diff --git a/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.cpp b/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.cpp
index 501c9010371..d978b84fd6a 100644
--- a/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.cpp
@@ -60,3 +60,11 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsXULTextAccessible::GetAccName(nsAString& _retval)
   }
   return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
 }
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsXULTextAccessible::GetAccState(PRUint32 *_retval)
+{
+  // Labels and description can only have read only state
+  // They are not focusable or selectable
+  *_retval = STATE_READONLY;
+  return NS_OK;
+}
diff --git a/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.h b/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.h
index 62b2d7eb45d..5c6fe6c8994 100644
--- a/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.h
+++ b/mozilla/accessible/src/xul/nsXULTextAccessible.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class nsXULTextAccessible : public nsTextAccessible
 public:
   nsXULTextAccessible(nsIDOMNode* aDomNode, nsIWeakReference* aShell);
   NS_IMETHOD GetAccName(nsAString& _retval); 
+  NS_IMETHOD GetAccState(PRUint32 *_retval);
 };
 
 #endif