diff --git a/nvdaHelper/remote/winword.cpp b/nvdaHelper/remote/winword.cpp
index c38cb080c0f..a701081b49f 100644
--- a/nvdaHelper/remote/winword.cpp
+++ b/nvdaHelper/remote/winword.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ constexpr int formatConfig_reportParagraphIndentation = 0x10000;
 constexpr int formatConfig_includeLayoutTables = 0x20000;
 constexpr int formatConfig_reportLineSpacing = 0x40000;
 constexpr int formatConfig_reportSuperscriptsAndSubscripts = 0x80000;
+constexpr int formatConfig_reportGraphics = 0x100000;
 
 constexpr int formatConfig_fontFlags =(formatConfig_reportFontName|formatConfig_reportFontSize|formatConfig_reportFontAttributes|formatConfig_reportColor|formatConfig_reportSuperscriptsAndSubscripts);
 constexpr int formatConfig_initialFormatFlags =(formatConfig_reportPage|formatConfig_reportLineNumber|formatConfig_reportTables|formatConfig_reportHeadings|formatConfig_includeLayoutTables);
@@ -717,7 +718,15 @@ inline int generateInlineShapeXML(IDispatch* pDispatchRange, int offset, wostrin
 		SysFreeString(altText);
 	}
 	altText=NULL;
-	XMLStream<<L"<control _startOfNode=\"1\" role=\""<<((shapeType==wdInlineShapePicture||shapeType==wdInlineShapeLinkedPicture)?L"graphic":(shapeType==wdInlineShapeChart?L"chart":L"object"))<<L"\" value=\""<<altTextStr<<L"\"";
+	XMLStream<<L"<control _startOfNode=\"1\" ";
+	auto roleText = L"object";
+	if(shapeType==wdInlineShapePicture||shapeType==wdInlineShapeLinkedPicture) {
+		roleText=L"graphic";
+	} else if(shapeType==wdInlineShapeChart) {
+		roleText=L"chart";
+	}
+	XMLStream<<L"role=\""<<roleText<<L"\" ";
+	XMLStream<<L"content=\""<<altTextStr<<L"\"";
 	if(shapeType==wdInlineShapeEmbeddedOLEObject) {
 		XMLStream<<L" shapeoffset=\""<<offset<<L"\"";
 		IDispatchPtr pOLEFormat=NULL;
diff --git a/source/NVDAObjects/UIA/wordDocument.py b/source/NVDAObjects/UIA/wordDocument.py
index 78f4da46033..60e153067ee 100644
--- a/source/NVDAObjects/UIA/wordDocument.py
+++ b/source/NVDAObjects/UIA/wordDocument.py
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ def _getControlFieldForObject(self,obj,isEmbedded=False,startOfNode=False,endOfN
 				field['role']=controlTypes.ROLE_EDITABLETEXT
 		if obj.role==controlTypes.ROLE_GRAPHIC:
 			# Label graphics with a description before name as name seems to be auto-generated (E.g. "rectangle")
-			field['value']=field.pop('description',None) or obj.description or field.pop('name',None) or obj.name
+			field['content'] = (
+				field.pop('description', None)
+				or obj.description
+				or field.pop('name', None)
+				or obj.name
+			)
 		return field
 
 	def _getTextFromUIARange(self, textRange):
diff --git a/source/NVDAObjects/window/winword.py b/source/NVDAObjects/window/winword.py
index 0b4d794f2da..1f1e8ac6a73 100755
--- a/source/NVDAObjects/window/winword.py
+++ b/source/NVDAObjects/window/winword.py
@@ -308,28 +308,29 @@
 	textInfos.UNIT_READINGCHUNK:wdSentence,
 }
 
