2 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
index 0c009db930..590479d68c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 QThreadData::QThreadData(int initialRefCount)
     : _ref(initialRefCount), loopLevel(0), thread(0), threadId(0),
-      eventDispatcher(0), quitNow(false), canWait(true), isAdopted(false)
+      eventDispatcher(0),
+      quitNow(false), canWait(true), isAdopted(false), requiresCoreApplication(true)
 {
     // fprintf(stderr, "QThreadData %p created\n", this);
 }
@@ -867,4 +868,28 @@ bool QThread::isInterruptionRequested() const
     return d->interruptionRequested;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \class QDaemonThread
+    \since 5.5
+    \brief The QDaemonThread provides a class to manage threads that outlive QCoreApplication
+    \internal
+
+    Note: don't try to deliver events from the started() signal.
+*/
+static void setThreadDoesNotRequireCoreApplication()
+{
+    QThreadData::current()->requiresCoreApplication = false;
+}
+
+QDaemonThread::QDaemonThread(QObject *parent)
+    : QThread(parent)
+{
+    // QThread::started() is emitted from the thread we start
+    connect(this, &QThread::started, setThreadDoesNotRequireCoreApplication);
+}
+
+QDaemonThread::~QDaemonThread()
+{
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_p.h b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_p.h
index 1ecd682ad1..ffefe0b1d1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_p.h
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ private:
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_THREAD
 
+class Q_CORE_EXPORT QDaemonThread : public QThread
+{
+public:
+    QDaemonThread(QObject *parent = 0);
+    ~QDaemonThread();
+};
+
 class QThreadPrivate : public QObjectPrivate
 {
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(QThread)
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ public:
     QThreadData(int initialRefCount = 1);
     ~QThreadData();
 
-    static QThreadData *current(bool createIfNecessary = true);
+    static Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QThreadData *current(bool createIfNecessary = true);
     static void clearCurrentThreadData();
     static QThreadData *get2(QThread *thread)
     { Q_ASSERT_X(thread != 0, "QThread", "internal error"); return thread->d_func()->data; }
@@ -278,6 +285,7 @@ public:
     bool quitNow;
     bool canWait;
     bool isAdopted;
+    bool requiresCoreApplication;
 };
 
 class QScopedLoopLevelCounter