diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
index 758cccefdc..ebc9dd526d 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
@@ -11206,6 +11206,7 @@ void QWidget::setAccessibleName(const QString &name)
 {
     Q_D(QWidget);
     d->accessibleName = name;
+    QAccessible::updateAccessibility(this, 0, QAccessible::NameChanged);
 }
 
 QString QWidget::accessibleName() const
@@ -11227,6 +11228,7 @@ void QWidget::setAccessibleDescription(const QString &description)
 {
     Q_D(QWidget);
     d->accessibleDescription = description;
+    QAccessible::updateAccessibility(this, 0, QAccessible::DescriptionChanged);
 }
 
 QString QWidget::accessibleDescription() const
diff --git a/tests/auto/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp b/tests/auto/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
index 72254bed74..f82502eec9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,11 @@ void tst_QAccessibility::eventTest()
     QVERIFY_EVENT(button, 0, QAccessible::StateChanged);
     QVERIFY_EVENT(button, 0, QAccessible::StateChanged);
 
+    button->setAccessibleName("Olaf the second");
+    QVERIFY_EVENT(button, 0, QAccessible::NameChanged);
+    button->setAccessibleDescription("This is a button labeled Olaf");
+    QVERIFY_EVENT(button, 0, QAccessible::DescriptionChanged);
+
     button->hide();
     QVERIFY_EVENT(button, 0, QAccessible::ObjectHide);