3 files changed, 34 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
index 77a47d306c..9abd52466f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ class QMetaPropertyBuilderPrivate
 {
 public:
     QMetaPropertyBuilderPrivate
-            (const QByteArray& _name, const QByteArray& _type, int notifierIdx=-1,
+            (const QByteArray& _name, const QByteArray& _type, QMetaType _metaType, int notifierIdx=-1,
              int _revision = 0)
         : name(_name),
           type(QMetaObject::normalizedType(_type.constData())),
+          metaType(_metaType),
           flags(Readable | Writable | Scriptable), notifySignal(notifierIdx),
           revision(_revision)
     {
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ public:
 
     QByteArray name;
     QByteArray type;
+    QMetaType metaType;
     int flags;
     int notifySignal;
     int revision;
@@ -556,8 +558,16 @@ QMetaMethodBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addConstructor(const QMetaMethod &prototy
 QMetaPropertyBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addProperty(const QByteArray &name, const QByteArray &type,
                                                      int notifierId)
 {
+    return addProperty(name, type, QMetaType::fromName(name), notifierId);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \overload
+ */
+QMetaPropertyBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addProperty(const QByteArray &name, const QByteArray &type, QMetaType metaType, int notifierId)
+{
     int index = int(d->properties.size());
-    d->properties.push_back(QMetaPropertyBuilderPrivate(name, type, notifierId));
+    d->properties.push_back(QMetaPropertyBuilderPrivate(name, type, metaType, notifierId));
     return QMetaPropertyBuilder(this, index);
 }
 
@@ -571,7 +581,7 @@ QMetaPropertyBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addProperty(const QByteArray &name, con
 */
 QMetaPropertyBuilder QMetaObjectBuilder::addProperty(const QMetaProperty &prototype)
 {
-    QMetaPropertyBuilder property = addProperty(prototype.name(), prototype.typeName());
+    QMetaPropertyBuilder property = addProperty(prototype.name(), prototype.typeName(), prototype.metaType());
     property.setReadable(prototype.isReadable());
     property.setWritable(prototype.isWritable());
     property.setResettable(prototype.isResettable());
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder_p.h
index d0d4867d8b..ea953756db 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder_p.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public:
     QMetaMethodBuilder addConstructor(const QMetaMethod& prototype);
 
     QMetaPropertyBuilder addProperty(const QByteArray& name, const QByteArray& type, int notifierId=-1);
+    QMetaPropertyBuilder addProperty(const QByteArray& name, const QByteArray& type, QMetaType metaType, int notifierId=-1);
     QMetaPropertyBuilder addProperty(const QMetaProperty& prototype);
 
     QMetaEnumBuilder addEnumerator(const QByteArray& name);
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
index 2660c1a53c..cec7c7198f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetaobjectbuilder/tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ private slots:
 
     void classNameFirstInStringData();
 
+    void propertyMetaType();
+
 private:
     static bool checkForSideEffects
         (const QMetaObjectBuilder& builder,
@@ -1688,6 +1690,24 @@ void tst_QMetaObjectBuilder::classNameFirstInStringData()
     free(mo);
 }
 
+struct MyFoo {};
+
+void tst_QMetaObjectBuilder::propertyMetaType()
+{
+    QMetaType meta = QMetaType::fromType<MyFoo>();
+    auto metaId = meta.id();
+    QMetaObjectBuilder builder;
+    builder.setClassName("Test");
+    builder.addProperty("test", "MyFoo");
+    auto mo = builder.toMetaObject();
+
+    QMetaProperty metaProp = mo->property(mo->indexOfProperty("test"));
+    QCOMPARE(metaProp.typeName(), meta.name());
+    QCOMPARE(metaProp.typeId(), metaId);
+    QCOMPARE(metaProp.metaType(), meta);
+    free(mo);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QMetaObjectBuilder)
 
 #include "tst_qmetaobjectbuilder.moc"