diff --git a/include/sfx2/thumbnailviewitem.hxx b/include/sfx2/thumbnailviewitem.hxx
index 7d4897482d81..834955082c0d 100644
--- a/include/sfx2/thumbnailviewitem.hxx
+++ b/include/sfx2/thumbnailviewitem.hxx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 
     void setTitle (const OUString& rTitle);
 
-    rtl::Reference<ThumbnailViewItemAcc> const & GetAccessible();
+    rtl::Reference<ThumbnailViewItemAcc> const & GetAccessible(bool bCreate = true);
 
     void setDrawArea (const tools::Rectangle &area);
 
diff --git a/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailview.cxx b/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailview.cxx
index 488264fccdbc..3bcbfb648568 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailview.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailview.cxx
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ ThumbnailView::ThumbnailView(std::unique_ptr<weld::ScrolledWindow> xWindow, std:
 
 ThumbnailView::~ThumbnailView()
 {
+    ImplDeleteItems();
+
     if (mxAccessible.is())
         mxAccessible->dispose();
 
     mpItemAttrs.reset();
-
-    ImplDeleteItems();
 }
 
 bool ThumbnailView::MouseMove(const MouseEvent& rMEvt)
@@ -290,12 +290,14 @@ void ThumbnailView::ImplDeleteItems()
             // fire accessible event???
         }
 
-        if ( pItem->isVisible() && ImplHasAccessibleListeners() )
+        rtl::Reference<ThumbnailViewItemAcc> xItemAcc = pItem->GetAccessible(false);
+        if (xItemAcc.is())
         {
             css::uno::Any aOldAny, aNewAny;
-
             aOldAny <<= css::uno::Reference<css::accessibility::XAccessible>(pItem->GetAccessible());
             ImplFireAccessibleEvent( css::accessibility::AccessibleEventId::CHILD, aOldAny, aNewAny );
+
+            xItemAcc->dispose();
         }
 
         mItemList[i].reset();
diff --git a/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailviewitem.cxx b/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailviewitem.cxx
index 9827b2a62669..8deaa8897df5 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailviewitem.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/control/thumbnailviewitem.cxx
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ void ThumbnailViewItem::setTitle (const OUString& rTitle)
         maTitle = rTitle;
 }
 
-const rtl::Reference< ThumbnailViewItemAcc > & ThumbnailViewItem::GetAccessible()
+const rtl::Reference<ThumbnailViewItemAcc>& ThumbnailViewItem::GetAccessible(bool bCreate)
 {
-    if( !mxAcc.is() )
+    if (!mxAcc.is() && bCreate)
         mxAcc = new ThumbnailViewItemAcc(this);
 
     return mxAcc;