diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
index 231fc261d7..8bfd078448 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
@@ -1680,6 +1680,10 @@ QWidget::~QWidget()
     if (!d->children.isEmpty())
         d->deleteChildren();
 
+#ifndef QT_NOACCESSIBILITY
+    QAccessible::updateAccessibility(this, 0, QAccessible::ObjectDestroyed);
+#endif
+
     QApplication::removePostedEvents(this);
 
     QT_TRY {