diff --git a/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp b/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp
index f0423ca825..efcf4cdc8b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ QString QAccessibleLineEdit::text(QAccessible::Text t) const
     }
     if (str.isEmpty())
         str = QAccessibleWidget::text(t);
+    if (str.isEmpty() && t == QAccessible::Description)
+        str = lineEdit()->placeholderText();
     return str;
 }