3 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickgridview.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickgridview.cpp
index 82658c73fc..2c03903f36 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickgridview.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickgridview.cpp
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ void QQuickGridView::setHighlightFollowsCurrentItem(bool autoHighlight)
     This property determines whether delegates are retained outside the
     visible area of the view.
 
-    If non-zero the view may keep as many delegates
+    If this value is greater than zero, the view may keep as many delegates
     instantiated as will fit within the buffer specified.  For example,
     if in a vertical view the delegate is 20 pixels high, there are 3
     columns and \c cacheBuffer is
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ void QQuickGridView::setHighlightFollowsCurrentItem(bool autoHighlight)
     delegates outside the visible area are not painted.
 
     The default value of this property is platform dependent, but will usually
-    be a non-zero value.
+    be a value greater than zero. Negative values are ignored.
 
     Note that cacheBuffer is not a pixel buffer - it only maintains additional
     instantiated delegates.
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickitemview.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickitemview.cpp
index b4f6c34c6a..87e6728f86 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickitemview.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickitemview.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,11 @@ int QQuickItemView::cacheBuffer() const
 void QQuickItemView::setCacheBuffer(int b)
 {
     Q_D(QQuickItemView);
+    if (b < 0) {
+        qmlInfo(this) << "Cannot set a negative cache buffer";
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (d->buffer != b) {
         d->buffer = b;
         if (isComponentComplete()) {
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquicklistview.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquicklistview.cpp
index 8f9dbb567f..ba4f1c53ba 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquicklistview.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquicklistview.cpp
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ void QQuickListView::setOrientation(QQuickListView::Orientation orientation)
     This property determines whether delegates are retained outside the
     visible area of the view.
 
-    If this value is non-zero, the view may keep as many delegates
+    If this value is greater than zero, the view may keep as many delegates
     instantiated as it can fit within the buffer specified.  For example,
     if in a vertical view the delegate is 20 pixels high and \c cacheBuffer is
     set to 40, then up to 2 delegates above and 2 delegates below the visible
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ void QQuickListView::setOrientation(QQuickListView::Orientation orientation)
     delegates outside the visible area are not painted.
 
     The default value of this property is platform dependent, but will usually
-    be a non-zero value.
+    be a value greater than zero. Negative values are ignored.
 
     Note that cacheBuffer is not a pixel buffer - it only maintains additional
     instantiated delegates.