diff --git a/lib/ui/semantics.dart b/lib/ui/semantics.dart
index 0b77a2e4804fd..444ea8856261b 100644
--- a/lib/ui/semantics.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/semantics.dart
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class SemanticsFlag {
   static const int _kIsLiveRegionIndex = 1 << 15;
   static const int _kHasToggledStateIndex = 1 << 16;
   static const int _kIsToggledIndex = 1 << 17;
+  static const int _kHasImplicitScrollingIndex = 1 << 18;
 
   const SemanticsFlag._(this.index);
 
@@ -465,6 +466,15 @@ class SemanticsFlag {
   ///   * [SemanticsFlag.hasToggledState], which enables a toggled state.
   static const SemanticsFlag isToggled = const SemanticsFlag._(_kIsToggledIndex);
 
+  /// Whether the platform can scroll the semantics node when the user attempts
+  /// to move focus to an offscreen child.
+  ///
+  /// For example, a [ListView] widget has implicit scrolling so that users can
+  /// easily move to the next visible set of children. A [TabBar] widget does
+  /// not have implicit scrolling, so that users can navigate into the tab
+  /// body when reaching the end of the tab bar.
+  static const SemanticsFlag hasImplicitScrolling = const SemanticsFlag._(_kHasImplicitScrollingIndex);
+
   /// The possible semantics flags.
   ///
   /// The map's key is the [index] of the flag and the value is the flag itself.
@@ -487,6 +497,7 @@ class SemanticsFlag {
     _kIsLiveRegionIndex: isLiveRegion,
     _kHasToggledStateIndex: hasToggledState,
     _kIsToggledIndex: isToggled,
+    _kHasImplicitScrollingIndex: hasImplicitScrolling,
   };
 
   @override
@@ -528,6 +539,8 @@ class SemanticsFlag {
         return 'SemanticsFlag.hasToggledState';
       case _kIsToggledIndex:
         return 'SemanticsFlag.isToggled';
+      case _kHasImplicitScrollingIndex:
+        return 'SemanticsFlag.hasImplicitScrolling';
     }
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/AccessibilityBridge.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/AccessibilityBridge.java
index 9c7f9bef0e02f..cdba27a589ce4 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/AccessibilityBridge.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/view/AccessibilityBridge.java
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ enum Flag {
         IS_IMAGE(1 << 14),
         IS_LIVE_REGION(1 << 15),
         HAS_TOGGLED_STATE(1 << 16),
-        IS_TOGGLED(1 << 17);
+        IS_TOGGLED(1 << 17),
+        HAS_IMPLICIT_SCROLLING(1 << 18);
 
         Flag(int value) {
             this.value = value;
@@ -256,8 +257,15 @@ public AccessibilityNodeInfo createAccessibilityNodeInfo(int virtualViewId) {
                 || object.hasAction(Action.SCROLL_RIGHT) || object.hasAction(Action.SCROLL_DOWN)) {
             result.setScrollable(true);
             // This tells Android's a11y to send scroll events when reaching the end of
-            // the visible viewport of a scrollable.
-            result.setClassName("android.widget.ScrollView");
+            // the visible viewport of a scrollable, unless the node itself does not
+            // allow implicit scrolling - then we leave the className as view.View.
+            if (object.hasFlag(Flag.HAS_IMPLICIT_SCROLLING)) {
+                if (object.hasAction(Action.SCROLL_LEFT) || object.hasAction(Action.SCROLL_RIGHT)) {
+                    result.setClassName("android.widget.HorizontalScrollView");
+                } else {
+                    result.setClassName("android.widget.ScrollView");
+                }
+            }
             // TODO(ianh): Once we're on SDK v23+, call addAction to
             // expose AccessibilityAction.ACTION_SCROLL_LEFT, _RIGHT,
             // _UP, and _DOWN when appropriate.