diff --git a/Documentation/Display/index.md b/Documentation/Display/index.md
index 9b4f508c..d9489caa 100644
--- a/Documentation/Display/index.md
+++ b/Documentation/Display/index.md
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ import { Message } from '@cratis/components/Display';
 <Message severity='info' icon={false}>No icon is shown.</Message>
 ```
 
+To place a message inside a live region that already announces it, pass `live={false}`:
+
+```tsx
+<div role='alert' aria-label='Error summary'>
+    <Message severity='error' live={false}>The name is required.</Message>
+</div>
+```
+
 | Prop        | Type                                                                    | Description                                                                                         |
 | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `severity`  | `'info' \| 'success' \| 'warn' \| 'error' \| 'secondary' \| 'contrast'` | Visual and semantic tone. Defaults to `'info'`.                                                     |
@@ -109,8 +117,9 @@ import { Message } from '@cratis/components/Display';
 | `children`  | `ReactNode`                                                             | Message content; takes precedence over `text`.                                                      |
 | `icon`      | `ReactNode \| false`                                                    | Custom leading icon. Pass `false` to hide the icon; otherwise a severity symbol is used by default. |
 | `className` | `string`                                                                | Extra CSS class on the root.                                                                        |
+| `live`      | `boolean`                                                               | Whether the message is its own live region. Defaults to `true`; pass `false` for no `role`.         |
 
-Error messages use `role='alert'`; every other severity uses `role='status'`. The decorative icon is hidden from assistive technology. Stable `root`, `icon`, and `text` `data-cratis-part` markers are available for styling and tests.
+By default, error messages use `role='alert'` and every other severity uses `role='status'`. With `live={false}` the message renders without a `role`, so it is announced only by the live region around it; do not use it for a message that stands alone. Nesting a live message inside another live region makes screen readers announce it twice. The decorative icon is hidden from assistive technology. Stable `root`, `icon`, and `text` `data-cratis-part` markers are available for styling and tests.
 
 ## ProgressSpinner
 
diff --git a/Source/Display/Message.stories.tsx b/Source/Display/Message.stories.tsx
index c6e2d56f..7df82d74 100644
--- a/Source/Display/Message.stories.tsx
+++ b/Source/Display/Message.stories.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ export const Error: Story = {
     },
 };
 
+/**
+ * Inside an existing live region, such as a focused error summary, pass `live={false}` so the
+ * message renders as a plain element and is announced once, by the outer region.
+ */
+export const InsideALiveRegion: Story = {
+    args: { severity: 'error', text: 'The name is required.', live: false },
+    decorators: [
+        (Story) => (
+            <div role='alert' aria-label='Error summary'>
+                <Story />
+            </div>
+        ),
+    ],
+    play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+        const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+        await expect(canvas.getAllByRole('alert')).toHaveLength(1);
+    },
+};
+
 export const WithChildren: Story = {
     args: {
         text: undefined,
diff --git a/Source/Display/Message.tsx b/Source/Display/Message.tsx
index a2a3042b..c29f1af9 100644
--- a/Source/Display/Message.tsx
+++ b/Source/Display/Message.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ export interface MessageProps {
     className?: string;
     /** The icon shown ahead of the text. Pass `false` for no icon. */
     icon?: ReactNode | false;
+    /**
+     * Whether the message is its own live region, announced by assistive technology when it
+     * appears. Defaults to `true`: `severity="error"` renders `role="alert"`, every other severity
+     * `role="status"`. Pass `false` to render a plain element with no role when the message sits
+     * inside a live region that already announces it, so it is not announced twice.
