2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
index 47c1f91fb0..d574ba5cc6 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,18 @@ Qt::MouseEventFlags QMouseEvent::flags() const
 */
 
 /*!
+    \fn void QMouseEvent::setLocalPos(const QPointF &localPosition)
+
+    \since 5.8
+
+    \internal
+
+    Sets the local position in the mouse event to \a localPosition. This allows to re-use one event
+    when sending it to a series of receivers that expect the local pos in their
+    respective local coordinates.
+*/
+
+/*!
     \fn QPointF QMouseEvent::windowPos() const
 
     \since 5.0
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
index fb8a49b1c6..fb72c561ab 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ public:
     inline Qt::MouseButton button() const { return b; }
     inline Qt::MouseButtons buttons() const { return mouseState; }
 
+    inline void setLocalPos(const QPointF &localPosition) { l = localPosition; }
+
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 0)
     QT_DEPRECATED inline QPointF posF() const { return l; }
 #endif