diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextengine.cpp b/src/gui/text/qtextengine.cpp
index 6c290e209a9..41d12a65d66 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextengine.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextengine.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private:
         QScriptItemArray::Iterator iter = m_items.end();
         do {
             iter--;
-            if (iter->analysis.flags < QScriptAnalysis::TabOrObject)
+            if (iter->analysis.flags < QScriptAnalysis::LineOrParagraphSeparator)
                 iter->analysis.flags = flags;
         } while (iter->position > start);
     }
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextlayout/tst_qtextlayout.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextlayout/tst_qtextlayout.cpp
index 60485b30a5c..21098f40366 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextlayout/tst_qtextlayout.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextlayout/tst_qtextlayout.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ private slots:
     void tabsForRtl();
     void tabHeight();
     void capitalization_allUpperCase();
+    void capitalization_allUpperCase_newline();
     void capitalization_allLowerCase();
     void capitalization_smallCaps();
     void capitalization_capitalize();
@@ -1670,6 +1671,28 @@ void tst_QTextLayout::capitalization_allUpperCase()
     QVERIFY(engine->layoutData->items.at(0).analysis.flags == QScriptAnalysis::Uppercase);
 }
 
+void tst_QTextLayout::capitalization_allUpperCase_newline()
+{
+    QFont font(testFont);
+    font.setCapitalization(QFont::AllUppercase);
+
+    QString tmp = "hello\nworld!";
+    tmp.replace(QLatin1Char('\n'), QChar::LineSeparator);
+
+    QTextLayout layout(tmp, font);
+    layout.setCacheEnabled(true);
+    layout.beginLayout();
+    layout.createLine();
+    layout.endLayout();
+
+    QTextEngine *engine = layout.engine();
+    engine->itemize();
+    QCOMPARE(engine->layoutData->items.count(), 3);
+    QVERIFY(engine->layoutData->items.at(0).analysis.flags == QScriptAnalysis::Uppercase);
+    QVERIFY(engine->layoutData->items.at(1).analysis.flags == QScriptAnalysis::LineOrParagraphSeparator);
+    QVERIFY(engine->layoutData->items.at(2).analysis.flags == QScriptAnalysis::Uppercase);
+}
+
 void tst_QTextLayout::capitalization_allLowerCase()
 {
     QFont font(testFont);