diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
index 8cfeedf673..765b1a36b3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@ class WP_Terms_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	?>
 
 		<p class="inline-edit-save submit">
-			<a href="#inline-edit" class="cancel button-secondary alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></a>
-			<a href="#inline-edit" class="save button-primary alignright"><?php echo $tax->labels->update_item; ?></a>
+			<button type="button" class="cancel button-secondary alignleft"><?php _e( 'Cancel' ); ?></button>
+			<button type="button" class="save button-primary alignright"><?php echo $tax->labels->update_item; ?></button>
 			<span class="spinner"></span>
 			<span class="error" style="display:none;"></span>
 			<?php wp_nonce_field( 'taxinlineeditnonce', '_inline_edit', false ); ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
index 99bfca4632..a05dc0954f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* global inlineEditL10n, ajaxurl */
+window.wp = window.wp || {};
 
 var inlineEditTax;
-(function($) {
+( function( $, wp ) {
 inlineEditTax = {
 
 	init : function() {
@@ -22,10 +23,10 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 			}
 		});
 
-		$( 'a.cancel', row ).click( function() {
+		$( '.cancel', row ).click( function() {
 			return inlineEditTax.revert();
 		});
-		$( 'a.save', row ).click( function() {
+		$( '.save', row ).click( function() {
 			return inlineEditTax.save(this);
 		});
 		$( 'input, select', row ).keydown( function( e ) {
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 		// make ajax request
 		$.post( ajaxurl, params,
 			function(r) {
-				var row, new_id, option_value;
+				var row, new_id, option_value,
+					$errorSpan = $( '#edit-' + id + ' .inline-edit-save .error' );
+
 				$( 'table.widefat .spinner' ).removeClass( 'is-active' );
 
 				if (r) {
@@ -117,16 +120,23 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 						// Update the value in the Parent dropdown.
 						$( '#parent' ).find( 'option[value=' + option_value + ']' ).text( row.find( '.row-title' ).text() );
 
-						row.hide().fadeIn();
+						row.hide().fadeIn( 400, function() {
+							// Move focus back to the taxonomy title.
+							row.find( '.row-title' ).focus();
+							wp.a11y.speak( inlineEditL10n.saved );
+						});
+
 					} else {
-						$('#edit-'+id+' .inline-edit-save .error').html(r).show();
+						$errorSpan.html( r ).show();
+						// Some error strings may contain HTML entities (e.g. `&#8220`), let's use the HTML element's text.
+						wp.a11y.speak( $errorSpan.text() );
 					}
 				} else {
-					$('#edit-'+id+' .inline-edit-save .error').html(inlineEditL10n.error).show();
+					$errorSpan.html( inlineEditL10n.error ).show();
+					wp.a11y.speak( inlineEditL10n.error );
 				}
 			}
 		);
-		return false;
 	},
 
 	revert : function() {
@@ -136,10 +146,9 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 			$( 'table.widefat .spinner' ).removeClass( 'is-active' );
 			$('#'+id).siblings('tr.hidden').addBack().remove();
 			id = id.substr( id.lastIndexOf('-') + 1 );
-			$(this.what+id).show();
+			// Show the taxonomy listing and move focus back to the taxonomy title.
+			$( this.what + id ).show().find( '.row-title' ).focus();
 		}
-
-		return false;
 	},
 
 	getId : function(o) {
@@ -149,4 +158,4 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 };
 
