2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarative.h b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarative.h
index 4c962f890e..311ecd31ca 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarative.h
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarative.h
@@ -550,6 +550,17 @@ inline int qmlRegisterModuleApi(const char *uri, int versionMajor, int versionMi
     return QDeclarativePrivate::qmlregister(QDeclarativePrivate::ModuleApiRegistration, &api);
 }
 
+// Enable debugging before any QDeclarativeEngine is created
+struct Q_DECLARATIVE_EXPORT QDeclarativeDebuggingEnabler
+{
+    QDeclarativeDebuggingEnabler();
+};
+
+// Execute code in constructor before first QDeclarativeEngine is instantiated
+#if defined(QT_DECLARATIVE_DEBUG)
+static QDeclarativeDebuggingEnabler qmlEnableDebuggingHelper;
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 QML_DECLARE_TYPE(QObject)
diff --git a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp
index a2f724e3f8..e62f07c205 100644
--- a/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/qml/qdeclarativeengine.cpp
@@ -992,6 +992,17 @@ QObject *qmlAttachedPropertiesObject(int *idCache, const QObject *object,
     return qmlAttachedPropertiesObjectById(*idCache, object, create);
 }
 
+QDeclarativeDebuggingEnabler::QDeclarativeDebuggingEnabler()
+{
+#ifndef QDECLARATIVE_NO_DEBUG_PROTOCOL
+    if (!QDeclarativeEnginePrivate::qml_debugging_enabled) {
+        qWarning("Qml debugging is enabled. Only use this in a safe environment!");
+    }
+    QDeclarativeEnginePrivate::qml_debugging_enabled = true;
+#endif
+}
+
+
 class QDeclarativeDataExtended {
 public:
     QDeclarativeDataExtended();