diff --git a/src/modules/Makefile_atspi_accessibility.mk b/src/modules/Makefile_atspi_accessibility.mk
index c88598247..af6389287 100644
--- a/src/modules/Makefile_atspi_accessibility.mk
+++ b/src/modules/Makefile_atspi_accessibility.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ src_modules_atspi_accessibility_module_la_LIBADD = $(MOD_LIBS)
 src_modules_atspi_accessibility_module_la_CPPFLAGS = $(MOD_CPPFLAGS)
 src_modules_atspi_accessibility_module_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOD_LDFLAGS)
 src_modules_atspi_accessibility_module_la_SOURCES = src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_mod_main.c \
-   src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_atspi_object.c
+   src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_atspi_object.c \
+   src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_a11y_zone.c
 
 PHONIES += atspi_accessibility install-atspi_accessibility
 atspi_accessibility: $(atspi_accessibilitypkg_LTLIBRARIES) $(atspi_accessibility_DATA)
diff --git a/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_a11y_zone.c b/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_a11y_zone.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f93dbf4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_a11y_zone.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include "e.h"
+
+
+static int _zone_a11y_enable(E_Zone *zone)
+{
+   return 0;
+}
+
+static int _zone_a11y_disable(E_Zone *zone)
+{
+   return 0;
+}
+
+/* Initializate atspi-accessibility features of E_Zone objects */
+int e_a11y_zones_init(void)
+{
+   Eina_List *l;
+   E_Zone *zone;
+
+   if (!e_comp)
+     return -1;
+
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(e_comp->zones, l, zone)
+     {
+        _zone_a11y_enable(zone);
+     }
+
+   // register on zone add/remove events
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+int e_a11y_zones_shutdown(void)
+{
+   Eina_List *l;
+   E_Zone *zone;
+
+   if (!e_comp)
+     return -1;
+
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(e_comp->zones, l, zone)
+     {
+        _zone_a11y_disable(zone);
+     }
+
+   // unregister zone add/remove events
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_a11y_zone.h b/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_a11y_zone.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3695bf555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_a11y_zone.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+int e_a11y_zones_init(void)
+
+int e_a11y_zones_shutdown(void)
diff --git a/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_mod_main.c
index 27f69262e..34c1f8fe0 100644
--- a/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/atspi_accessibility/e_mod_main.c
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #include "e.h"
 
+#include <Elementary.h>
+
 E_API void *
 e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
 {
+   // Ensure that elm is initialized.
+   elm_init(0, NULL);
+
+   // Ensure that atspi mode is on, despite current elm configuration.
+   elm_config_atspi_mode_set(EINA_TRUE);
+
    return NULL;
 }