diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qsurface.h b/src/gui/kernel/qsurface.h
index 58b7ce018e..0c02a3564c 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qsurface.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qsurface.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qnamespace.h>
 #include <QtGui/qsurfaceformat.h>
-
+#include <QtCore/qmetatype.h>
 #include <QtCore/qsize.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -82,4 +82,6 @@ protected:
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QSurface*)
+
 #endif //QSURFACE_H