diff --git a/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblemenu.cpp b/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblemenu.cpp
index fd2619f5458..e467ef50bdd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblemenu.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblemenu.cpp
@@ -104,9 +104,16 @@ QAccessibleInterface *QAccessibleMenu::child(int index) const
 
 QAccessibleInterface *QAccessibleMenu::parent() const
 {
-    QWidget *parent = menu()->parentWidget();
-    if (qobject_cast<QMenu*>(parent) || qobject_cast<QMenuBar*>(parent)) {
-        return new QAccessibleMenuItem(parent, menu()->menuAction());
+    if (QAction *menuAction = menu()->menuAction()) {
+        QList<QWidget *> parentCandidates;
+        parentCandidates << menu()->parentWidget();
+        parentCandidates << menuAction->associatedWidgets();
+        foreach (QWidget *w, parentCandidates) {
+            if (qobject_cast<QMenu*>(w) || qobject_cast<QMenuBar*>(w)) {
+                if (w->actions().indexOf(menuAction) != -1)
+                    return new QAccessibleMenuItem(w, menuAction);
+            }
+        }
     }
     return QAccessibleWidget::parent();
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
index ea322b20a10..68fde2fd2ed 100644
--- a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
@@ -1265,14 +1265,21 @@ void tst_QAccessibility::menuTest()
 
     mw.menuBar()->addAction("Action!");
 
+    QMenu *childOfMainWindow = new QMenu(QStringLiteral("&Tools"), &mw);
+    childOfMainWindow->addAction("&Options");
+    mw.menuBar()->addMenu(childOfMainWindow);
+
     mw.show(); // triggers layout
     QTest::qWait(100);
 
-    QAccessibleInterface *interface = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(mw.menuBar());
+    QAccessibleInterface *interface = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(&mw);
     QCOMPARE(verifyHierarchy(interface),  0);
+    delete interface;
+
+    interface = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(mw.menuBar());
 
     QVERIFY(interface);
-    QCOMPARE(interface->childCount(), 5);
+    QCOMPARE(interface->childCount(), 6);
     QCOMPARE(interface->role(), QAccessible::MenuBar);
 
     QAccessibleInterface *iFile = interface->child(0);