diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsTreeView.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsTreeView.java
index 7148e6fa837f..c7cf366aa676 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsTreeView.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/options/newEditor/SettingsTreeView.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.ui.update.Update;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext;
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.event.TreeExpansionEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.TreeExpansionListener;
@@ -486,6 +487,23 @@ final class SettingsTreeView extends JComponent implements Disposable, OptionsEd
       setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(1, 10, 3, 10));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext() {
+      if (accessibleContext == null) {
+        accessibleContext = new MyAccessibleContext();
+      }
+      return accessibleContext;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: consider making MyRenderer a subclass of SimpleColoredComponent.
+    // This should eliminate the need to add this accessibility stuff.
+    private class MyAccessibleContext extends JPanel.AccessibleJPanel {
+      @Override
+      public String getAccessibleName() {
+        return myTextLabel.getText();
+      }
+    }
+
     public Component getTreeCellRendererComponent(JTree tree,
                                                   Object value,
                                                   boolean selected,