diff --git a/0001-backend-native-Fetch-a11y-manager-after-parent-post-.patch b/0001-backend-native-Fetch-a11y-manager-after-parent-post-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..406fd59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-backend-native-Fetch-a11y-manager-after-parent-post-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From c0b38fa6a28f923b7414de37dd55ecea902ec8ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Jonas=20=C3=85dahl?= <jadahl@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:42:16 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] backend/native: Fetch a11y manager after parent post init
+
+The a11y is only initialized after the parent's post_init, so don't
+fetch it until after.
+---
+ src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+index 8732f3f7d2..d1d9da5db3 100644
+--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
++++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ meta_backend_native_post_init (MetaBackend *backend)
+     meta_backend_native_get_instance_private (backend_native);
+   MetaMonitorManager *monitor_manager =
+     meta_backend_get_monitor_manager (backend);
+-  MetaA11yManager *a11y_manager = meta_backend_get_a11y_manager (backend);
++  MetaA11yManager *a11y_manager;
+ 
+   META_BACKEND_CLASS (meta_backend_native_parent_class)->post_init (backend);
+ 
+@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ meta_backend_native_post_init (MetaBackend *backend)
+                             G_CALLBACK (update_viewports), backend);
+   update_viewports (backend);
+ 
++  a11y_manager = meta_backend_get_a11y_manager (backend);
+   g_signal_connect_object (a11y_manager,
+                            "a11y-modifiers-changed",
+                            G_CALLBACK (on_a11y_modifiers_changed),
+-- 
+2.44.0.501.g19981daefd.dirty
+
diff --git a/mutter.spec b/mutter.spec
index 119bdfc..6099221 100644
--- a/mutter.spec
+++ b/mutter.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Patch:         0002-stage-Track-overlay-damage-per-view.patch
 
 # Backport Accessibility manager patches. (RHEL-82072)
 Patch:         a11y-manager.patch
+Patch:         0001-backend-native-Fetch-a11y-manager-after-parent-post-.patch
 
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gobject-introspection-1.0) >= 1.41.0
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(sm)