2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 39e7c71a9c..a5bd2513b6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -1019,6 +1019,21 @@ bool QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
 }
 
 /*!
+    \internal
+    \since 5.10
+
+    Forwards the \a event to the \a receiver, using the spontaneous
+    state of the \a originatingEvent if specified.
+*/
+bool QCoreApplication::forwardEvent(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event, QEvent *originatingEvent)
+{
+    if (event && originatingEvent)
+        event->spont = originatingEvent->spont;
+
+    return notifyInternal2(receiver, event);
+}
+
+/*!
   Sends \a event to \a receiver: \a {receiver}->event(\a event).
   Returns the value that is returned from the receiver's event
   handler. Note that this function is called for all events sent to
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
index 0fee7b3de8..34133533f0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ private:
     QT_DEPRECATED bool notifyInternal(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event); // ### Qt6 BIC: remove me
 #  endif
     static bool notifyInternal2(QObject *receiver, QEvent *);
+    static bool forwardEvent(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event, QEvent *originatingEvent = nullptr);
 #endif
 
     static QCoreApplication *self;