-formatConfigFlagsMap={
-	"reportFontName":0x1,
-	"reportFontSize":0x2,
-	"reportFontAttributes":0x4,
-	"reportColor":0x8,
-	"reportAlignment":0x10,
-	"reportStyle":0x20,
-	"reportSpellingErrors":0x40,
-	"reportPage":0x80,
-	"reportLineNumber":0x100,
-	"reportTables":0x200,
-	"reportLists":0x400,
-	"reportLinks":0x800,
-	"reportComments":0x1000,
-	"reportHeadings":0x2000,
-	"autoLanguageSwitching":0x4000,
-	"reportRevisions":0x8000,
-	"reportParagraphIndentation":0x10000,
-	"reportLineSpacing":0x40000,
+formatConfigFlagsMap = {
+	"reportFontName": 0x1,
+	"reportFontSize": 0x2,
+	"reportFontAttributes": 0x4,
+	"reportColor": 0x8,
+	"reportAlignment": 0x10,
+	"reportStyle": 0x20,
+	"reportSpellingErrors": 0x40,
+	"reportPage": 0x80,
+	"reportLineNumber": 0x100,
+	"reportTables": 0x200,
+	"reportLists": 0x400,
+	"reportLinks": 0x800,
+	"reportComments": 0x1000,
+	"reportHeadings": 0x2000,
+	"autoLanguageSwitching": 0x4000,
+	"reportRevisions": 0x8000,
+	"reportParagraphIndentation": 0x10000,
+	"reportLineSpacing": 0x40000,
 	"reportSuperscriptsAndSubscripts": 0x80000,
+	"reportGraphics": 0x100000,
 }
-formatConfigFlag_includeLayoutTables=0x20000
+formatConfigFlag_includeLayoutTables = 0x20000
 
 # Map some characters from 0 to Unicode. Meant to be used with bullets only.
 # Doesn't care about the actual font, so can give incorrect Unicode in rare cases.
diff --git a/source/braille.py b/source/braille.py
index 5d08c51fa3a..7f1b2067658 100644
--- a/source/braille.py
+++ b/source/braille.py
@@ -665,11 +665,14 @@ def getControlFieldBraille(info, field, ancestors, reportStart, formatConfig):
 	landmark = field.get("landmark")
 	if not roleText and role == controlTypes.ROLE_LANDMARK and landmark:
 		roleText = f"{roleLabels[controlTypes.ROLE_LANDMARK]} {landmarkLabels[landmark]}"
+	content = field.get("content")
 
 	if presCat == field.PRESCAT_LAYOUT:
 		text = []
 		if current:
 			text.append(getPropertiesBraille(current=current))
+		if role == controlTypes.ROLE_GRAPHIC and content:
+			text.append(content)
 		return TEXT_SEPARATOR.join(text) if len(text) != 0 else None
 
 	elif role in (controlTypes.ROLE_TABLECELL, controlTypes.ROLE_TABLECOLUMNHEADER, controlTypes.ROLE_TABLEROWHEADER) and field.get("table-id"):
@@ -713,7 +716,6 @@ def getControlFieldBraille(info, field, ancestors, reportStart, formatConfig):
 		if level:
 			props["positionInfo"] = {"level": level}
 		text = getPropertiesBraille(**props)
-		content = field.get("content")
 		if content:
 			if text:
 				text += TEXT_SEPARATOR
diff --git a/source/config/configSpec.py b/source/config/configSpec.py
index 408d26f4c0a..e3651506cc5 100644
--- a/source/config/configSpec.py
+++ b/source/config/configSpec.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
 	reportBorderStyle = boolean(default=False)
 	reportBorderColor = boolean(default=False)
 	reportLinks = boolean(default=true)
+	reportGraphics = boolean(default=True)
 	reportComments = boolean(default=true)
 	reportLists = boolean(default=true)
 	reportHeadings = boolean(default=true)
diff --git a/source/globalCommands.py b/source/globalCommands.py
index c7470b49042..d860efcb9ff 100755
--- a/source/globalCommands.py
+++ b/source/globalCommands.py
@@ -601,6 +601,22 @@ def script_toggleReportLinks(self,gesture):
 	script_toggleReportLinks.__doc__=_("Toggles on and off the reporting of links")
 	script_toggleReportLinks.category=SCRCAT_DOCUMENTFORMATTING
 
+	@scriptHandler.script(
+		# Translators: Input help mode message for toggle report graphics command.
+		description=_("Toggles on and off the reporting of graphics"),
+		category=SCRCAT_DOCUMENTFORMATTING
+	)
+	def script_toggleReportGraphics(self, gesture):
+		if config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportGraphics"]:
+			# Translators: The message announced when toggling the report graphics document formatting setting.
+			state = _("report graphics off")
+			config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportGraphics"] = False
+		else:
+			# Translators: The message announced when toggling the report graphics document formatting setting.
+			state = _("report graphics on")
+			config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportGraphics"] = True
+		ui.message(state)
+
 	def script_toggleReportComments(self,gesture):
 		if config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportComments"]:
 			# Translators: The message announced when toggling the report comments document formatting setting.
diff --git a/source/gui/settingsDialogs.py b/source/gui/settingsDialogs.py
index 7cdf8ba7500..20a7a9151fb 100644
--- a/source/gui/settingsDialogs.py
+++ b/source/gui/settingsDialogs.py
@@ -2130,6 +2130,11 @@ def makeSettings(self, settingsSizer):
 		self.linksCheckBox=elementsGroup.addItem(wx.CheckBox(self,label=_("Lin&ks")))
 		self.linksCheckBox.SetValue(config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportLinks"])
 
