diff --git a/distro-packages/Arch-Linux/skald-git/PKGBUILD b/distro-packages/Arch-Linux/skald-git/PKGBUILD
index 2f860e8..0a29284 100644
--- a/distro-packages/Arch-Linux/skald-git/PKGBUILD
+++ b/distro-packages/Arch-Linux/skald-git/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2034,SC2154
 
 pkgname=skald-git
-pkgver=0.0.0.r1536.ga35ae10
+pkgver=0.0.0.r1537.g7cfbcda
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='Audio-only hall-based conferencing server'
 arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
diff --git a/static/skald.js b/static/skald.js
index ddca81b..d293151 100644
--- a/static/skald.js
+++ b/static/skald.js
@@ -2614,6 +2614,17 @@ function announceChat(text) {
 let chalkboardRevision = 0;
 let chalkboardSendTimer = null;
 let applyingChalkboardUpdate = false;
+let chalkboardAnnouncementTimer = null;
+let chalkboardHasPendingAnnouncement = false;
+let chalkboardPendingHasText = false;
+let chalkboardLocalTextPending = null;
+
+function clearChalkboardAnnouncementTimer() {
+    if(chalkboardAnnouncementTimer) {
+        clearTimeout(chalkboardAnnouncementTimer);
+        chalkboardAnnouncementTimer = null;
+    }
+}
 
 function canEditChalkboard() {
     if(!serverConnection || !serverConnection.permissions)
@@ -2650,6 +2661,10 @@ function updateChalkboardCopyButton() {
 
 function resetChalkboard() {
     chalkboardRevision = 0;
+    chalkboardHasPendingAnnouncement = false;
+    chalkboardPendingHasText = false;
+    chalkboardLocalTextPending = null;
+    clearChalkboardAnnouncementTimer();
     if(chalkboardSendTimer) {
         clearTimeout(chalkboardSendTimer);
         chalkboardSendTimer = null;
@@ -2682,6 +2697,37 @@ async function copyChalkboardToClipboard() {
     }
 }
 
+function announcePendingChalkboardUpdate() {
+    clearChalkboardAnnouncementTimer();
+    if(!chalkboardHasPendingAnnouncement)
+        return;
+
+    announceChat(
+        chalkboardPendingHasText ?
+            'Chalkboard updated. Contents available in the chalkboard.' :
+            'Chalkboard cleared.',
+    );
+    chalkboardHasPendingAnnouncement = false;
+}
+
+function scheduleChalkboardUpdateAnnouncement(hasText) {
+    let chalkboard = /** @type {HTMLTextAreaElement} */
+        (document.getElementById('chalkboard'));
+    if(!chalkboard)
+        return;
+
+    chalkboardHasPendingAnnouncement = true;
+    chalkboardPendingHasText = hasText;
+    if(document.activeElement === chalkboard)
+        return;
+
+    clearChalkboardAnnouncementTimer();
+    chalkboardAnnouncementTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        chalkboardAnnouncementTimer = null;
+        announceChat(hasText ? 'Chalkboard updated.' : 'Chalkboard cleared.');
+    }, 2000);
+}
+
 /**
  * @param {any} message
  */
@@ -2700,10 +2746,20 @@ function applyChalkboardUpdate(message) {
         (document.getElementById('chalkboard'));
     if(!chalkboard)
         return;
+    let isLocalEcho =
+        chalkboardLocalTextPending !== null &&
+        text === chalkboardLocalTextPending;
     if(chalkboard.value !== text) {
         applyingChalkboardUpdate = true;
         chalkboard.value = text;
         applyingChalkboardUpdate = false;
+        if(isLocalEcho) {
+            chalkboardLocalTextPending = null;
+        } else {
+            scheduleChalkboardUpdateAnnouncement(text.length > 0);
+        }
+    } else if(isLocalEcho) {
+        chalkboardLocalTextPending = null;
     }
     updateChalkboardAccess();
 }
@@ -2719,6 +2775,7 @@ function scheduleChalkboardSend() {
             (document.getElementById('chalkboard'));
         if(!chalkboard || !serverConnection || !serverConnection.socket)
             return;
+        chalkboardLocalTextPending = chalkboard.value;
         serverConnection.hallAction('chalkboard', {
             text: chalkboard.value,
             revision: chalkboardRevision,
@@ -3718,6 +3775,10 @@ document.getElementById('chalkboard').addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
         return;
 });
 
+document.getElementById('chalkboard').addEventListener('focus', function(e) {
+    announcePendingChalkboardUpdate();
+});
+
 document.getElementById('chalkboard-copy').addEventListener('click', function(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
     copyChalkboardToClipboard();