diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm
index 55a23fda761..5309bc2ac5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaaccessibilityelement.mm
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@
         for (int i = 0; i < numKids; ++i) {
             QAccessibleInterface *child = iface->child(i);
             Q_ASSERT(child);
+            if (child->state().invalid || child->state().invisible)
+                continue;
+
             QAccessible::Id childId = QAccessible::uniqueId(child);
             //qDebug() << "    kid: " << childId << child;
             QCocoaAccessibleElement *element = [QCocoaAccessibleElement createElementWithId:childId parent:self];
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsviewaccessibility.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsviewaccessibility.mm
index 331a66417d4..59e39e70c70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsviewaccessibility.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsviewaccessibility.mm
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
         for (int i = 0; i < numKids; ++i) {
             QAccessibleInterface *child = m_window->accessibleRoot()->child(i);
             Q_ASSERT(child);
+            if (child->state().invalid || child->state().invisible)
+                continue;
+
             QAccessible::Id childAxid = QAccessible::uniqueId(child);
             QCocoaAccessibleElement *element = [QCocoaAccessibleElement createElementWithId:childAxid parent:self];
             [kids addObject: element];