+		# Translators: This is the label for a checkbox in the
+		# document formatting settings panel.
+		self.graphicsCheckBox = elementsGroup.addItem(wx.CheckBox(self, label=_("&Graphics")))
+		self.graphicsCheckBox.SetValue(config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportGraphics"])
+
 		# Translators: This is the label for a checkbox in the
 		# document formatting settings panel.
 		self.listsCheckBox=elementsGroup.addItem(wx.CheckBox(self,label=_("&Lists")))
@@ -2203,6 +2208,7 @@ def onSave(self):
 		config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportBorderStyle"] = choice in (1,2)
 		config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportBorderColor"] = (choice == 2)
 		config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportLinks"]=self.linksCheckBox.IsChecked()
+		config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportGraphics"] = self.graphicsCheckBox.IsChecked()
 		config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportHeadings"]=self.headingsCheckBox.IsChecked()
 		config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportLists"]=self.listsCheckBox.IsChecked()
 		config.conf["documentFormatting"]["reportBlockQuotes"]=self.blockQuotesCheckBox.IsChecked()
diff --git a/source/speech/__init__.py b/source/speech/__init__.py
index 7c750751e80..922f23350e4 100755
--- a/source/speech/__init__.py
+++ b/source/speech/__init__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 	WaveFileCommand,
 	ConfigProfileTriggerCommand,
 )
-
 from . import types
 from .types import (
 	SpeechSequence,
@@ -1824,6 +1823,7 @@ def getControlFieldSpeech(  # noqa: C901
 		types.logBadSequenceTypes(tableCellSequence)
 		return tableCellSequence
 
+	content = attrs.get("content")
 	# General cases.
 	if ((
 		speakEntry and ((
@@ -1842,7 +1842,6 @@ def getControlFieldSpeech(  # noqa: C901
 		and fieldType == "start_inControlFieldStack"
 	)):
 		out = []
-		content = attrs.get("content")
 		if content and speakContentFirst:
 			out.append(content)
 		if placeholderValue:
@@ -1906,7 +1905,9 @@ def getControlFieldSpeech(  # noqa: C901
 		out = []
 		if ariaCurrent:
 			out.extend(ariaCurrentSequence)
-			types.logBadSequenceTypes(out)
+		if role == controlTypes.ROLE_GRAPHIC and content:
+			out.append(content)
+		types.logBadSequenceTypes(out)
 		return out
 	else:
 		return []
diff --git a/source/textInfos/__init__.py b/source/textInfos/__init__.py
index 668bd4a6115..c908fdf0bf9 100755
--- a/source/textInfos/__init__.py
+++ b/source/textInfos/__init__.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def getPresentationCategory(self, ancestors, formatConfig, reason=controlTypes.R
 		landmark = self.get("landmark")
 		if reason in (controlTypes.REASON_CARET, controlTypes.REASON_SAYALL, controlTypes.REASON_FOCUS) and (
 			(role == controlTypes.ROLE_LINK and not formatConfig["reportLinks"])
+			or (role == controlTypes.ROLE_GRAPHIC and not formatConfig["reportGraphics"])
 			or (role == controlTypes.ROLE_HEADING and not formatConfig["reportHeadings"])
 			or (role == controlTypes.ROLE_BLOCKQUOTE and not formatConfig["reportBlockQuotes"])
 			or (role == controlTypes.ROLE_GROUPING and (not name or not formatConfig["reportGroupings"]))
diff --git a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t
index 6d78a69a2b8..e313ddd9239 100644
--- a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t
+++ b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t
@@ -1727,6 +1727,7 @@ You can configure reporting of:
 - Elements
  - Headings
  - Links
+ - Graphics
  - Lists
  - Block quotes
  - Groupings