diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index e563a1f26..717b0f7ad 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -339,6 +339,23 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "@angular/cdk": {
+      "version": "8.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@angular/cdk/-/cdk-8.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZwO5Sn720RA2YvBqud0JAHkZXjmjxM0yNzCO8RVtRE9i8Gl26Wk0j0nQeJkVm4zwv2QO8MwbKUKGTMt8evsokA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "parse5": "^5.0.0",
+        "tslib": "^1.7.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "parse5": {
+          "version": "5.1.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse5/-/parse5-5.1.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-ugq4DFI0Ptb+WWjAdOK16+u/nHfiIrcE+sh8kZMaM0WllQKLI9rOUq6c2b7cwPkXdzfQESqvoqK6ug7U/Yyzug==",
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "@angular/cli": {
       "version": "8.3.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@angular/cli/-/cli-8.3.12.tgz",
@@ -12255,8 +12272,7 @@
     "tslib": {
       "version": "1.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-1.8.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-aUavLR1lGnsYY7Ux1uWvpBqkTqw=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-aUavLR1lGnsYY7Ux1uWvpBqkTqw="
     },
     "tslint": {
       "version": "5.3.2",
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index b47cb0463..f0fa2d460 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "8.2.11",
+    "@angular/cdk": "^8.2.3",
     "@angular/common": "8.2.11",
     "@angular/compiler": "8.2.11",
     "@angular/core": "8.2.11",
@@ -73,4 +74,4 @@
     "typescript": "3.5.3",
     "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^3.3.2"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/app/metadata/resolver/container/copy-resolver.component.html b/ui/src/app/metadata/resolver/container/copy-resolver.component.html
index fb3832558..fb850e9bb 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/metadata/resolver/container/copy-resolver.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/metadata/resolver/container/copy-resolver.component.html
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ <h3 class="tag tag-primary">
                     </label>
                     <auto-complete
                         id="target"
+                        fieldId="target"
                         formControlName="target"
                         [matches]="searchResults$ | async"
                         [required]="true"
diff --git a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.html b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.html
index ae5351a9b..1471be3b5 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="widget form-group">
-    <label [for]="formProperty._canonicalPath" class="d-flex justify-content-between control-label">
+    <label [id]="formProperty._canonicalPath + '-label'" [for]="formProperty._canonicalPath" class="d-flex justify-content-between control-label">
         <span [ngClass]="{'sr-only': formProperty.parent.schema.type === 'array'}">
             <translate-i18n [key]="title">{{ title }}</translate-i18n>
             <i class="fa fa-asterisk text-danger" aria-hidden="true" *ngIf="required"></i>
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@
     </label>
     <span *ngIf="schema.description" class="sr-only" [translate]="schema.description">{{ schema.description }}</span>
     <auto-complete
-        [id]="formProperty._canonicalPath"
+        [id]="formProperty._canonicalPath + 'autocomplete'"
         [fieldId]="formProperty._canonicalPath"
         [formControl]="control"
-        [matches]="schema.widget.data"
+        [matches]="data"
         [required]="true"
         [dropdown]="true"
         [attr.placeholder]="schema.placeholder || '' | translate"
         [attr.disabled]="schema.readOnly?true:null"
         role="textbox"
-        [attr.aria-label]="title | translate">
+        [attr.aria-label]="title | translate"
+        (onChange)="getData($event)">
     </auto-complete>
     <small class="form-text text-danger" *ngIf="errorMessages && errorMessages.length && control.touched">
         <ng-container *ngFor="let error of errorMessages; let first=first;">
diff --git a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.ts b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.ts
index 08d9c5b48..ce3244e6f 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/schema-form/widget/datalist/datalist.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { HARD_CODED_REQUIRED_MSG } from '../../model/messages';
     templateUrl: `./datalist.component.html`
 })
 export class DatalistComponent extends ControlWidget implements AfterViewInit {
+
+    data: string[] = [];
+
     constructor(
         private widgetService: SchemaService
     ) {
@@ -24,6 +27,10 @@ export class DatalistComponent extends ControlWidget implements AfterViewInit {
         }
     }
 
