diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
index e6f041fe3c..4eb05d63b6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@ Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE QList<T> QList<T>::mid(int pos, int alength) const
     if (pos == 0 && alength == size())
         return *this;
     QList<T> cpy;
+    if (alength <= 0)
+        return cpy;
     cpy.reserve(alength);
     cpy.d->end = alength;
     QT_TRY {
diff --git a/tests/auto/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp b/tests/auto/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
index 496f3d9170..3901b6ffe8 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ void tst_QList::mid() const
 
     QCOMPARE(list.mid(3, 3),
              QList<QString>() << "bak" << "buck" << "hello");
+
+    QList<int> list1;
+    QCOMPARE(list1.mid(1, 1).length(), 0);
 }
 
 void tst_QList::at() const