diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro
index d65866e616e..42e7cae8c5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/client.pro
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ CONFIG += link_pkgconfig wayland-scanner
 qtConfig(xkbcommon-evdev): \
     QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += xkbcommon_evdev
 
+qtHaveModule(linuxaccessibility_support_private): \
+    QT += linuxaccessibility_support_private
+
 QMAKE_USE += wayland-client
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../shared
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration.cpp
index d2fa8568c78..c3163ee3dc4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
 #include "qwaylandinputdeviceintegration_p.h"
 #include "qwaylandinputdeviceintegrationfactory_p.h"
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY_ATSPI_BRIDGE
+#include <QtLinuxAccessibilitySupport/private/bridge_p.h>
+#endif
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace QtWaylandClient {
@@ -129,9 +133,6 @@ QWaylandIntegration::QWaylandIntegration()
     : mFontDb(new QGenericUnixFontDatabase())
 #endif
     , mNativeInterface(new QWaylandNativeInterface(this))
-#if QT_CONFIG(accessibility)
-    , mAccessibility(new QPlatformAccessibility())
-#endif
 {
     initializeInputDeviceIntegration();
     mDisplay.reset(new QWaylandDisplay(this));
@@ -277,6 +278,15 @@ QVariant QWaylandIntegration::styleHint(StyleHint hint) const
 #if QT_CONFIG(accessibility)
 QPlatformAccessibility *QWaylandIntegration::accessibility() const
 {
+    if (!mAccessibility) {
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY_ATSPI_BRIDGE
+        Q_ASSERT_X(QCoreApplication::eventDispatcher(), "QXcbIntegration",
+            "Initializing accessibility without event-dispatcher!");
+        mAccessibility.reset(new QSpiAccessibleBridge());
+#else
+        mAccessibility.reset(new QPlatformAccessibility());
+#endif
+    }
     return mAccessibility.data();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration_p.h
index a5a3d7b6956..944f635bbfb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandintegration_p.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ private:
     QScopedPointer<QPlatformNativeInterface> mNativeInterface;
     QScopedPointer<QPlatformInputContext> mInputContext;
 #if QT_CONFIG(accessibility)
-    QScopedPointer<QPlatformAccessibility> mAccessibility;
+    mutable QScopedPointer<QPlatformAccessibility> mAccessibility;
 #endif
     bool mFailed = false;
     bool mClientBufferIntegrationInitialized = false;