3 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/guikernel/qclipboard.h b/src/gui/guikernel/qclipboard.h
index 0a9e28ac8c..989ba19c2c 100644
--- a/src/gui/guikernel/qclipboard.h
+++ b/src/gui/guikernel/qclipboard.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ protected:
     friend class QBaseApplication;
     friend class QDragManager;
     friend class QMimeSource;
+    friend class QPlatformClipboard;
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QClipboard)
diff --git a/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.cpp b/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.cpp
index 957a4dfd2e..302df683bd 100644
--- a/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
 
+#include <QtGui/private/qapplication_p.h>
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QClipboardData
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ QPlatformClipboard::~QPlatformClipboard()
 
 }
 
-const QMimeData *QPlatformClipboard::mimeData(QClipboard::Mode mode) const
+QMimeData *QPlatformClipboard::mimeData(QClipboard::Mode mode)
 {
     //we know its clipboard
     Q_UNUSED(mode);
@@ -100,6 +102,11 @@ bool QPlatformClipboard::supportsMode(QClipboard::Mode mode) const
     return mode == QClipboard::Clipboard;
 }
 
+void QPlatformClipboard::emitChanged(QClipboard::Mode mode)
+{
+    QApplication::clipboard()->emitChanged(mode);
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif //QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
diff --git a/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.h b/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.h
index 3381c062b8..e1be8aa22f 100644
--- a/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.h
+++ b/src/gui/guikernel/qplatformclipboard_qpa.h
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ class Q_GUI_EXPORT QPlatformClipboard
 public:
     virtual ~QPlatformClipboard();
 
-    virtual const QMimeData *mimeData(QClipboard::Mode mode = QClipboard::Clipboard ) const;
+    virtual QMimeData *mimeData(QClipboard::Mode mode = QClipboard::Clipboard);
     virtual void setMimeData(QMimeData *data, QClipboard::Mode mode = QClipboard::Clipboard);
     virtual bool supportsMode(QClipboard::Mode mode) const;
+    void emitChanged(QClipboard::Mode mode);
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE