diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp
index 06d2aa4fca2..dc775bcb61a 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ QPlatformServices *QPlatformIntegration::services() const
     fill the screen. The default implementation returns true. Returning false for
     this will cause all windows, including dialogs and popups, to be resized to fill the
     screen.
+
+    \value WindowManagement The platform is based on a system that performs window
+    management.  This includes the typical desktop platforms. Can be set to false on
+    platforms where no window management is available, meaning for example that windows
+    are never repositioned by the window manager. The default implementation returns true.
  */
 
 
@@ -241,7 +246,7 @@ QPlatformServices *QPlatformIntegration::services() const
 
 bool QPlatformIntegration::hasCapability(Capability cap) const
 {
-    return cap == NonFullScreenWindows || cap == NativeWidgets;
+    return cap == NonFullScreenWindows || cap == NativeWidgets || cap == WindowManagement;
 }
 
 QPlatformPixmap *QPlatformIntegration::createPlatformPixmap(QPlatformPixmap::PixelType type) const
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h
index a98d332356b..0204181ca6c 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformintegration.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ public:
         ApplicationState,
         ForeignWindows,
         NonFullScreenWindows,
-        NativeWidgets
+        NativeWidgets,
+        WindowManagement
     };
 
     virtual ~QPlatformIntegration() { }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp
index 12658e6d018..14b839c2dd5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsintegration.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ bool QEglFSIntegration::hasCapability(QPlatformIntegration::Capability cap) cons
     case ThreadedPixmaps: return true;
     case OpenGL: return true;
     case ThreadedOpenGL: return true;
+    case WindowManagement: return false;
     default: return QPlatformIntegration::hasCapability(cap);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp
index a06283be021..ae8a0b25b9f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget_qpa.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ void QWidgetPrivate::create_sys(WId window, bool initializeWindow, bool destroyO
 
     win->setFlags(data.window_flags);
     fixPosIncludesFrame();
-    if (q->testAttribute(Qt::WA_Moved))
+    if (q->testAttribute(Qt::WA_Moved)
+        || !QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration()->hasCapability(QPlatformIntegration::WindowManagement))
         win->setGeometry(q->geometry());
     else
         win->resize(q->size());
@@ -530,7 +531,8 @@ void QWidgetPrivate::show_sys()
         }
         const QRect windowRect = window->geometry();
         if (windowRect != geomRect) {
-            if (q->testAttribute(Qt::WA_Moved))
+            if (q->testAttribute(Qt::WA_Moved)
+                || !QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration()->hasCapability(QPlatformIntegration::WindowManagement))
                 window->setGeometry(geomRect);
             else
                 window->resize(geomRect.size());