diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
index a716369594..0e897c7cdd 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
@@ -2567,6 +2567,27 @@ QString QUrl::errorString() const
     \internal
 */
 
+/*! \fn uint qHash(const QUrl &url)
+    \relates QHash
+
+    Returns the hash value for the \a url.
+*/
+uint qHash(const QUrl &url)
+{
+    if (!url.d)
+        return qHash(-1); // the hash of an unset port (-1)
+
+    return qHash(url.d->scheme) ^
+            qHash(url.d->userName) ^
+            qHash(url.d->password) ^
+            qHash(url.d->host) ^
+            qHash(url.d->port) ^
+            qHash(url.d->path) ^
+            qHash(url.d->query) ^
+            qHash(url.d->fragment);
+}
+
+
 // The following code has the following copyright:
 /*
    Copyright (C) Research In Motion Limited 2009. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qurl.h b/src/corelib/io/qurl.h
index a118a9d468..5fcbbf0c0c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qurl.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qurl.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ public:
     static QByteArray toAce(const QString &);
     static QStringList idnWhitelist();
     static void setIdnWhitelist(const QStringList &);
+    friend Q_CORE_EXPORT uint qHash(const QUrl &url);
 
 private:
     QUrlPrivate *d;
@@ -314,11 +315,6 @@ public:
     inline DataPtr &data_ptr() { return d; }
 };
 
-inline uint qHash(const QUrl &url)
-{
-    return qHash(url.toString());
-}
-
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QUrl, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);
 Q_DECLARE_SHARED(QUrl)
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(QUrl::ComponentFormattingOptions)