EuiDataGrid', () => {
             "tabIndex": -1,
           },
           Object {
+            "aria-rowindex": 2,
             "className": "euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--firstColumn customClass",
             "data-gridcell-column-id": "A",
             "data-gridcell-column-index": 0,
@@ -617,6 +620,7 @@ describe('EuiDataGrid', () => {
             "tabIndex": -1,
           },
           Object {
+            "aria-rowindex": 2,
             "className": "euiDataGridRowCell euiDataGridRowCell--lastColumn customClass",
             "data-gridcell-column-id": "B",
             "data-gridcell-column-index": 1,
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.tsx b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.tsx
index 6c105fccee8..b62786d82bd 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.tsx
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid.tsx
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ export const EuiDataGrid = forwardRef<EuiDataGridRefProps, EuiDataGridProps>(
                   data-test-subj="euiDataGridBody"
                   className="euiDataGrid__content"
                   role="grid"
+                  aria-rowcount={rowCount}
                   id={gridId}
                   {...wrappingDivFocusProps} // re: above jsx-a11y - tabIndex is handled by these props, but the linter isn't smart enough to know that
                   {...gridAriaProps}
diff --git a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
index e07d17fac40..9d98ac0f039 100644
--- a/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
+++ b/src/components/datagrid/data_grid_types.ts
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ export interface EuiDataGridCellProps {
   rowHeightsOptions?: EuiDataGridRowHeightsOptions;
   rowHeightUtils?: RowHeightUtils;
   rowManager?: EuiDataGridRowManager;
+  pagination?: EuiDataGridPaginationProps;
 }
 
 export interface EuiDataGridCellState {
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/6033.md b/upcoming_changelogs/6033.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4252b0031d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/6033.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed `EuiDataGrid`'s row count/indices announced to screen readers when virtualized
+- Fixed `EuiDataGrid`'s current cell row/column position announced to screen readers when sorted and paginated, and also improved column identification and announcement cadence