2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp
index 8b0ec85679..2fb351797c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp
@@ -322,13 +322,19 @@ class QEventLoopLockerPrivate
 {
 public:
     explicit QEventLoopLockerPrivate(QEventLoopPrivate *loop)
-      : loop(loop), app(0)
+      : loop(loop), thread(0), app(0)
     {
         loop->ref();
     }
 
+    explicit QEventLoopLockerPrivate(QThreadPrivate *thread)
+      : loop(0), thread(thread), app(0)
+    {
+        thread->ref();
+    }
+
     explicit QEventLoopLockerPrivate(QCoreApplicationPrivate *app)
-      : loop(0), app(app)
+      : loop(0), thread(0), app(app)
     {
         app->ref();
     }
@@ -337,12 +343,15 @@ public:
     {
         if (loop)
             loop->deref();
+        else if (thread)
+            thread->deref();
         else
             app->deref();
     }
 
 private:
     QEventLoopPrivate *loop;
+    QThreadPrivate *thread;
     QCoreApplicationPrivate *app;
 };
 
@@ -390,6 +399,12 @@ QEventLoopLocker::QEventLoopLocker(QEventLoop *loop)
 
 }
 
+QEventLoopLocker::QEventLoopLocker(QThread *thread)
+  : d_ptr(new QEventLoopLockerPrivate(static_cast<QThreadPrivate*>(QObjectPrivate::get(thread))))
+{
+
+}
+
 /*!
     Destroys this event loop locker object
  */
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h
index 0e7195d6a7..ba082d7d9d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QEventLoopLocker
 public:
     QEventLoopLocker();
     explicit QEventLoopLocker(QEventLoop *loop);
+    explicit QEventLoopLocker(QThread *thread);
     ~QEventLoopLocker();
 
 private: