diff --git a/winit/src/lib.rs b/winit/src/lib.rs
index 66cf7ff8..735d73aa 100644
--- a/winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -610,6 +610,11 @@ where
                             #[cfg(feature = "a11y")]
                             Control::InitAdapter(id, window) => {
                                 self.init_adapter(event_loop, id, window);
+                            
+                                self.process_event(
+                                    event_loop,
+                                    Some(Event::A11yAdapter(id)),
+                                );
                             }
                             #[cfg(feature = "a11y")]
                             Control::Cleanup(id) => {
@@ -1027,7 +1032,7 @@ async fn run_instance<P>(
                 };
                 window.redraw_requested = false;
 
-                if !window.state.ready {
+                if !window.state.is_ready() {
                     control_sender
                         .start_send(Control::Winit(
                             window.raw.id(),
@@ -1910,7 +1915,7 @@ async fn run_instance<P>(
             #[cfg(feature = "a11y")]
             Event::A11yAdapter(window_id) => {
                 if let Some(window) = window_manager.get_mut(window_id) {
-                    window.state.ready = true;
+                    window.state.set_a11y_ready(true);
                 }
             }
             _ => {}
diff --git a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/sctk_event.rs b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/sctk_event.rs
index 04cad329..3a1a0166 100755
--- a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/sctk_event.rs
+++ b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/sctk_event.rs
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ impl SctkEvent {
                             theme::Mode::None, // TODO do we really need to track the system theme here?
                             0,
                         );
-                        window.state.ready = false;
+                        window.state.set_ready(false);
                         let logical_size = window.logical_size();
 
                         let mut ui = crate::build_user_interface(
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ impl SctkEvent {
                                     .map(|v| (id.inner(), v))
                             })
                         {
-                            w.state.ready = true;
+                            w.state.set_ready(true);
                             if first {
                                 control_sender
                                     .send(Control::Winit(
diff --git a/winit/src/window/state.rs b/winit/src/window/state.rs
index de8d7cfc..6fda1c7e 100644
--- a/winit/src/window/state.rs
+++ b/winit/src/window/state.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ where
     theme_mode: theme::Mode,
     default_theme: P::Theme,
     style: theme::Style,
-    pub(crate) ready: bool,
+    ready: bool,
+    a11y_ready: bool,
 }
 
 impl<P: Program> Debug for State<P>
@@ -83,10 +84,23 @@ where
             default_theme,
             style,
 
-            ready: cfg!(not(feature = "a11y")),
+            ready: true,
+            a11y_ready: !cfg!(not(feature = "a11y")),
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
+        self.ready && self.a11y_ready
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn set_ready(&mut self, ready: bool) {
+        self.ready = ready;
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn set_a11y_ready(&mut self, ready: bool) {
+        self.a11y_ready = ready;
+    }
+
     pub fn viewport(&self) -> &Viewport {
         &self.viewport
     }