diff --git a/src/platformsupport/clipboard/clipboard.pro b/src/platformsupport/clipboard/clipboard.pro
index 336d81fe46..70ae7ebace 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/clipboard/clipboard.pro
+++ b/src/platformsupport/clipboard/clipboard.pro
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ PRECOMPILED_HEADER = ../../corelib/global/qt_pch.h
 HEADERS += qmacmime_p.h
 SOURCES += qmacmime.mm
 
+LIBS += -framework ImageIO
 macos: LIBS_PRIVATE += -framework AppKit
 
 load(qt_module)
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/clipboard/qmacmime.mm b/src/platformsupport/clipboard/qmacmime.mm
index 6a6e033bec..e3f539cfd7 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/clipboard/qmacmime.mm
+++ b/src/platformsupport/clipboard/qmacmime.mm
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+#include <ImageIO/ImageIO.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/qsystemdetection.h>
+#include <QtGui/qimage.h>
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_OSX)
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#else
+#include <MobileCoreServices/MobileCoreServices.h>
 #endif
 
 #if defined(QT_PLATFORM_UIKIT)
@@ -779,6 +784,100 @@ QList<QByteArray> QMacPasteboardMimeVCard::convertFromMime(const QString &mime,
     return ret;
 }
 
+extern QImage qt_mac_toQImage(CGImageRef image);
+extern CGImageRef qt_mac_toCGImage(const QImage &qImage);
+
+class QMacPasteboardMimeTiff : public QMacInternalPasteboardMime {
+public:
+    QMacPasteboardMimeTiff() : QMacInternalPasteboardMime(MIME_ALL) { }
+    QString convertorName();
+
+    QString flavorFor(const QString &mime);
+    QString mimeFor(QString flav);
+    bool canConvert(const QString &mime, QString flav);
+    QVariant convertToMime(const QString &mime, QList<QByteArray> data, QString flav);
+    QList<QByteArray> convertFromMime(const QString &mime, QVariant data, QString flav);
+};
+
+QString QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::convertorName()
+{
+    return QLatin1String("Tiff");
+}
+
+QString QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::flavorFor(const QString &mime)
+{
+    if (mime.startsWith(QLatin1String("application/x-qt-image")))
+        return QLatin1String("public.tiff");
+    return QString();
+}
+
+QString QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::mimeFor(QString flav)
+{
+    if (flav == QLatin1String("public.tiff"))
+        return QLatin1String("application/x-qt-image");
+    return QString();
+}
+
+bool QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::canConvert(const QString &mime, QString flav)
+{
+    return flav == QLatin1String("public.tiff") && mime == QLatin1String("application/x-qt-image");
+}
+
+QVariant QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::convertToMime(const QString &mime, QList<QByteArray> data, QString flav)
+{
+    if (data.count() > 1)
+        qWarning("QMacPasteboardMimeTiff: Cannot handle multiple member data");
+    QVariant ret;
+    if (!canConvert(mime, flav))
+        return ret;
+    const QByteArray &a = data.first();
+    QCFType<CGImageRef> image;
+    QCFType<CFDataRef> tiffData = CFDataCreateWithBytesNoCopy(0,
+                                                reinterpret_cast<const UInt8 *>(a.constData()),
+                                                a.size(), kCFAllocatorNull);
+    QCFType<CGImageSourceRef> imageSource = CGImageSourceCreateWithData(tiffData, 0);
+    image = CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex(imageSource, 0, 0);
+    if (image != 0)
+        ret = QVariant(qt_mac_toQImage(image));
+    return ret;
+}
+
+QList<QByteArray> QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::convertFromMime(const QString &mime, QVariant variant, QString flav)
+{
+    QList<QByteArray> ret;
+    if (!canConvert(mime, flav))
+        return ret;
+
+    QImage img = qvariant_cast<QImage>(variant);
+    QCFType<CGImageRef> cgimage = qt_mac_toCGImage(img);
+
+    QCFType<CFMutableDataRef> data = CFDataCreateMutable(0, 0);
+    QCFType<CGImageDestinationRef> imageDestination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithData(data, kUTTypeTIFF, 1, 0);
+    if (imageDestination != 0) {
+        CFTypeRef keys[2];
+        QCFType<CFTypeRef> values[2];
+        QCFType<CFDictionaryRef> options;
+        keys[0] = kCGImagePropertyPixelWidth;
+        keys[1] = kCGImagePropertyPixelHeight;
+        int width = img.width();
+        int height = img.height();
+        values[0] = CFNumberCreate(0, kCFNumberIntType, &width);
+        values[1] = CFNumberCreate(0, kCFNumberIntType, &height);
+        options = CFDictionaryCreate(0, reinterpret_cast<const void **>(keys),
+                                     reinterpret_cast<const void **>(values), 2,
+                                     &kCFTypeDictionaryKeyCallBacks,
+                                     &kCFTypeDictionaryValueCallBacks);
+        CGImageDestinationAddImage(imageDestination, cgimage, options);
+        CGImageDestinationFinalize(imageDestination);
+    }
+    QByteArray ar(CFDataGetLength(data), 0);
+    CFDataGetBytes(data,
+            CFRangeMake(0, ar.size()),
+            reinterpret_cast<UInt8 *>(ar.data()));
+    ret.append(ar);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /*!
   \internal
 
