diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiaccessibilityelement.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiaccessibilityelement.mm
index fa54f61967e..d13b18a859b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiaccessibilityelement.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiaccessibilityelement.mm
@@ -36,16 +36,22 @@ QT_NAMESPACE_ALIAS_OBJC_CLASS(QMacAccessibilityElement);
 
     QMacAccessibilityElement *element = cache->elementForId(anId);
     if (!element) {
-        auto *a11yInterface = QAccessible::accessibleInterface(anId);
-        Q_ASSERT(a11yInterface);
-        auto *window = a11yInterface->window();
+        QWindow *window = nullptr;
+        auto *iface = QAccessible::accessibleInterface(anId);
+        while (iface) {
+            if ((window = iface->window()))
+                break;
+            iface = iface->parent();
+        }
+
         if (window && window->handle()) {
             auto *platformWindow = static_cast<QIOSWindow*>(window->handle());
             element = [[self alloc] initWithId:anId withAccessibilityContainer:platformWindow->view()];
             cache->insertElement(anId, element);
         } else {
-            qWarning() << "Could not create a11y element for" << window
-                << "with platform window" << (window ? window->handle() : nullptr);
+            qWarning() << "Could not create a11y element for" << iface
+                << "with window" << window
+                << "and platform window" << (window ? window->handle() : nullptr);
         }
     }
     return element;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview_accessibility.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview_accessibility.mm
index a95610614be..9eef855b620 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview_accessibility.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/quiview_accessibility.mm
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     if (!iface || iface->state().invisible || (iface->text(QAccessible::Name).isEmpty() && iface->text(QAccessible::Value).isEmpty() && iface->text(QAccessible::Description).isEmpty()))
         return;
     QAccessible::Id accessibleId = QAccessible::uniqueId(iface);
-    UIAccessibilityElement *elem = [QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QMacAccessibilityElement) elementWithId:accessibleId];
-    [m_accessibleElements addObject:elem];
+    if (UIAccessibilityElement *elem = [QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QMacAccessibilityElement) elementWithId:accessibleId])
+        [m_accessibleElements addObject:elem];
 }
 
 - (void)createAccessibleContainer:(QAccessibleInterface *)iface