+    getData(query: string): void {
+        this.data = [...this.schema.widget.data];
+    }
+
     get required(): boolean {
         return this.widgetService.isRequired(this.formProperty);
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.html b/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.html
index 95c1ed3dd..7a6f0fd24 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.html
@@ -1,58 +1,52 @@
-<div id="{{ id }}-container"
-    class="dropdown form-group"
-    (keydown)="handleKeyDown($event)"
-    role='combobox'
-    [attr.aria-expanded]="(menuIsVisible$ | async) ? 'true' : 'false'"
-    [attr.aria-label]="id">
-    <div [ngClass]="{'input-group': dropdown}">
-        <input
-            #inputField
-            [formControl]="input"
-            [disableValidation]="true"
-            [id]="fieldId || (id + '__input')"
-            class="form-control"
-            autoComplete="off"
-            type="text"
-            [attr.aria-activedescendant]="activeDescendant"
-            [placeholder]="placeholder"
-            attr.aria-owns="{{ id }}__listbox"
-            [attr.aria-labelledby]="id"
-            (focus)="handleInputFocus()"
-            (blur)="handleInputBlur()"
-        />
-        <div class="input-group-append" *ngIf="dropdown">
-            <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary"
-                type="button"
-                aria-haspopup="true"
-                aria-expanded="false"
-                [attr.aria-labelledby]="id"
-                (click)="state.setState({menuOpen: !state.currentState.menuOpen})">
-                <i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
-                <span class="sr-only">Toggle Dropdown</span>
-            </button>
-        </div>
+<div [ngClass]="{'input-group': dropdown}">
+    <input
+        #inputField
+        [formControl]="input"
+        [disableValidation]="true"
+        [id]="fieldId"
+        class="form-control"
+        autocomplete="off"
+        role="combobox"
+        type="text"
+        [placeholder]="placeholder"
+        [attr.aria-activedescendant]="activeDescendant"
+        aria-autocomplete="both"
+        aria-multiline="false"
+        [attr.aria-owns]="fieldId + '__listbox'"
+        [attr.aria-expanded]="(menuIsVisible$ | async) ? 'true' : 'false'"
+        (focus)="handleInputFocus()"
+        (blur)="handleInputBlur()"
+    />
+    <div class="input-group-append" *ngIf="dropdown">
+        <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary"
+            type="button"
+            aria-haspopup="true"
+            [attr.aria-expanded]="state.currentState.menuOpen"
+            (click)="state.setState({menuOpen: !state.currentState.menuOpen})">
+            <i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i>
+            <span class="sr-only">Toggle Dropdown</span>
+        </button>
     </div>
-    <ul class="dropdown-menu"
-        id="{{ id }}__listbox"
-        role="listbox"
-        [class.show]="(menuIsVisible$ | async) && !processing && !input.disabled">
-        <li *ngFor="let option of matches; let i = index;"
-            #matchElement
-            class="dropdown-item"
-            [class.active]="state.currentState.selected === i"
-            [class.focused]="state.currentState.focused === i"
-            [id]="this.getOptionId(i)"
-            (focusout)="handleOptionBlur($event, i)"
-            (click)="handleOptionClick(i)"
-            (mousedown)="handleOptionMouseDown($event)"
-            (mouseenter)="handleOptionMouseEnter(i)"
-            (mouseout)="handleOptionMouseOut()"
-            role="option"
-            tabIndex="-1"
-            [attr.aria-selected]="state.currentState.focused === i"
-            [innerHTML]="option | highlight:this.input.value"></li>
-        <li class="dropdown-item dropdown-item-noresults" *ngIf="matches && matches.length === 0 && !processing">
-            {{ noneFoundText }}
-        </li>
-    </ul>
 </div>
+<ul class="dropdown-menu"
+    [id]="fieldId + '__listbox'"
+    role="listbox"
+    [class.show]="(menuIsVisible$ | async) && !processing && !input.disabled">
+    <li *ngFor="let option of matches; let i = index;"
+        #matchElement
+        class="dropdown-item"
+        [class.active]="state.currentState.selected === i"
+        [class.focused]="state.currentState.focused === i"
+        [id]="this.getOptionId(i)"
+        (focusout)="handleOptionBlur($event, i)"
+        (click)="handleOptionClick(i)"
+        (mousedown)="handleOptionMouseDown($event)"
+        (mouseenter)="handleOptionMouseEnter(i)"
+        (mouseout)="handleOptionMouseOut()"
+        role="option"
+        [attr.aria-selected]="state.currentState.focused === i"
+        [innerHTML]="option | highlight:this.input.value"></li>
+    <li class="dropdown-item dropdown-item-noresults" *ngIf="matches && matches.length === 0 && !processing">
+        {{ noneFoundText }}
+    </li>
+</ul>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.scss b/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.scss
index f794dce0c..262779eab 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.scss
+++ b/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 }
 
