3 files changed, 33 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
index a95d96e526..6a2a657714 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
@@ -1904,7 +1904,8 @@ int QDBusConnectionPrivate::send(const QDBusMessage& message)
                      qPrintable(message.interface()), qPrintable(message.member()),
                      qPrintable(error.message()));
         else if (message.type() == QDBusMessage::SignalMessage)
-            qWarning("QDBusConnection: error: could not send signal path \"%s\" interface \"%s\" member \"%s\": %s",
+            qWarning("QDBusConnection: error: could not send signal to service \"%s\" path \"%s\" interface \"%s\" member \"%s\": %s",
+                     qPrintable(message.service()),
                      qPrintable(message.path()), qPrintable(message.interface()),
                      qPrintable(message.member()),
                      qPrintable(error.message()));
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp
index 491e1273e7..76e994bbcf 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ DBusMessage *QDBusMessagePrivate::toDBusMessage(const QDBusMessage &message, QDB
         }
         break;
     case QDBusMessage::SignalMessage:
-        // nothing can be empty here
+        // only the service name can be empty here
         if (!d_ptr->parametersValidated) {
+            if (!QDBusUtil::checkBusName(d_ptr->service, QDBusUtil::EmptyAllowed, error))
+                return 0;
             if (!QDBusUtil::checkObjectPath(d_ptr->path, QDBusUtil::EmptyNotAllowed, error))
                 return 0;
             if (!QDBusUtil::checkInterfaceName(d_ptr->interface, QDBusUtil::EmptyAllowed, error))
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ DBusMessage *QDBusMessagePrivate::toDBusMessage(const QDBusMessage &message, QDB
 
         msg = q_dbus_message_new_signal(d_ptr->path.toUtf8(), d_ptr->interface.toUtf8(),
                                         d_ptr->name.toUtf8());
+        q_dbus_message_set_destination(msg, data(d_ptr->service.toUtf8()));
         break;
     }
 
@@ -372,6 +375,31 @@ QDBusMessage QDBusMessage::createSignal(const QString &path, const QString &inte
 }
 
 /*!
+    \since 5.6
+
+    Constructs a new DBus message with the given \a path, \a interface
+    and \a name, representing a signal emission to \a destination.
+
+    A DBus signal is emitted from one application and is received only by
+    the application owning the destination service name.
+
+    The QDBusMessage object that is returned can be sent using the
+    QDBusConnection::send() function.
+*/
+QDBusMessage QDBusMessage::createTargetedSignal(const QString &service, const QString &path,
+                                                const QString &interface, const QString &name)
+{
+    QDBusMessage message;
+    message.d_ptr->type = SignalMessage;
+    message.d_ptr->service = service;
+    message.d_ptr->path = path;
+    message.d_ptr->interface = interface;
+    message.d_ptr->name = name;
+
+    return message;
+}
+
+/*!
     Constructs a new DBus message representing a method call.
     A method call always informs its destination address
     (\a service, \a path, \a interface and \a method).
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h
index 77f34ec5e2..640226e77a 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusmessage.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public:
 
     static QDBusMessage createSignal(const QString &path, const QString &interface,
                                      const QString &name);
+    static QDBusMessage createTargetedSignal(const QString &service, const QString &path,
+                                             const QString &interface, const QString &name);
     static QDBusMessage createMethodCall(const QString &destination, const QString &path,
                                          const QString &interface, const QString &method);
     static QDBusMessage createError(const QString &name, const QString &msg);