diff --git a/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets.cpp b/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets.cpp
index d9f5a5ae81..77bf8504fa 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ public:
         }
 
         QAccessible::State s = parent()->state();
+        s.selectable = true;
         s.focused = (m_index == m_parent->currentIndex());
+        s.selected = s.focused;
         return s;
     }
     QRect rect() const override {
@@ -181,6 +183,14 @@ QAccessibleTabBar::~QAccessibleTabBar()
         QAccessible::deleteAccessibleInterface(id);
 }
 
+void *QAccessibleTabBar::interface_cast(QAccessible::InterfaceType t)
+{
+    if (t == QAccessible::SelectionInterface) {
+        return static_cast<QAccessibleSelectionInterface*>(this);
+    }
+    return QAccessibleWidget::interface_cast(t);
+}
+
 /*! Returns the QTabBar. */
 QTabBar *QAccessibleTabBar::tabBar() const
 {
@@ -258,6 +268,60 @@ QString QAccessibleTabBar::text(QAccessible::Text t) const
     return QString();
 }
 
+int QAccessibleTabBar::selectedItemCount() const
+{
+    if (tabBar()->currentIndex() >= 0)
+        return 1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+QList<QAccessibleInterface*> QAccessibleTabBar::selectedItems() const
+{
+    QList<QAccessibleInterface*> items;
+    QAccessibleInterface *selected = selectedItem(0);
+    if (selected)
+        items.push_back(selected);
+    return items;
+}
+
+QAccessibleInterface* QAccessibleTabBar::selectedItem(int selectionIndex) const
+{
+    const int currentIndex = tabBar()->currentIndex();
+    if (selectionIndex != 0 || currentIndex < 0)
+        return nullptr;
+    return child(currentIndex);
+}
+
+bool QAccessibleTabBar::isSelected(QAccessibleInterface *childItem) const
+{
+    return childItem && selectedItem(0) == childItem;
+}
+
+bool QAccessibleTabBar::select(QAccessibleInterface *childItem)
+{
+    const int childIndex = indexOfChild(childItem);
+    if (childIndex >= 0) {
+        tabBar()->setCurrentIndex(childIndex);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool QAccessibleTabBar::unselect(QAccessibleInterface *)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool QAccessibleTabBar::selectAll()
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool QAccessibleTabBar::clear()
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(tabbar)
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(combobox)
diff --git a/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets_p.h b/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets_p.h
index 12535f21a0..5169aa8243 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/accessible/complexwidgets_p.h
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ public:
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(scrollarea)
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(tabbar)
-class QAccessibleTabBar : public QAccessibleWidget
+class QAccessibleTabBar : public QAccessibleWidget, public QAccessibleSelectionInterface
 {
 public:
     explicit QAccessibleTabBar(QWidget *w);
     ~QAccessibleTabBar();
 
+    void *interface_cast(QAccessible::InterfaceType t) override;
+
     QAccessibleInterface *focusChild() const override;
     int childCount() const override;
     QString text(QAccessible::Text t) const override;
@@ -83,6 +85,16 @@ public:
     QAccessibleInterface* child(int index) const override;
     int indexOfChild(const QAccessibleInterface *child) const override;
 
+    // QAccessibleSelectionInterface
+    int selectedItemCount() const override;
+    QList<QAccessibleInterface*> selectedItems() const override;
+    QAccessibleInterface* selectedItem(int selectionIndex) const override;
+    bool isSelected(QAccessibleInterface *childItem) const override;
+    bool select(QAccessibleInterface *childItem) override;
+    bool unselect(QAccessibleInterface *childItem) override;
+    bool selectAll() override;
+    bool clear() override;
+
 protected:
     QTabBar *tabBar() const;
     mutable QHash<int, QAccessible::Id> m_childInterfaces;