diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibility.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibility.mm
index 03f585d19d3..56042e72ea4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibility.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibility.mm
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ bool hasValueAttribute(QAccessibleInterface *interface)
     Q_ASSERT(interface);
     const QAccessible::Role qtrole = interface->role();
     if (qtrole == QAccessible::EditableText
+            || qtrole == QAccessible::StaticText
             || interface->valueInterface()
             || interface->state().checkable) {
         return true;
@@ -343,6 +344,9 @@ bool hasValueAttribute(QAccessibleInterface *interface)
 id getValueAttribute(QAccessibleInterface *interface)
 {
     const QAccessible::Role qtrole = interface->role();
+    if (qtrole == QAccessible::StaticText) {
+        return QCFString::toNSString(interface->text(QAccessible::Name));
+    }
     if (qtrole == QAccessible::EditableText) {
         if (QAccessibleTextInterface *textInterface = interface->textInterface()) {
             // VoiceOver will read out the entire text string at once when returning
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm
index 84d60df3ef1..fd5962cc349 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ static void convertLineOffset(QAccessibleTextInterface *text, int &line, int &of
         QSize qtSize = iface->rect().size();
         return [NSValue valueWithSize: NSMakeSize(qtSize.width(), qtSize.height())];
     } else if ([attribute isEqualToString:NSAccessibilityTitleAttribute]) {
+        if (iface->role() == QAccessible::StaticText)
+            return nil;
         return QCFString::toNSString(iface->text(QAccessible::Name));
     } else if ([attribute isEqualToString:NSAccessibilityDescriptionAttribute]) {
         return QCFString::toNSString(iface->text(QAccessible::Description));