diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index 118b481fa3..901f47c584 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -477,18 +477,25 @@ QWindow *QGuiApplication::modalWindow()
     return QGuiApplicationPrivate::self->modalWindowList.first();
 }
 
+static void updateBlockedStatusRecursion(QWindow *window, bool shouldBeBlocked)
+{
+    QWindowPrivate *p = qt_window_private(window);
+    if (p->blockedByModalWindow != shouldBeBlocked) {
+        p->blockedByModalWindow = shouldBeBlocked;
+        QEvent e(shouldBeBlocked ? QEvent::WindowBlocked : QEvent::WindowUnblocked);
+        QGuiApplication::sendEvent(window, &e);
+        foreach (QObject *c, window->children())
+            if (c->isWindowType())
+                updateBlockedStatusRecursion(static_cast<QWindow *>(c), shouldBeBlocked);
+    }
+}
+
 void QGuiApplicationPrivate::updateBlockedStatus(QWindow *window)
 {
     bool shouldBeBlocked = false;
     if ((window->type() & Qt::Popup) != Qt::Popup && !self->modalWindowList.isEmpty())
         shouldBeBlocked = self->isWindowBlocked(window);
-
-    if (shouldBeBlocked != window->d_func()->blockedByModalWindow) {
-        QEvent e(shouldBeBlocked ? QEvent::WindowBlocked : QEvent::WindowUnblocked);
-
-        window->d_func()->blockedByModalWindow = shouldBeBlocked;
-        QGuiApplication::sendEvent(window, &e);
-    }
+    updateBlockedStatusRecursion(window, shouldBeBlocked);
 }
 
 void QGuiApplicationPrivate::showModalWindow(QWindow *modal)
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp
index ed07b3fab5..29f198f1ba 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ public:
     int leaves;
     int enters;
 
-    inline BlockableWindow()
-        : QWindow(), blocked(false), leaves(0), enters(0) {}
+    inline explicit BlockableWindow(QWindow *parent = 0)
+        : QWindow(parent), blocked(false), leaves(0), enters(0) {}
 
     bool event(QEvent *e)
     {
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ void tst_QGuiApplication::modalWindow()
     window1->setTitle(QStringLiteral("window1"));
     window1->resize(windowSize, windowSize);
     window1->setFramePosition(QPoint(x, y));
+    BlockableWindow *childWindow1 = new BlockableWindow(window1.data());
+    childWindow1->resize(windowSize / 2, windowSize / 2);
     x += spacing + windowSize;
 
     QScopedPointer<BlockableWindow> window2(new BlockableWindow);
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ void tst_QGuiApplication::modalWindow()
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(window2.data()));
     QCOMPARE(app.modalWindow(), static_cast<QWindow *>(0));
     QCOMPARE(window1->blocked, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(childWindow1->blocked, 0);
     QCOMPARE(window2->blocked, 0);
     QCOMPARE(windowModalWindow1->blocked, 0);
     QCOMPARE(windowModalWindow2->blocked, 0);
@@ -473,6 +476,7 @@ void tst_QGuiApplication::modalWindow()
     applicationModalWindow1->show();
     QCOMPARE(app.modalWindow(), applicationModalWindow1.data());
     QCOMPARE(window1->blocked, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(childWindow1->blocked, 1); // QTBUG-32242, blocked status needs to be set on children as well.
     QCOMPARE(window2->blocked, 1);
     QCOMPARE(windowModalWindow1->blocked, 1);
     QCOMPARE(windowModalWindow2->blocked, 1);
@@ -500,6 +504,7 @@ void tst_QGuiApplication::modalWindow()
     applicationModalWindow1->hide();
     QCOMPARE(app.modalWindow(), static_cast<QWindow *>(0));
     QCOMPARE(window1->blocked, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(childWindow1->blocked, 0); // QTBUG-32242, blocked status needs to be set on children as well.
     QCOMPARE(window2->blocked, 0);
     QCOMPARE(windowModalWindow1->blocked, 0);
     QCOMPARE(windowModalWindow2->blocked, 0);