diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
index 38d21ff5e..457c02ec5 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.cpp
@@ -50,9 +50,14 @@ QAccessibleInterface *accessibleInterfaceFactory(const QString &key, QObject *ob
     Q_UNUSED(key)
 
     if (KItemListContainer *container = qobject_cast<KItemListContainer *>(object)) {
+        if (auto controller = container->controller(); controller) {
+            if (KItemListView *view = controller->view(); view && view->accessibleParent()) {
+                return view->accessibleParent();
+            }
+        }
         return new KItemListContainerAccessible(container);
     } else if (KItemListView *view = qobject_cast<KItemListView *>(object)) {
-        return new KItemListViewAccessible(view);
+        return new KItemListViewAccessible(view, view->accessibleParent());
     }
 
     return nullptr;
@@ -337,6 +342,19 @@ KItemListGroupHeaderCreatorBase *KItemListView::groupHeaderCreator() const
     return m_groupHeaderCreator;
 }
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+void KItemListView::setAccessibleParentsObject(KItemListContainer *accessibleParentsObject)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(!m_accessibleParent);
+    m_accessibleParent = new KItemListContainerAccessible(accessibleParentsObject);
+}
+KItemListContainerAccessible *KItemListView::accessibleParent()
+{
+    Q_CHECK_PTR(m_accessibleParent); // We always want the accessibility tree/hierarchy to be complete.
+    return m_accessibleParent;
+}
+#endif
+
 QSizeF KItemListView::itemSize() const
 {
     return m_itemSize;
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
index ff51af922..7bcaec704 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistview.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <QGraphicsWidget>
 #include <QSet>
 
+class KItemListContainer;
+class KItemListContainerAccessible;
 class KItemListController;
 class KItemListGroupHeaderCreatorBase;
 class KItemListHeader;
@@ -142,6 +144,18 @@ public:
     void setGroupHeaderCreator(KItemListGroupHeaderCreatorBase *groupHeaderCreator);
     KItemListGroupHeaderCreatorBase *groupHeaderCreator() const;
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+    /**
+     * Uses \a parent to create an accessible object for \a parent. That accessible object will
+     * then be used as the accessible parent of the accessible object for this KItemListView.
+     * Make sure \a parent is the container which contains this specific KItemListView.
+     * This method must be called once before the accessible interface is queried for this class.
+     */
+    void setAccessibleParentsObject(KItemListContainer *accessibleParentsObject);
+    /** The parent of the QAccessibilityInterface of this class. */
+    KItemListContainerAccessible *accessibleParent();
+#endif
+
     /**
      * @return The basic size of all items. The size of an item may be larger than
      *         the basic size (see KItemListView::itemRect()).
@@ -711,6 +725,10 @@ private:
     QList<QByteArray> m_visibleRoles;
     mutable KItemListWidgetCreatorBase *m_widgetCreator;
     mutable KItemListGroupHeaderCreatorBase *m_groupHeaderCreator;
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+    /** The object that will be the parent of this classes QAccessibleInterface. */
+    KItemListContainerAccessible *m_accessibleParent = nullptr;
+#endif
     KItemListStyleOption m_styleOption;
 
     QHash<int, KItemListWidget *> m_visibleItems;
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.cpp
index a75df8b76..38c883efe 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ KItemListView *KItemListViewAccessible::view() const
     return qobject_cast<KItemListView *>(object());
 }
 
-KItemListViewAccessible::KItemListViewAccessible(KItemListView *view_)
+KItemListViewAccessible::KItemListViewAccessible(KItemListView *view_, KItemListContainerAccessible *parent)
     : QAccessibleObject(view_)
+    , m_parent(parent)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(view());
+    Q_CHECK_PTR(parent);
     m_cells.resize(childCount());
 }
 
@@ -208,8 +210,7 @@ QAccessibleInterface *KItemListViewAccessible::childAt(int x, int y) const
 
 QAccessibleInterface *KItemListViewAccessible::parent() const
 {
-    // FIXME: return KItemListContainerAccessible here
-    return nullptr;
+    return m_parent;
 }
 
 int KItemListViewAccessible::childCount() const
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.h b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.h
index 628c32fc2..41aacf367 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kitemlistviewaccessible.h
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 
 class KItemListView;
 class KItemListContainer;
+class KItemListContainerAccessible;
 
 class DOLPHIN_EXPORT KItemListViewAccessible : public QAccessibleObject, public QAccessibleTableInterface
 {
 public:
-    explicit KItemListViewAccessible(KItemListView *view);
+    explicit KItemListViewAccessible(KItemListView *view, KItemListContainerAccessible *parent);
     ~KItemListViewAccessible() override;
 
     void *interface_cast(QAccessible::InterfaceType type) override;
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ private:
         QAccessible::Id id;
     };
     mutable QVector<AccessibleIdWrapper> m_cells;
+
+    KItemListContainerAccessible *m_parent;
 };
 
 class DOLPHIN_EXPORT KItemListAccessibleCell : public QAccessibleInterface, public QAccessibleTableCellInterface
diff --git a/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollerexpandtest.cpp b/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollerexpandtest.cpp
index 368ec67ce..05708f4d2 100644
--- a/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollerexpandtest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollerexpandtest.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ void KItemListControllerExpandTest::initTestCase()
     m_view = new KFileItemListView();
     m_controller = new KItemListController(m_model, m_view, this);
     m_container = new KItemListContainer(m_controller);
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+    m_view->setAccessibleParentsObject(m_container);
+#endif
     m_controller = m_container->controller();
     m_controller->setSelectionBehavior(KItemListController::MultiSelection);
     m_selectionManager = m_controller->selectionManager();
diff --git a/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollertest.cpp b/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollertest.cpp
index d1a9cfc7c..9d345fdd9 100644
--- a/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollertest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/kitemlistcontrollertest.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ void KItemListControllerTest::initTestCase()
     m_view = new KFileItemListView();
     m_controller = new KItemListController(m_model, m_view, this);
     m_container = new KItemListContainer(m_controller);
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+    m_view->setAccessibleParentsObject(m_container);
+#endif
     m_controller = m_container->controller();
     m_controller->setSelectionBehavior(KItemListController::MultiSelection);
     m_selectionManager = m_controller->selectionManager();
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index 21e23d5ac..d8eab142d 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ DolphinView::DolphinView(const QUrl &url, QWidget *parent)
 
     m_container = new KItemListContainer(controller, this);
     m_container->installEventFilter(this);
+#ifndef QT_NO_ACCESSIBILITY
+    m_view->setAccessibleParentsObject(m_container);
+#endif
     setFocusProxy(m_container);
     connect(m_container->horizontalScrollBar(), &QScrollBar::valueChanged, this, [=] {
         hideToolTip();