diff --git a/src/android/accessibility/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/accessibility/QtAccessibilityDelegate.java b/src/android/accessibility/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/accessibility/QtAccessibilityDelegate.java
index 70b02d8d04..3275b90e33 100644
--- a/src/android/accessibility/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/accessibility/QtAccessibilityDelegate.java
+++ b/src/android/accessibility/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/accessibility/QtAccessibilityDelegate.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import android.view.accessibility.*;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.View.OnHoverListener;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 
@@ -85,9 +86,19 @@ public class QtAccessibilityDelegate extends View.AccessibilityDelegate
     // the offset of the view on screen into account (eg status bar on top)
     private final int[] m_globalOffset = new int[2];
 
+    private class HoverEventListener implements View.OnHoverListener
+    {
+        @Override
+        public boolean onHover(View v, MotionEvent event)
+        {
+            return dispatchHoverEvent(event);
+        }
+    }
+
     public QtAccessibilityDelegate(View host)
     {
         m_view = host;
+        m_view.setOnHoverListener(new HoverEventListener());
         m_manager = (AccessibilityManager) host.getContext()
                 .getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
 
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ public class QtAccessibilityDelegate extends View.AccessibilityDelegate
 
     // For "explore by touch" we need all movement events here first
     // (user moves finger over screen to discover items on screen).
-    public boolean dispatchHoverEvent(MotionEvent event)
+    private boolean dispatchHoverEvent(MotionEvent event)
     {
         if (!m_manager.isTouchExplorationEnabled()) {
             return false;
diff --git a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtSurface.java b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtSurface.java
index 45a80a3dbb..ca3f20f11b 100644
--- a/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtSurface.java
+++ b/src/android/jar/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtSurface.java
@@ -110,24 +110,6 @@ public class QtSurface extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean dispatchHoverEvent(MotionEvent event) {
-        // Always attempt to dispatch hover events to accessibility first.
-        if (m_accessibilityDelegate != null) {
-            try {
-                Method dispHoverA11y = m_accessibilityDelegate.getClass().getMethod("dispatchHoverEvent", MotionEvent.class);
-                boolean ret = (Boolean) dispHoverA11y.invoke(m_accessibilityDelegate, event);
-                if (ret)
-                    return true;
-                SurfaceView view = (SurfaceView) this;
-                Method dispHoverView = view.getClass().getMethod("dispatchHoverEvent", MotionEvent.class);
-                return (Boolean) dispHoverView.invoke(view, event);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                Log.w("Qt A11y", "EXCEPTION in dispatchHoverEvent for Accessibility: " + e);
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height)
     {