diff --git a/src/widgets/accessible/itemviews.cpp b/src/widgets/accessible/itemviews.cpp
index ae1de6cab4f..e640194a2ee 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accessible/itemviews.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accessible/itemviews.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ QAccessibleInterface *QAccessibleTable::parent() const
         }
         return QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(view()->parent());
     }
-    return nullptr;
+    return QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(qApp);
 }
 
 QAccessibleInterface *QAccessibleTable::child(int logicalIndex) const
diff --git a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
index bc19ca4470c..2fe8e0e5bd3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
@@ -2878,6 +2878,12 @@ void tst_QAccessibility::listTest()
     QCOMPARE(iface->indexOfChild(child3), 2);
     QCOMPARE(child3->text(QAccessible::Name), QString("Brisbane"));
     }
+
+    // Check that application is accessible parent, since it's a top-level widget
+    QAccessibleInterface *parentIface = iface->parent();
+    QVERIFY(parentIface);
+    QVERIFY(parentIface->role() == QAccessible::Application);
+
     QTestAccessibility::clearEvents();
 
     // Check for events