3 files changed, 45 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qshader.cpp b/src/gui/rhi/qshader.cpp
index 1992708ba4..cd4a9f3854 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qshader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qshader.cpp
@@ -564,6 +564,22 @@ size_t qHash(const QShaderVersion &s, size_t seed) noexcept
 #endif
 
 /*!
+    Establishes a sorting order between the two QShaderVersion \a lhs and \a rhs.
+
+    \relates QShaderVersion
+ */
+bool operator<(const QShaderVersion &lhs, const QShaderVersion &rhs) noexcept
+{
+    if (lhs.version() < rhs.version())
+        return true;
+
+    if (lhs.version() == rhs.version())
+        return int(lhs.flags()) < int(rhs.flags());
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*!
     \internal
     \fn bool operator!=(const QShaderVersion &lhs, const QShaderVersion &rhs)
 
@@ -585,6 +601,28 @@ bool operator==(const QShaderKey &lhs, const QShaderKey &rhs) noexcept
 }
 
 /*!
+    Establishes a sorting order between the two keys \a lhs and \a rhs.
+
+    \relates QShaderKey
+ */
+bool operator<(const QShaderKey &lhs, const QShaderKey &rhs) noexcept
+{
+    if (int(lhs.source()) < int(rhs.source()))
+        return true;
+
+    if (int(lhs.source()) == int(rhs.source())) {
+        if (lhs.sourceVersion() < rhs.sourceVersion())
+            return true;
+        if (lhs.sourceVersion() == rhs.sourceVersion()) {
+            if (int(lhs.sourceVariant()) < int(rhs.sourceVariant()))
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*!
     \internal
     \fn bool operator!=(const QShaderKey &lhs, const QShaderKey &rhs)
 
diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p.h b/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p.h
index 690a7f44cd..c6ef338bfa 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p.h
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ inline bool operator!=(const QShader &lhs, const QShader &rhs) noexcept
 }
 
 Q_GUI_EXPORT bool operator==(const QShaderVersion &lhs, const QShaderVersion &rhs) noexcept;
+Q_GUI_EXPORT bool operator<(const QShaderVersion &lhs, const QShaderVersion &rhs) noexcept;
 Q_GUI_EXPORT bool operator==(const QShaderKey &lhs, const QShaderKey &rhs) noexcept;
+Q_GUI_EXPORT bool operator<(const QShaderKey &lhs, const QShaderKey &rhs) noexcept;
 Q_GUI_EXPORT bool operator==(const QShaderCode &lhs, const QShaderCode &rhs) noexcept;
 
 inline bool operator!=(const QShaderVersion &lhs, const QShaderVersion &rhs) noexcept
diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p_p.h b/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p_p.h
index c87f882bc5..e9d1e31aaf 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qshader_p_p.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "qshader_p.h"
 #include <QtCore/QAtomicInt>
-#include <QtCore/QHash>
+#include <QtCore/QMap>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ struct Q_GUI_EXPORT QShaderPrivate
     int qsbVersion = QSB_VERSION;
     QShader::Stage stage = QShader::VertexStage;
     QShaderDescription desc;
-    QHash<QShaderKey, QShaderCode> shaders;
-    QHash<QShaderKey, QShader::NativeResourceBindingMap> bindings;
-    QHash<QShaderKey, QShader::SeparateToCombinedImageSamplerMappingList> combinedImageMap;
+    // QMap not QHash because we need to be able to iterate based on sorted keys
+    QMap<QShaderKey, QShaderCode> shaders;
+    QMap<QShaderKey, QShader::NativeResourceBindingMap> bindings;
+    QMap<QShaderKey, QShader::SeparateToCombinedImageSamplerMappingList> combinedImageMap;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE