diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 90dbca7501b..3639d1b47e8 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -4520,9 +4520,17 @@ singleton list.
 ---
 ** Support macOS Accessibility Zoom focus tracking.
 This is an important change for visually-impaired users.  If macOS
-Accessibility Zoom is enabled (System Settings, Accessibility, Zoom)
-with keyboard focus tracking (Advanced...), Zoom is informed of updated
-cursor positions during each redisplay cycle.
+Accessibility Zoom is enabled via (System Settings, Accessibility,
+Zoom...)  with keyboard focus tracking (Advanced...), Zoom is informed
+of updated cursor positions during each redisplay cycle.
+
+---
+** New macOS function 'ns-process-is-accessibility-trusted'.
+This function returns t if the macOS Accessibility Framework trusts the
+Emacs.  This is a necessary condition for Accessibility Zoom and other
+accessibility features.  Enable Emacs via (System Settings, Privacy &
+Security, Accessibility...) and add the Emacs.app installed directory to
+the enabled application list.
 
 ---
 ** Process execution has been optimized on Android.
diff --git a/src/nsfns.m b/src/nsfns.m
index ae8e6e30e66..efe622782f7 100644
--- a/src/nsfns.m
+++ b/src/nsfns.m
@@ -3755,6 +3755,27 @@ DEFUN ("ns-show-character-palette",
   return Qnil;
 }
 
+
+DEFUN ("ns-process-is-accessibility-trusted",
+       Fns_process_is_accessibility_trusted,
+       Sns_process_is_accessibility_trusted,
+       0, 0, 0,
+       doc: /* Return non-nil if Emacs is trusted by macOS Accessibility.
+Return nil otherwise or if the OS is not macOS.
+This is necessary for Emacs to support Zoom and related accessibility
+features.  Authorize Emacs for accessibility via System
+Settings... Privacy & Security... Accessibility... and add the Emacs.app
+installed directory to the enabled application list.  */)
+  (void)
+{
+#ifdef NS_IMPL_COCOA
+  if (AXIsProcessTrusted())
+    return Qt;
+#endif
+  return Qnil;
+}
+
+
 DEFUN ("ns-badge", Fns_badge, Sns_badge, 1, 1, 0,
        doc: /* Set the app icon badge to BADGE.
 BADGE should be a string short enough to display nicely in the short
@@ -4248,6 +4269,7 @@ The default value is t.  */);
   defsubr (&Sns_set_mouse_absolute_pixel_position);
   defsubr (&Sns_mouse_absolute_pixel_position);
   defsubr (&Sns_show_character_palette);
+  defsubr (&Sns_process_is_accessibility_trusted);
   defsubr (&Sns_badge);
   defsubr (&Sns_request_user_attention);
   defsubr (&Sns_progress_indicator);
diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
index b16d020ebad..0dbb59344a3 100644
--- a/src/nsterm.m
+++ b/src/nsterm.m
@@ -6517,14 +6517,6 @@ ns_term_shutdown (int sig)
   }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef NS_IMPL_COCOA
-  /* Is accessibility enabled for this process/bundle?  */
-  if (AXIsProcessTrusted())
-    NSLog (@"Emacs is macOS AXIsProcessTrusted");
-  else
-    NSLog (@"Emacs is not macOS AXIsProcessTrusted");
-#endif
-
   ns_send_appdefined (-2);
 }