+     */
+    live?: boolean;
 }
 
 const severitySymbols: Record<MessageSeverity, string> = {
@@ -37,12 +44,13 @@ export const Message = ({
     children,
     className,
     icon,
+    live = true,
 }: MessageProps) => (
     <div
         className={['cratis-message', className].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}
         data-cratis-part='root'
         data-severity={severity}
-        role={severity === 'error' ? 'alert' : 'status'}
+        role={live ? (severity === 'error' ? 'alert' : 'status') : undefined}
     >
         {icon !== false && (
             <span
diff --git a/Source/Display/for_Message/when_rendering_with_the_default_live_region.tsx b/Source/Display/for_Message/when_rendering_with_the_default_live_region.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc35e358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Display/for_Message/when_rendering_with_the_default_live_region.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server';
+import { Message } from '../Message';
+
+const render = (element: React.ReactElement) => {
+    const container = document.createElement('div');
+    container.innerHTML = renderToStaticMarkup(element);
+    return container.firstElementChild as Element;
+};
+
+describe('when rendering with the default live region', () => {
+    it('should render an error message as an alert', () => {
+        render(<Message severity='error' text='Failed.' />).getAttribute('role')!.should.equal('alert');
+    });
+
+    it('should render an info message as a status', () => {
+        render(<Message text='Note.' />).getAttribute('role')!.should.equal('status');
+    });
+
+    it('should render a warning message as a status', () => {
+        render(<Message severity='warn' text='Careful.' />).getAttribute('role')!.should.equal('status');
+    });
+
+    it('should render the same role when live is explicitly true', () => {
+        render(<Message severity='error' text='Failed.' live />).getAttribute('role')!.should.equal('alert');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/Source/Display/for_Message/when_rendering_without_a_live_region.tsx b/Source/Display/for_Message/when_rendering_without_a_live_region.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2310f8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Display/for_Message/when_rendering_without_a_live_region.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server';
+import { Message } from '../Message';
+
+describe('when rendering without a live region', () => {
+    let container: HTMLDivElement;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        container = document.createElement('div');
+        container.innerHTML = renderToStaticMarkup(
+            <div role='alert'>
+                <Message severity='error' text='The name is required.' live={false} />
+                <Message severity='info' text='Try again.' live={false} />
+            </div>,
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('should render no role on the messages', () => {
+        container.querySelectorAll('[data-cratis-part="root"][role]').length.should.equal(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should leave only the outer live region', () => {
+        container.querySelectorAll('[role]').length.should.equal(1);
+    });
+
+    it('should still render the message content and severity', () => {
+        const root = container.querySelector('[data-cratis-part="root"]')!;
+        root.getAttribute('data-severity')!.should.equal('error');
+        root.textContent!.should.contain('The name is required.');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/Source/api-surface.json b/Source/api-surface.json
index f407eadd..6e8164d4 100644
--- a/Source/api-surface.json
+++ b/Source/api-surface.json
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
     "Chip": "Chip: (props: ChipProps) => import(\"react\").JSX.Element",
     "ChipProps": "export interface ChipProps { label?: string; icon?: ReactNode; removable?: boolean; onRemove?: () => void; removeAriaLabel?: string; className?: string; }",
     "Message": "Message: (props: MessageProps) => import(\"react\").JSX.Element",
-    "MessageProps": "export interface MessageProps { severity?: MessageSeverity; text?: ReactNode; children?: ReactNode; className?: string; icon?: ReactNode | false; }",
+    "MessageProps": "export interface MessageProps { severity?: MessageSeverity; text?: ReactNode; children?: ReactNode; className?: string; icon?: ReactNode | false; live?: boolean; }",
     "MessageSeverity": "export type MessageSeverity = 'info' | 'success' | 'warn' | 'error' | 'secondary' | 'contrast';",
     "ProgressBar": "ProgressBar: (props: ProgressBarProps) => import(\"react\").ReactElement<unknown, string | import(\"react\").JSXElementConstructor<any>>",
     "ProgressBarProps": "export interface ProgressBarProps { value?: number; mode?: 'determinate' | 'indeterminate'; showValue?: boolean; 'aria-label'?: string; 'aria-labelledby'?: string; className?: string; }",
diff --git a/Storybook/scripts/storybook-inventory.json b/Storybook/scripts/storybook-inventory.json
index 276df28a..e54ecdc0 100644
--- a/Storybook/scripts/storybook-inventory.json
+++ b/Storybook/scripts/storybook-inventory.json
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@
         "display-chip--with-icon",
         "display-message--error",
         "display-message--info",
+        "display-message--inside-a-live-region",
         "display-message--no-icon",
         "display-message--success",
         "display-message--warn",