 :host {
+    position: relative;
+
     .btn-outline-secondary {
         border-color: $input-border-color;
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts b/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts
index bc9994b1a..28a4c0365 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/shared/autocomplete/autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ import {
     EventEmitter,
     OnInit,
     OnDestroy,
+    OnChanges,
     AfterViewInit,
     ViewChild,
     ViewChildren,
     QueryList,
     ElementRef,
-    SimpleChanges,
     forwardRef,
-    ChangeDetectionStrategy,
-    OnChanges,
-    HostListener
+    HostListener,
+    SimpleChanges
 } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormControl, ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
+import { FormControl, ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Observable, Subject, Subscription, interval } from 'rxjs';
 import { takeUntil, combineLatest, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
+import { LiveAnnouncer } from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
+
 import { keyCodes } from '../../shared/keycodes';
 import { AutoCompleteStateEmitter } from './autocomplete.model';
 import { NavigatorService } from '../../core/service/navigator.service';
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ const POLL_TIMEOUT = 1000;
 const INPUT_FIELD_INDEX = -1;
 
 @Component({
-    changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
     selector: 'auto-complete',
     templateUrl: './autocomplete.component.html',
     styleUrls: ['./autocomplete.component.scss'],
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const INPUT_FIELD_INDEX = -1;
         }
     ]
 })
-export class AutoCompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit, ControlValueAccessor {
+export class AutoCompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges, AfterViewInit, ControlValueAccessor {
     @Input() defaultValue = '';
     @Input() matches: string[] = [];
     @Input() id: string;
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ export class AutoCompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit,
     $pollSubscription: Subscription;
 
     showMoreAvailable: boolean;
-
-    matches$: Observable<string[]>;
     numMatches: number;
 
     input: FormControl = new FormControl();
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ export class AutoCompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit,
     propagateChange = (_: any | null) => { };
     propagateTouched = (_: any | null) => { };
 
-    constructor(private navigator: NavigatorService) {}
+    constructor(private navigator: NavigatorService, private live: LiveAnnouncer) {}
 
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this.$pollInput = interval(POLL_TIMEOUT);
@@ -116,7 +114,14 @@ export class AutoCompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit,
     }
 
     ngAfterViewInit(): void {
-        this.listItems.changes.subscribe((changes) => this.setElementReferences(changes));
+        this.listItems.changes.subscribe((changes) => this.setElementReferences(changes) );
+    }
+
+    ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+        if (changes.matches && this.matches) {
+            const count = this.matches.length;
+            this.live.announce(count === 0 ? 'No results available' : `${count} result${count === 1 ? '' : 's'} available`);
+        }
     }
 
     writeValue(value: any): void {
@@ -242,6 +247,7 @@ export class AutoCompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit,
         });
     }
 
+    @HostListener('keydown', ['$event'])
     handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
         switch (keyCodes[event.keyCode]) {
             case 'up':
@@ -338,7 +344,7 @@ export class AutoCompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit,
     }
 
     getOptionId(index): string {
-        return `${this.id}__option--${index}`;
+        return `${this.fieldId}__option--${index}`;
     }
 
     get hasAutoselect(): boolean {