2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp
index 43aa10bdb6..bb1bf64ba0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qlineedit.cpp
@@ -1681,6 +1681,11 @@ void QLineEdit::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent* e)
     results in a validator's validate() call to return Invalid.
     Another case is when trying to enter in more characters beyond the
     maximum length of the line edit.
+
+    Note: This signal will still be emitted in a case where part of
+    the text is accepted but not all of it is. For example, if there
+    is a maximum length set and the clipboard text is longer than the
+    maximum length when it is pasted.
 */
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgetlinecontrol.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgetlinecontrol.cpp
index 670735df3b..b5af8e36aa 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgetlinecontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgetlinecontrol.cpp
@@ -872,9 +872,9 @@ void QWidgetLineControl::internalInsert(const QString &s)
             for (int i = 0; i < (int) s.left(remaining).length(); ++i)
                addCommand(Command(Insert, m_cursor++, s.at(i), -1, -1));
             m_textDirty = true;
-        } else {
-            emit inputRejected();
         }
+        if (s.length() > remaining)
+            emit inputRejected();
     }
 }