diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index cd9d7bb5b4..fdd6aba19e 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ All:
 - Handle strings with embedded NULs in wxDataStream (Nitch).
 - Don't crash in wxTextFile::GetLastLine() if the file is empty (crohr).
 - Add wxString::cbegin() and cend() method (Lauri Nurmi).
+- Return proper value from wxIAccessible::get_accSelection() if no children
+  are selected.
 
 All (GUI):
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/access.h b/interface/wx/access.h
index fbbac06dfb..91c14f0db4 100644
--- a/interface/wx/access.h
+++ b/interface/wx/access.h
@@ -355,11 +355,13 @@ public:
         Gets a variant representing the selected children of this object.
 
         Acceptable values are:
-        @li a null variant (IsNull() returns @true)
-        @li a list variant (GetType() == "list")
+        @li a null variant (@c IsNull() returns @true) if no children
+            are selected
+        @li a @c void* pointer to a wxAccessible of selected child object
         @li an integer representing the selected child element,
-            or 0 if this object is selected (GetType() == "long")
-        @li a "void*" pointer to a wxAccessible child object
+            or 0 if this object is selected (@c GetType() @c == @c "long")
+        @li a list variant (@c GetType() @c == @c "list") if multiple child
+            objects are selected
     */
     virtual wxAccStatus GetSelections(wxVariant* selections);
 
diff --git a/src/msw/ole/access.cpp b/src/msw/ole/access.cpp
index 00a5ac1002..e6ed106c68 100644
--- a/src/msw/ole/access.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/ole/access.cpp
@@ -1503,7 +1503,13 @@ STDMETHODIMP wxIAccessible::get_accSelection ( VARIANT * pVarChildren)
     }
     else
     {
-        if (selections.GetType() == wxT("long"))
+        if ( selections.IsNull() )
+        {
+            pVarChildren->vt = VT_EMPTY;
+
+            return S_OK;
+        }
+        else if (selections.GetType() == wxT("long"))
         {
             pVarChildren->vt = VT_I4;
             pVarChildren->lVal = selections.GetLong();
@@ -1526,6 +1532,8 @@ STDMETHODIMP wxIAccessible::get_accSelection ( VARIANT * pVarChildren)
         }
         else if (selections.GetType() == wxT("list"))
         {
+            wxASSERT_MSG( selections.GetCount() > 1,
+                          wxS("Multiple child objects should be selected") );
             // TODO: should we AddRef for every "void*" member??
 
             wxIEnumVARIANT* enumVariant = new wxIEnumVARIANT(selections);