 $(document).ready(function(){inlineEditTax.init();});
-})(jQuery);
+})( jQuery, window.wp );
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.min.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.min.js
index 93140e74fc..14b3b8a7ac 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.min.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var inlineEditTax;!function(a){inlineEditTax={init:function(){var b=this,c=a("#inline-edit");b.type=a("#the-list").attr("data-wp-lists").substr(5),b.what="#"+b.type+"-",a("#the-list").on("click","a.editinline",function(){return inlineEditTax.edit(this),!1}),c.keyup(function(a){return 27===a.which?inlineEditTax.revert():void 0}),a("a.cancel",c).click(function(){return inlineEditTax.revert()}),a("a.save",c).click(function(){return inlineEditTax.save(this)}),a("input, select",c).keydown(function(a){return 13===a.which?inlineEditTax.save(this):void 0}),a('#posts-filter input[type="submit"]').mousedown(function(){b.revert()})},toggle:function(b){var c=this;"none"===a(c.what+c.getId(b)).css("display")?c.revert():c.edit(b)},edit:function(b){var c,d,e,f=this;return f.revert(),"object"==typeof b&&(b=f.getId(b)),c=a("#inline-edit").clone(!0),d=a("#inline_"+b),a("td",c).attr("colspan",a("th:visible, td:visible",".widefat:first thead").length),a(f.what+b).hide().after(c).after('<tr class="hidden"></tr>'),e=a(".name",d),e.find("img").replaceWith(function(){return this.alt}),e=e.text(),a(':input[name="name"]',c).val(e),e=a(".slug",d),e.find("img").replaceWith(function(){return this.alt}),e=e.text(),a(':input[name="slug"]',c).val(e),a(c).attr("id","edit-"+b).addClass("inline-editor").show(),a(".ptitle",c).eq(0).focus(),!1},save:function(b){var c,d,e=a('input[name="taxonomy"]').val()||"";return"object"==typeof b&&(b=this.getId(b)),a("table.widefat .spinner").addClass("is-active"),c={action:"inline-save-tax",tax_type:this.type,tax_ID:b,taxonomy:e},d=a("#edit-"+b).find(":input").serialize(),c=d+"&"+a.param(c),a.post(ajaxurl,c,function(c){var d,e,f;a("table.widefat .spinner").removeClass("is-active"),c?-1!==c.indexOf("<tr")?(a(inlineEditTax.what+b).siblings("tr.hidden").addBack().remove(),e=a(c).attr("id"),a("#edit-"+b).before(c).remove(),e?(f=e.replace(inlineEditTax.type+"-",""),d=a("#"+e)):(f=b,d=a(inlineEditTax.what+b)),a("#parent").find("option[value="+f+"]").text(d.find(".row-title").text()),d.hide().fadeIn()):a("#edit-"+b+" .inline-edit-save .error").html(c).show():a("#edit-"+b+" .inline-edit-save .error").html(inlineEditL10n.error).show()}),!1},revert:function(){var b=a("table.widefat tr.inline-editor").attr("id");return b&&(a("table.widefat .spinner").removeClass("is-active"),a("#"+b).siblings("tr.hidden").addBack().remove(),b=b.substr(b.lastIndexOf("-")+1),a(this.what+b).show()),!1},getId:function(b){var c="TR"===b.tagName?b.id:a(b).parents("tr").attr("id"),d=c.split("-");return d[d.length-1]}},a(document).ready(function(){inlineEditTax.init()})}(jQuery);
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+window.wp=window.wp||{};var inlineEditTax;!function(a,b){inlineEditTax={init:function(){var b=this,c=a("#inline-edit");b.type=a("#the-list").attr("data-wp-lists").substr(5),b.what="#"+b.type+"-",a("#the-list").on("click","a.editinline",function(){return inlineEditTax.edit(this),!1}),c.keyup(function(a){return 27===a.which?inlineEditTax.revert():void 0}),a(".cancel",c).click(function(){return inlineEditTax.revert()}),a(".save",c).click(function(){return inlineEditTax.save(this)}),a("input, select",c).keydown(function(a){return 13===a.which?inlineEditTax.save(this):void 0}),a('#posts-filter input[type="submit"]').mousedown(function(){b.revert()})},toggle:function(b){var c=this;"none"===a(c.what+c.getId(b)).css("display")?c.revert():c.edit(b)},edit:function(b){var c,d,e,f=this;return f.revert(),"object"==typeof b&&(b=f.getId(b)),c=a("#inline-edit").clone(!0),d=a("#inline_"+b),a("td",c).attr("colspan",a("th:visible, td:visible",".widefat:first thead").length),a(f.what+b).hide().after(c).after('<tr class="hidden"></tr>'),e=a(".name",d),e.find("img").replaceWith(function(){return this.alt}),e=e.text(),a(':input[name="name"]',c).val(e),e=a(".slug",d),e.find("img").replaceWith(function(){return this.alt}),e=e.text(),a(':input[name="slug"]',c).val(e),a(c).attr("id","edit-"+b).addClass("inline-editor").show(),a(".ptitle",c).eq(0).focus(),!1},save:function(c){var d,e,f=a('input[name="taxonomy"]').val()||"";"object"==typeof c&&(c=this.getId(c)),a("table.widefat .spinner").addClass("is-active"),d={action:"inline-save-tax",tax_type:this.type,tax_ID:c,taxonomy:f},e=a("#edit-"+c).find(":input").serialize(),d=e+"&"+a.param(d),a.post(ajaxurl,d,function(d){var e,f,g,h=a("#edit-"+c+" .inline-edit-save .error");a("table.widefat .spinner").removeClass("is-active"),d?-1!==d.indexOf("<tr")?(a(inlineEditTax.what+c).siblings("tr.hidden").addBack().remove(),f=a(d).attr("id"),a("#edit-"+c).before(d).remove(),f?(g=f.replace(inlineEditTax.type+"-",""),e=a("#"+f)):(g=c,e=a(inlineEditTax.what+c)),a("#parent").find("option[value="+g+"]").text(e.find(".row-title").text()),e.hide().fadeIn(400,function(){e.find(".row-title").focus(),b.a11y.speak(inlineEditL10n.saved)})):(h.html(d).show(),b.a11y.speak(h.text())):(h.html(inlineEditL10n.error).show(),b.a11y.speak(inlineEditL10n.error))})},revert:function(){var b=a("table.widefat tr.inline-editor").attr("id");b&&(a("table.widefat .spinner").removeClass("is-active"),a("#"+b).siblings("tr.hidden").addBack().remove(),b=b.substr(b.lastIndexOf("-")+1),a(this.what+b).show().find(".row-title").focus())},getId:function(b){var c="TR"===b.tagName?b.id:a(b).parents("tr").attr("id"),d=c.split("-");return d[d.length-1]}},a(document).ready(function(){inlineEditTax.init()})}(jQuery,window.wp);
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diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 1c7efbbfbe..971012a9a4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -562,9 +562,10 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'comma' => trim( _x( ',', 'tag delimiter' ) ),
 		) );
 
-		$scripts->add( 'inline-edit-tax', "/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax$suffix.js", array( 'jquery' ), false, 1 );
+		$scripts->add( 'inline-edit-tax', "/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'wp-a11y' ), false, 1 );
 		did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize( 'inline-edit-tax', 'inlineEditL10n', array(
-			'error' => __('Error while saving the changes.')
+			'error' => __( 'Error while saving the changes.' ),
+			'saved' => __( 'Changes saved.' ),
 		) );
 
 		$scripts->add( 'plugin-install', "/wp-admin/js/plugin-install$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'thickbox' ), false, 1 );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5ceb384a6c..8b8b716b6d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-beta3-35604';
+$wp_version = '4.4-beta3-35605';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.