diff --git a/js/TrickleButtonModel.js b/js/TrickleButtonModel.js
index af5d21a..15fd7ee 100644
--- a/js/TrickleButtonModel.js
+++ b/js/TrickleButtonModel.js
@@ -132,18 +132,18 @@ export default class TrickleButtonModel extends ComponentModel {
     const text = (isDisabled && trickleConfig._button.disabledText) ?
       trickleConfig._button.disabledText :
       (isStart && trickleConfig._button.startText) ?
-      trickleConfig._button.startText :
-      (isFinal && trickleConfig._button.finalText) ?
-      trickleConfig._button.finalText :
-      trickleConfig._button.text;
+        trickleConfig._button.startText :
+        (isFinal && trickleConfig._button.finalText) ?
+          trickleConfig._button.finalText :
+          trickleConfig._button.text;
 
     const ariaLabel = (isDisabled && trickleConfig._button.disabledAriaLabel) ?
-      trickleConfig._button.disabledAriaLabel : 
+      trickleConfig._button.disabledAriaLabel :
       (isStart && trickleConfig._button.startAriaLabel) ?
-      trickleConfig._button.startAriaLabel :
-      (isFinal && trickleConfig._button.finalAriaLabel) ?
-      trickleConfig._button.finalAriaLabel :
-      trickleConfig._button.ariaLabel;
+        trickleConfig._button.startAriaLabel :
+        (isFinal && trickleConfig._button.finalAriaLabel) ?
+          trickleConfig._button.finalAriaLabel :
+          trickleConfig._button.ariaLabel;
 
     this.set({
       buttonText: text,
diff --git a/js/TrickleButtonView.js b/js/TrickleButtonView.js
index 97e39dc..8ce0857 100644
--- a/js/TrickleButtonView.js
+++ b/js/TrickleButtonView.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import Adapt from 'core/js/adapt';
 import a11y from 'core/js/a11y';
+import notify from 'core/js/notify';
 import ComponentView from 'core/js/views/componentView';
 import controller from './controller';
 import {
   getModelConfig,
   getCompletionAttribute
 } from './models';
+import wait from 'core/js/wait';
 
 /** @typedef {import('core/js/modelEvent').default} ModelEvent  */
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ class TrickleButtonView extends ComponentView {
     this.$el.on('onscreen', this.tryButtonAutoHide);
     this.listenTo(Adapt, {
       'popup:opened': this.onPopupOpened,
-      'popup:closed': this.onPopupClosed
+      'popup:closing': this.onPopupClosed
     });
     const parentModel = this.model.getParent();
     const completionAttribute = getCompletionAttribute(parentModel);
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ class TrickleButtonView extends ComponentView {
     this.openPopupCount--;
     if (this.openPopupCount) return;
     if (this.isAwaitingPopupClose) {
+      this._isWaiting = true;
+      wait.begin();
       // Had completed with an open popup, perform final part of finishing
       return this.finish();
     }
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ class TrickleButtonView extends ComponentView {
   async finish() {
     this.stopListening(Adapt, {
       'popup:opened': this.onPopupOpened,
-      'popup:closed': this.onPopupClosed
+      'popup:closing': this.onPopupClosed
     });
     this.updateButtonState();
     const isStepLockingCompletionRequired = this.model.isStepLockingCompletionRequired();
@@ -202,10 +206,31 @@ class TrickleButtonView extends ComponentView {
    */
   async continue() {
     const parent = this.model.getParent();
-    await controller.continue();
+    // Announce "Loading" concurrent with the load so the message plays during
+    // the load wait rather than after content is ready (which would race with
+    // the focus shift to the next component).
+    const announcePromise = this.announceContentLoaded();
+    const childrenAdded = await controller.continue();
+    await announcePromise;
+    if (this._isWaiting) {
+      this._isWaiting = false;
+      a11y.setPopupCloseTo(childrenAdded[0]?.$el);
+      wait.end();
+    }
     await controller.scroll(parent);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Announce a message to screenreaders letting them know that additional
+   * content has been loaded on the page.
+   */
+  async announceContentLoaded() {
+    const globals = Adapt.course.get('_globals');
+    const message = globals?._extensions?._trickle?.additionalContentLoaded;
+    if (!message) return;
+    await notify.read(message);
+  }
+
   tryButtonAutoHide() {
     if (!this.model.get('_isButtonVisible')) return;
     const trickleConfig = getModelConfig(this.model.getParent());
diff --git a/js/controller.js b/js/controller.js
index 890a270..9a70f65 100644
--- a/js/controller.js
+++ b/js/controller.js
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@ class TrickleController extends Backbone.Controller {
    */
   async continue() {
     applyLocks();
-    await Adapt.parentView.addChildren();
+    const addedChildren = await Adapt.parentView.addChildren({
+      returnNewDescendants: true
+    });
     await Adapt.parentView.whenReady();
+    return addedChildren;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -160,8 +163,8 @@ class TrickleController extends Backbone.Controller {
 
