diff --git a/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor.cpp b/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor.cpp
index 51df6727264..4f863c34cd9 100644
--- a/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor.cpp
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ void AtSpiAdaptor::registerApplication()
     reply.waitForFinished(); // TODO: make this async
     if (reply.isValid ()) {
         const QSpiObjectReference &socket = reply.value();
-        accessibilityRegistry = QSpiObjectReference(socket);
+        m_accessibilityRegistry = QSpiObjectReference(socket);
     } else {
         qCWarning(lcAccessibilityAtspi) << "Error in contacting registry:"
                    << reply.error().name()
@@ -1582,6 +1582,12 @@ bool AtSpiAdaptor::accessibleInterface(QAccessibleInterface *interface, const QS
         QString path;
         QAccessibleInterface * parent = interface->parent();
         if (!parent) {
+            if (interface->object() == qApp) {
+                sendReply(connection, message,
+                          QVariant::fromValue(QDBusVariant(QVariant::fromValue(m_accessibilityRegistry))));
+                return true;
+            }
+
             path = ATSPI_DBUS_PATH_NULL ""_L1;
         } else if (parent->role() == QAccessible::Application) {
             path = ATSPI_DBUS_PATH_ROOT ""_L1;
diff --git a/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor_p.h b/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor_p.h
index 4e5beebf22a..a620672f72a 100644
--- a/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/accessible/linux/atspiadaptor_p.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private:
     static bool inheritsQAction(QObject *object);
 
     // private vars
-    QSpiObjectReference accessibilityRegistry;
+    QSpiObjectReference m_accessibilityRegistry;
     QAtSpiDBusConnection *m_dbus;
     QSpiApplicationAdaptor *m_applicationAdaptor;