--- a/src/atspiadaptor.cpp
+++ b/src/atspiadaptor.cpp
@@ -2100,14 +2100,14 @@ QList<QVariant> AtSpiAdaptor::getCharact
     return QList<QVariant>() << rect.x() << rect.y() << rect.width() << rect.height();
 }
 
-QRect AtSpiAdaptor::getRangeExtents(QAccessibleInterface *interface,
+QList<QVariant> AtSpiAdaptor::getRangeExtents(QAccessibleInterface *interface,
                                     int startOffset, int endOffset, uint coordType) const
 {
     if (endOffset == -1)
         endOffset = interface->textInterface()->characterCount();
 
     if (endOffset <= startOffset) {
-        return QRect();
+        return QList<QVariant>() << -1 << -1 << 0 << 0;
     }
 
     QRect rect = interface->textInterface()->characterRect(startOffset, QAccessible2::RelativeToScreen);
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ QRect AtSpiAdaptor::getRangeExtents(QAcc
     if (coordType == ATSPI_COORD_TYPE_WINDOW)
         rect = translateRectToWindowCoordinates(interface, rect);
 
-    return rect;
+    return QList<QVariant>() << rect.x() << rect.y() << rect.width() << rect.height();
 }
 
 QRect AtSpiAdaptor::translateRectToWindowCoordinates(QAccessibleInterface *interface, const QRect &rect)
--- a/src/atspiadaptor.h
+++ b/src/atspiadaptor.h
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ private:
     // text helper functions
     QVariantList getAttributes(QAccessibleInterface *interface, int offset, bool includeDefaults) const;
     QVariantList getAttributeValue(QAccessibleInterface *interface, int offset, const QString &attributeName) const;
-    QRect getCharacterExtents(QAccessibleInterface *interface, int offset, uint coordType) const;
-    QRect getRangeExtents(QAccessibleInterface *interface, int startOffset, int endOffset, uint coordType) const;
+    QList<QVariant> getCharacterExtents(QAccessibleInterface *interface, int offset, uint coordType) const;
+    QList<QVariant> getRangeExtents(QAccessibleInterface *interface, int startOffset, int endOffset, uint coordType) const;
     QAccessible2::BoundaryType qAccessibleBoundaryType(int atspiTextBoundaryType) const;
 
     static bool inheritsQAction(QObject *object);