diff --git a/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.cpp b/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.cpp
index f7a4a537163..736d66fdae6 100644
--- a/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/accessible/qaccessible.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     \value readOnly                The object can usually be edited, but is explicitly set to read-only.
     \value selectable              The object is selectable.
     \value selectableText          The object has text which can be selected. This is different from selectable which refers to the object's children.
-    \value selected                The object is selected.
+    \value selected                The object is selected, this is independent of text selection.
     \value selfVoicing             The object describes itself through speech or sound.
     \value sizeable                The object can be resized, e.g. top-level windows.
     \value summaryElement          The object summarizes the state of the window and should be treated with priority.
diff --git a/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp b/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp
index afef14485f9..d695bdcbc46 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ QAccessibleTextWidget::QAccessibleTextWidget(QWidget *o, QAccessible::Role r, co
 QAccessible::State QAccessibleTextWidget::state() const
 {
     QAccessible::State s = QAccessibleWidget::state();
+    s.selectableText = true;
     s.multiLine = true;
     return s;
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp b/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp
index 2cd960cfcf2..5612aa2e756 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accessible/simplewidgets.cpp
@@ -663,10 +663,8 @@ QAccessible::State QAccessibleLineEdit::state() const
 
     if (l->echoMode() != QLineEdit::Normal)
         state.passwordEdit = true;
-    state.selectable = true;
-    if (l->hasSelectedText())
-        state.selected = true;
 
+    state.selectableText = true;
     return state;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
index 9387574c686..d6b193a288f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
@@ -1659,6 +1659,11 @@ void tst_QAccessibility::textEditTest()
         QTest::qWaitForWindowShown(&edit);
         QAccessibleInterface *iface = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(&edit);
         QCOMPARE(iface->text(QAccessible::Value), edit.toPlainText());
+        QVERIFY(iface->state().focusable);
+        QVERIFY(!iface->state().selectable);
+        QVERIFY(!iface->state().selected);
+        QVERIFY(iface->state().selectableText);
+
         QAccessibleTextInterface *textIface = iface->textInterface();
         QVERIFY(textIface);
 
@@ -1936,7 +1941,8 @@ void tst_QAccessibility::lineEditTest()
     QVERIFY(iface->state().sizeable);
     QVERIFY(iface->state().movable);
     QVERIFY(iface->state().focusable);
-    QVERIFY(iface->state().selectable);
+    QVERIFY(!iface->state().selectable);
+    QVERIFY(iface->state().selectableText);
     QVERIFY(!iface->state().hasPopup);
     QCOMPARE(bool(iface->state().focused), le->hasFocus());
 
@@ -1964,7 +1970,9 @@ void tst_QAccessibility::lineEditTest()
     QVERIFY(!(iface->state().sizeable));
     QVERIFY(!(iface->state().movable));
     QVERIFY(iface->state().focusable);
-    QVERIFY(iface->state().selectable);
+    QVERIFY(!iface->state().selectable);
+    QVERIFY(!iface->state().selected);
+    QVERIFY(iface->state().selectableText);
     QVERIFY(!iface->state().hasPopup);
     QCOMPARE(bool(iface->state().focused), le->hasFocus());