diff --git a/accessible/notifications.service.js b/accessible/notifications.service.js
index b3c9f4f2c..9e2b1d709 100644
--- a/accessible/notifications.service.js
+++ b/accessible/notifications.service.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 blocklyApp.NotificationsService = ng.core.Class({
   constructor: [function() {
     this.statusMessage_ = '';
+    this.timeouts = [];
   }],
   getStatusMessage: function() {
     return this.statusMessage_;
@@ -34,12 +35,19 @@ blocklyApp.NotificationsService = ng.core.Class({
     // Introduce a temporary status message, so that if, e.g., two "copy"
     // operations are done in succession, both messages will be read.
     this.statusMessage_ = '';
+    // Clear all existing timeouts.
+    this.timeouts.forEach(function(timeout) {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+    });
 
     // We need a non-zero timeout here, otherwise NVDA does not read the
     // notification messages properly.
     var that = this;
-    setTimeout(function() {
+    this.timeouts.push(setTimeout(function() {
       that.statusMessage_ = newMessage;
-    }, 20);
+    }, 20));
+    this.timeouts.push(setTimeout(function() {
+      that.statusMessage_ = '';
+    }, 2000));
   }
 });
diff --git a/accessible/sidebar.component.js b/accessible/sidebar.component.js
index e8890fe30..2c259ea70 100644
--- a/accessible/sidebar.component.js
+++ b/accessible/sidebar.component.js
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ blocklyApp.SidebarComponent = ng.core.Component({
         <button *ngIf="!buttonConfig.isHidden()"
                 (click)="handleButtonClick(buttonConfig)"
                 [attr.aria-describedby]="buttonConfig.ariaDescribedBy"
-                class="blocklyTree blocklySidebarButton">
+                class="blocklySidebarButton">
           {{buttonConfig.text}}
         </button>
       </span>
       <button id="clear-workspace" (click)="workspace.clear()"
               [attr.aria-disabled]="isWorkspaceEmpty()"
-              class="blocklyTree blocklySidebarButton">
+              class="blocklySidebarButton">
         {{'CLEAR_WORKSPACE'|translate}}
       </button>
     </div>