diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.hxx b/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.hxx
index f0f818920405..4a023fa6e4b9 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.hxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.hxx
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ namespace com { namespace sun { namespace star { namespace accessibility {
 
 struct _AtkObjectWrapper
 {
+    AtkObject aParent;
+
     css::uno::Reference<css::accessibility::XAccessible> mpAccessible;
     css::uno::Reference<css::accessibility::XAccessibleContext> mpContext;
     css::uno::Reference<css::accessibility::XAccessibleAction> mpAction;