diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 50d4583deaa..5880b96f32a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -529,6 +529,27 @@ void QMetaCallEvent::placeMetaCall(QObject *object)
     Calls \a{object}.blockSignals(true).
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn QSignalBlocker::QSignalBlocker(QSignalBlocker &&other)
+
+    Move-constructs a signal blocker from \a other. \a other will have
+    a no-op destructor, while repsonsibility for restoring the
+    QObject::signalsBlocked() state is transferred to the new object.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn QSignalBlocker &QSignalBlocker::operator=(QSignalBlocker &&other)
+
+    Move-assigns this signal blocker from \a other. \a other will have
+    a no-op destructor, while repsonsibility for restoring the
+    QObject::signalsBlocked() state is transferred to this object.
+
+    The object's signals this signal blocker was blocking prior to
+    being moved to, if any, are unblocked \em except in the case where
+    both instances block the same object's signals and \c *this is
+    unblocked while \a other is not, at the time of the move.
+*/
+
 /*!
     \fn QSignalBlocker::~QSignalBlocker()
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
index f9239bf5756..5197d98f192 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
@@ -556,11 +556,16 @@ public:
     inline explicit QSignalBlocker(QObject &o);
     inline ~QSignalBlocker();
 
+#ifdef Q_COMPILER_RVALUE_REFS
+    inline QSignalBlocker(QSignalBlocker &&other);
+    inline QSignalBlocker &operator=(QSignalBlocker &&other);
+#endif
+
     inline void reblock();
     inline void unblock();
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QSignalBlocker)
-    QObject * const m_o;
+    QObject * m_o;
     bool m_blocked;
     bool m_inhibited;
 };
@@ -577,6 +582,32 @@ QSignalBlocker::QSignalBlocker(QObject &o)
       m_inhibited(false)
 {}
 
+#ifdef Q_COMPILER_RVALUE_REFS
+QSignalBlocker::QSignalBlocker(QSignalBlocker &&other)
+    : m_o(other.m_o),
+      m_blocked(other.m_blocked),
+      m_inhibited(other.m_inhibited)
+{
+    other.m_o = 0;
+}
+
+QSignalBlocker &QSignalBlocker::operator=(QSignalBlocker &&other)
+{
+    if (this != &other) {
+        // if both *this and other block the same object's signals:
+        // unblock *this iff our dtor would unblock, but other's wouldn't
+        if (m_o != other.m_o || (!m_inhibited && other.m_inhibited))
+            unblock();
+        m_o = other.m_o;
+        m_blocked = other.m_blocked;
+        m_inhibited = other.m_inhibited;
+        // disable other:
+        other.m_o = 0;
+    }
+    return *this;
+}
+#endif
+
 QSignalBlocker::~QSignalBlocker()
 {
     if (m_o && !m_inhibited)
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
index c6fb1025ace..4776bdbbc96 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ private slots:
     void recursiveSignalEmission();
 #endif
     void signalBlocking();
+    void signalBlockingMoveAssignment();
     void blockingQueuedConnection();
     void childEvents();
     void installEventFilter();
@@ -3030,6 +3031,105 @@ void tst_QObject::signalBlocking()
     receiver.reset();
 }
 
+void tst_QObject::signalBlockingMoveAssignment()
+{
+#ifdef Q_COMPILER_RVALUE_REFS
+    QObject o1, o2;
+
+    // move-assignment: both block other objects
+    {
+        QSignalBlocker b(&o1);
+        QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+
+        QVERIFY(!o2.signalsBlocked());
+        b = QSignalBlocker(&o2);
+        QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+        QVERIFY(o2.signalsBlocked());
+    }
+
+    QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+    QVERIFY(!o2.signalsBlocked());
+
+    // move-assignment: from inert other
+    {
+        QSignalBlocker b(&o1);
+        QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+        b = QSignalBlocker(0);
+    }
+
+    QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+    QVERIFY(!o2.signalsBlocked());
+
+    // move-assignment: to inert *this
+    {
+        QSignalBlocker b(0);
+        QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+        {
+            QSignalBlocker inner(&o1);
+            QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+            b = std::move(inner);
+        }
+        QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+    }
+
+    QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+    QVERIFY(!o2.signalsBlocked());
+
+    // move-assignment: both block the same object, neither is unblocked
+    {
+        QSignalBlocker b(&o1);
+        QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+        {
+            b.unblock(); // make sure inner.m_blocked = false
+            QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+            QSignalBlocker inner(&o1);
+            QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+            b.reblock();
+            QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+            b = std::move(inner);
+        }
+        QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+    }
+
+    QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+    QVERIFY(!o2.signalsBlocked());
+
+    // move-assignment: both block the same object, but *this is unblocked
+    {
+        QSignalBlocker b(&o1);
+        QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+        b.unblock();
+        QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+        b = QSignalBlocker(&o1);
+        QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+    }
+
+    QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+    QVERIFY(!o2.signalsBlocked());
+
+    // move-assignment: both block the same object, but other is unblocked
+    {
+        QSignalBlocker b(&o1);
+        {
+            QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+            QSignalBlocker inner(&o1);
+            QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+            inner.unblock();
+            QVERIFY(o1.signalsBlocked());
+            b = std::move(inner);
+            QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+        }
+        QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+    }
+
+    QVERIFY(!o1.signalsBlocked());
+    QVERIFY(!o2.signalsBlocked());
+
+#else
+    QSKIP("This compiler is not in C++11 mode or doesn't support move semantics");
+#endif // Q_COMPILER_RVALUE_REFS
+}
+
 void tst_QObject::blockingQueuedConnection()
 {
     {