diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index 54ff2ddb77..d8e0288dc7 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -495,6 +495,15 @@ void QWindow::setScreen(QScreen *newScreen)
         create();
 }
 
+/*!
+  Returns the accessibility interface for the object that the window represents
+  */
+QAccessibleInterface *QWindow::accessibleRoot() const
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 void QWindow::showMinimized()
 {
     qDebug() << "unimplemented:" << __FILE__ << __LINE__;
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h
index 53d78c426c..0a74e64300 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class QPlatformSurface;
 class QPlatformWindow;
 class QBackingStore;
 class QScreen;
+class QAccessibleInterface;
 
 class Q_GUI_EXPORT QWindow : public QObject, public QSurface
 {
@@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ public:
     QScreen *screen() const;
     void setScreen(QScreen *screen);
 
+    virtual QAccessibleInterface *accessibleRoot() const;
+
     QPoint mapToGlobal(const QPoint &pos) const;
     QPoint mapFromGlobal(const QPoint &pos) const;