diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.h b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.h
index d0df791cf0..63099682f1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
 class QIOSContext;
 class QIOSWindow;
 
+@interface UIView (QIOS)
+@property(readonly) QWindow *qwindow;
+@end
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QIOSWindow : public QPlatformWindow
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm
index 220f30c485..d79c1de461 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qioswindow.mm
@@ -209,6 +209,17 @@
 
 @end
 
+@implementation UIView (QIOS)
+
+- (QWindow *)qwindow
+{
+    if ([self isKindOfClass:[EAGLView class]])
+        return static_cast<EAGLView *>(self)->m_qioswindow->window();
+    return nil;
+}
+
+@end
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 QIOSWindow::QIOSWindow(QWindow *window)