     let scrollToId = getScrollToId();
     if (!scrollToId) {
-      logging.error(`Cannot scroll to the next id as none was found at id: "${fromModel.get('_id')}" with _scrollTo: "${trickleConfig._scrollTo}". Suggestion: Set _showEndOfPage to false.`)
-      return
+      logging.error(`Cannot scroll to the next id as none was found at id: "${fromModel.get('_id')}" with _scrollTo: "${trickleConfig._scrollTo}". Suggestion: Set _showEndOfPage to false.`);
+      return;
     }
 
     const isDescendant = Adapt.parentView.model.getAllDescendantModels().some(model => {
diff --git a/migrations/v7.js b/migrations/v7.js
index b078f1d..3e5e76a 100644
--- a/migrations/v7.js
+++ b/migrations/v7.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, whereContent, whereFromPlugin, mutateContent, checkContent, updatePlugin, testStopWhere, testSuccessWhere, getConfig } from 'adapt-migrations';
+import { describe, whereContent, whereFromPlugin, mutateContent, checkContent, updatePlugin, testStopWhere, testSuccessWhere, getConfig, getCourse } from 'adapt-migrations';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
 describe('Trickle - v7.1.3 to v7.2.0', async () => {
@@ -145,3 +145,54 @@ describe('Trickle - v7.5.0 to v7.5.1', async () => {
     fromPlugins: [{ name: 'adapt-contrib-trickle', version: '7.5.1' }]
   });
 });
+
+describe('Trickle - @@CURRENT_VERSION to @@RELEASE_VERSION', async () => {
+  // https://github.com/adaptlearning/adapt-contrib-trickle/compare/@@CURRENT_VERSION..@@RELEASE_VERSION
+
+  let course, courseTrickleGlobals;
+  const additionalContentLoaded = 'Loading.';
+
+  whereFromPlugin('Trickle - from @@CURRENT_VERSION', { name: 'adapt-contrib-trickle', version: '<@@RELEASE_VERSION' });
+
+  whereContent('Trickle - where course is present', async (content) => {
+    course = getCourse();
+    return course;
+  });
+
+  mutateContent('Trickle - add globals if missing', async (content) => {
+    if (!_.has(course, '_globals._extensions._trickle')) _.set(course, '_globals._extensions._trickle', {});
+    courseTrickleGlobals = course._globals._extensions._trickle;
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  mutateContent('Trickle - add global attribute additionalContentLoaded', async (content) => {
+    if (!_.has(courseTrickleGlobals, 'additionalContentLoaded')) courseTrickleGlobals.additionalContentLoaded = additionalContentLoaded;
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  checkContent('Trickle - check global attribute additionalContentLoaded', async (content) => {
+    const isValid = _.has(courseTrickleGlobals, 'additionalContentLoaded');
+    if (!isValid) throw new Error('Trickle - global attribute additionalContentLoaded');
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  updatePlugin('Trickle - update to @@RELEASE_VERSION', { name: 'adapt-contrib-trickle', version: '@@RELEASE_VERSION', framework: '>=5.46.4' });
+
+  testSuccessWhere('trickle with course, no globals', {
+    fromPlugins: [{ name: 'adapt-contrib-trickle', version: '@@CURRENT_VERSION' }],
+    content: [
+      { _type: 'course' }
+    ]
+  });
+
+  testSuccessWhere('trickle with course, with other globals', {
+    fromPlugins: [{ name: 'adapt-contrib-trickle', version: '@@CURRENT_VERSION' }],
+    content: [
+      { _type: 'course', _globals: { _extensions: { _trickle: {} } } }
+    ]
+  });
+
+  testStopWhere('trickle incorrect version', {
+    fromPlugins: [{ name: 'adapt-contrib-trickle', version: '@@RELEASE_VERSION' }]
+  });
+});
diff --git a/properties.schema b/properties.schema
index 2c59209..40de2a1 100644
--- a/properties.schema
+++ b/properties.schema
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@
       "inputType": "Text",
       "validators": [],
       "translatable": true
+    },
+    "additionalContentLoaded": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "title": "Additional content loaded.",
+      "default": "Loading.",
+      "inputType": "Text",
+      "help": "Announced to screen readers when additional content is loaded. Recommend keeping this short.",
+      "validators": [],
+      "translatable": true
     }
   },
   "properties": {
diff --git a/schema/course.schema.json b/schema/course.schema.json
index 77f86ba..a7cd6c8 100644
--- a/schema/course.schema.json
+++ b/schema/course.schema.json
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
                       "_adapt": {
                         "translatable": true
                       }
+                    },
+                    "additionalContentLoaded": {
+                      "type": "string",
+                      "title": "Additional content loaded",
+                      "default": "Loading.",
+                      "description": "Announced to screen readers when additional content is loaded. Recommend keeping this short.",
+                      "_adapt": {
+                        "translatable": true
+                      }
                     }
                   }
                 }