diff --git a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h
index 4d96d7cb0e..10636d42cc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_CompilerSupport.h
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
  #define JUCE_CXX14_IS_AVAILABLE (__cplusplus >= 201402L)
  #define JUCE_CXX17_IS_AVAILABLE (__cplusplus >= 201703L)
 
+ #if defined (__OBJC__)
+  #define JUCE_OBJC_HAS_AVAILABLE_FEATURE (__clang_major__ >= 9)
+ #endif
+
 #endif
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/accessibility/juce_AccessibilityHandler.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/accessibility/juce_AccessibilityHandler.cpp
index e753511027..0db68af776 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/accessibility/juce_AccessibilityHandler.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/accessibility/juce_AccessibilityHandler.cpp
@@ -328,18 +328,4 @@ void AccessibilityHandler::takeFocus()
     }
 }
 
-//==============================================================================
-#if ! ((JUCE_MAC && (defined (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10)) \
-     || (JUCE_WINDOWS && ! JUCE_MINGW))
-
-class AccessibilityHandler::AccessibilityNativeImpl { public: AccessibilityNativeImpl (AccessibilityHandler&) {} };
-void AccessibilityHandler::notifyAccessibilityEvent (AccessibilityEvent) const {}
-void AccessibilityHandler::postAnnouncement (const String&, AnnouncementPriority) {}
-AccessibilityNativeHandle* AccessibilityHandler::getNativeImplementation() const { return nullptr; }
-AccessibilityHandler::AccessibilityNativeImpl* AccessibilityHandler::createNativeImpl (AccessibilityHandler&) { return nullptr; }
-void AccessibilityHandler::DestroyNativeImpl::operator() (AccessibilityHandler::AccessibilityNativeImpl*) const noexcept {}
-void notifyAccessibilityEventInternal (const AccessibilityHandler&, InternalAccessibilityEvent) {}
-
-#endif
-
 } // namespace juce
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/juce_gui_basics.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/juce_gui_basics.cpp
index ea68735186..438c2c49db 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/juce_gui_basics.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/juce_gui_basics.cpp
@@ -323,3 +323,16 @@ bool getComponentAsyncLayerBackedViewDisabled (juce::Component& comp)
  #endif
 
 #endif
+
+#if ! JUCE_NATIVE_ACCESSIBILITY_INCLUDED
+namespace juce
+{
+    class AccessibilityHandler::AccessibilityNativeImpl { public: AccessibilityNativeImpl (AccessibilityHandler&) {} };
+    void AccessibilityHandler::notifyAccessibilityEvent (AccessibilityEvent) const {}
+    void AccessibilityHandler::postAnnouncement (const String&, AnnouncementPriority) {}
+    AccessibilityNativeHandle* AccessibilityHandler::getNativeImplementation() const { return nullptr; }
+    AccessibilityHandler::AccessibilityNativeImpl* AccessibilityHandler::createNativeImpl (AccessibilityHandler&) { return nullptr; }
+    void AccessibilityHandler::DestroyNativeImpl::operator() (AccessibilityHandler::AccessibilityNativeImpl*) const noexcept {}
+    void notifyAccessibilityEventInternal (const AccessibilityHandler&, InternalAccessibilityEvent) {}
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_mac_Accessibility.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_mac_Accessibility.mm
index cbc5eb1276..3466e18d45 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_mac_Accessibility.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_mac_Accessibility.mm
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ namespace juce
  using NSAccessibilityNotificationName = NSString*;
 #endif
 
-#if (defined (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10)
+#if JUCE_OBJC_HAS_AVAILABLE_FEATURE || (defined (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10)
+
+#define JUCE_NATIVE_ACCESSIBILITY_INCLUDED 1
 
 //==============================================================================
 class AccessibilityHandler::AccessibilityNativeImpl
@@ -65,10 +67,17 @@ private:
 
         static Holder create (AccessibilityHandler& handler)
         {
-            static AccessibilityElement cls;
-            Holder element ([cls.createInstance() init]);
-            object_setInstanceVariable (element.get(), "handler", &handler);
-            return element;
+           #if JUCE_OBJC_HAS_AVAILABLE_FEATURE
+            if (@available (macOS 10.10, *))
+           #endif
+            {
+                static AccessibilityElement cls;
+                Holder element ([cls.createInstance() init]);
+                object_setInstanceVariable (element.get(), "handler", &handler);
+                return element;
+            }
+
+            return {};
         }
 
     private:
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_win32_Accessibility.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_win32_Accessibility.cpp
index e9c3a6fe66..d0939b006b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_win32_Accessibility.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/accessibility/juce_win32_Accessibility.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 namespace juce
 {
 
+#define JUCE_NATIVE_ACCESSIBILITY_INCLUDED 1
+
 JUCE_BEGIN_IGNORE_WARNINGS_GCC_LIKE ("-Wlanguage-extension-token")
 
 static bool isStartingUpOrShuttingDown()
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
index 9317ddc0b3..87fc0bb7d5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_mac_NSViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -95,7 +95,16 @@ public:
                                                          backing: NSBackingStoreBuffered
                                                            defer: YES];
             setOwner (window, this);
-            [window setAccessibilityElement: component.getAccessibilityHandler() != nullptr];
+
+          #if JUCE_OBJC_HAS_AVAILABLE_FEATURE || (defined (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_10)
+           #if JUCE_OBJC_HAS_AVAILABLE_FEATURE
+            if (@available (macOS 10.10, *))
+           #endif
+            {
+                [window setAccessibilityElement: component.getAccessibilityHandler() != nullptr];
+            }
+           #endif
+
             [window orderOut: nil];
             [window setDelegate: (id<NSWindowDelegate>) window];