diff --git a/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.h b/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.h
index 871ca589951..1e9e55e16f5 100644
--- a/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.h
+++ b/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.h
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ public:
         TableSummaryChanged,
         TextAttributeChanged,
         TextCaretMoved,
-        TextChanged,
-        TextColumnChanged,
+        // TextChanged, deprecated, use TextUpdated
+        TextColumnChanged = TextCaretMoved + 2,
         TextInserted,
         TextRemoved,
         TextUpdated,
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol.cpp
index 40ebb65d0ad..2a15555b897 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,12 @@ void QLineControl::internalSetText(const QString &txt, int pos, bool edited)
     m_modifiedState =  m_undoState = 0;
     m_cursor = (pos < 0 || pos > m_text.length()) ? m_text.length() : pos;
     m_textDirty = (oldText != m_text);
-    finishChange(-1, true, edited);
+    bool changed = finishChange(-1, true, edited);
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+    if (changed)
+        QAccessible::updateAccessibility(parent(), 0, QAccessible::TextUpdated);
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -1238,6 +1243,9 @@ void QLineControl::emitCursorPositionChanged()
         const int oldLast = m_lastCursorPos;
         m_lastCursorPos = m_cursor;
         cursorPositionChanged(oldLast, m_cursor);
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+        QAccessible::updateAccessibility(parent(), 0, QAccessible::TextCaretMoved);
+#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol_p.h b/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol_p.h
index 6918b83b904..9764ba9c597 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qlinecontrol_p.h
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
 #include "QtGui/qtextlayout.h"
 #include "QtGui/qstyleoption.h"
 #include "QtCore/qpointer.h"
-#include "QtGui/qlineedit.h"
 #include "QtGui/qclipboard.h"
 #include "QtCore/qpoint.h"
 #include "QtGui/qcompleter.h"
+#include "QtGui/qaccessible.h"
 
 QT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp
index 23ac61384ff..03716d4c666 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void QLineEditPrivate::init(const QString& txt)
 {
     Q_Q(QLineEdit);
     control = new QLineControl(txt);
+    control->setParent(q);
     control->setFont(q->font());
     QObject::connect(control, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
             q, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)));
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.h b/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.h
index 32f6077438d..31697764e92 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qlineedit_p.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public:
 
     ~QLineEditPrivate()
     {
-        delete control;
     }
 
     QLineControl *control;