diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.cpp
index 9e1e6be532..cdf5c6135a 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ void QPlatformWindow::setParent(const QPlatformWindow *parent)
 */
 void QPlatformWindow::setWindowTitle(const QString &title) { Q_UNUSED(title); }
 
+/*!
+  Reimplement to set the window file path to \a filePath
+*/
+void QPlatformWindow::setWindowFilePath(const QString &filePath) { Q_UNUSED(filePath); }
+
 /*!
   Reimplement to set the window icon to \a icon
 */
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.h b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.h
index 5586b3c35a..7ea17d05aa 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qplatformwindow.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public:
     virtual void setParent(const QPlatformWindow *window);
 
     virtual void setWindowTitle(const QString &title);
+    virtual void setWindowFilePath(const QString &title);
     virtual void setWindowIcon(const QIcon &icon);
     virtual void raise();
     virtual void lower();
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index 98c9451de1..1e2ac5b0a6 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -570,6 +570,27 @@ QString QWindow::windowTitle() const
     return d->windowTitle;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \property QWindow::windowFilePath
+    \brief the file name this window is representing.
+
+    This property might be used by the windowing system to display the file
+    path of the document this window is representing in the tile bar.
+*/
+void QWindow::setWindowFilePath(const QString &filePath)
+{
+    Q_D(QWindow);
+    d->windowFilePath = filePath;
+    if (d->platformWindow)
+        d->platformWindow->setWindowFilePath(filePath);
+}
+
+QString QWindow::windowFilePath() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QWindow);
+    return d->windowFilePath;
+}
+
 /*!
     \property QWindow::windowIcon
     \brief the window's icon in the windowing system
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h
index c3ac78fab2..62268cd88a 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class Q_GUI_EXPORT QWindow : public QObject, public QSurface
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QWindow)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QString windowTitle READ windowTitle WRITE setWindowTitle)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString windowFilePath READ windowFilePath WRITE setWindowFilePath)
     Q_PROPERTY(QIcon windowIcon READ windowIcon WRITE setWindowIcon)
     Q_PROPERTY(Qt::WindowModality windowModality READ windowModality WRITE setWindowModality NOTIFY windowModalityChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int x READ x WRITE setX NOTIFY xChanged)
@@ -203,6 +204,9 @@ public:
     void resize(const QSize &newSize);
     inline void resize(int w, int h) { resize(QSize(w, h)); }
 
+    void setWindowFilePath(const QString &filePath);
+    QString windowFilePath() const;
+
     void setWindowIcon(const QIcon &icon);
     QIcon windowIcon() const;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow_p.h
index caa5184594..57f79f1faa 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow_p.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public:
     bool exposed;
     QSurfaceFormat requestedFormat;
     QString windowTitle;
+    QString windowFilePath;
     QIcon windowIcon;
     QRect geometry;
     Qt::WindowState windowState;