diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
index 53ef8eeb500..fbea252bc0d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
@@ -301,14 +301,11 @@ QEvent::QEvent(Type type)
 
 /*!
     \internal
-    Attempts to copy the \a other event.
-
-    Copying events is a bad idea, yet some Qt 4 code does it (notably,
-    QApplication and the state machine).
- */
+    Copies the \a other event.
+*/
 QEvent::QEvent(const QEvent &other)
     : d(other.d), t(other.t), posted(other.posted), spont(other.spont),
-      m_accept(other.m_accept)
+      m_accept(other.m_accept), m_inputEvent(other.m_inputEvent), m_pointerEvent(other.m_pointerEvent)
 {
     Q_TRACE(QEvent_ctor, this, t);
     // if QEventPrivate becomes available, make sure to implement a
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp
index c5bc7a94603..42a5f4d593f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qmouseevent/tst_qmouseevent.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ void tst_QMouseEvent::mouseEventBasic()
     me = QMouseEvent(QEvent::MouseButtonRelease, local, scene, screen, Qt::LeftButton, Qt::NoButton, Qt::NoModifier);
     QVERIFY(!me.isBeginEvent());
     QVERIFY(me.isEndEvent());
+    // Try out the copy constructor
+    QMouseEvent copy(me);
+    QVERIFY(copy.isInputEvent());
+    QVERIFY(copy.isPointerEvent());
+    QVERIFY(!copy.isBeginEvent());
+    QVERIFY(copy.isEndEvent());
+    QCOMPARE(copy.position(), local);
+    QCOMPARE(copy.scenePosition(), scene);
+    QCOMPARE(copy.globalPosition(), screen);
 }
 
 void tst_QMouseEvent::checkMousePressEvent_data()