@@ -792,6 +891,7 @@ void QMacInternalPasteboardMime::initializeMimeTypes()
         new QMacPasteboardMimeAny;
 
         //standard types that we wrap
+        new QMacPasteboardMimeTiff;
         new QMacPasteboardMimePlainTextFallback;
         new QMacPasteboardMimeUnicodeText;
         new QMacPasteboardMimeRtfText;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamimetypes.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamimetypes.mm
index 093f86da6e..f7662a92a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamimetypes.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamimetypes.mm
@@ -105,101 +105,9 @@ QList<QByteArray> QMacPasteboardMimeTraditionalMacPlainText::convertFromMime(con
     return ret;
 }
 
-class QMacPasteboardMimeTiff : public QMacInternalPasteboardMime {
-public:
-    QMacPasteboardMimeTiff() : QMacInternalPasteboardMime(MIME_ALL) { }
-    QString convertorName();
-
-    QString flavorFor(const QString &mime);
-    QString mimeFor(QString flav);
-    bool canConvert(const QString &mime, QString flav);
-    QVariant convertToMime(const QString &mime, QList<QByteArray> data, QString flav);
-    QList<QByteArray> convertFromMime(const QString &mime, QVariant data, QString flav);
-};
-
-QString QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::convertorName()
-{
-    return QLatin1String("Tiff");
-}
-
-QString QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::flavorFor(const QString &mime)
-{
-    if (mime.startsWith(QLatin1String("application/x-qt-image")))
-        return QLatin1String("public.tiff");
-    return QString();
-}
-
-QString QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::mimeFor(QString flav)
-{
-    if (flav == QLatin1String("public.tiff"))
-        return QLatin1String("application/x-qt-image");
-    return QString();
-}
-
-bool QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::canConvert(const QString &mime, QString flav)
-{
-    return flav == QLatin1String("public.tiff") && mime == QLatin1String("application/x-qt-image");
-}
-
-QVariant QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::convertToMime(const QString &mime, QList<QByteArray> data, QString flav)
-{
-    if (data.count() > 1)
-        qWarning("QMacPasteboardMimeTiff: Cannot handle multiple member data");
-    QVariant ret;
-    if (!canConvert(mime, flav))
-        return ret;
-    const QByteArray &a = data.first();
-    QCFType<CGImageRef> image;
-    QCFType<CFDataRef> tiffData = CFDataCreateWithBytesNoCopy(0,
-                                                reinterpret_cast<const UInt8 *>(a.constData()),
-                                                a.size(), kCFAllocatorNull);
-    QCFType<CGImageSourceRef> imageSource = CGImageSourceCreateWithData(tiffData, 0);
-    image = CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex(imageSource, 0, 0);
-    if (image != 0)
-        ret = QVariant(qt_mac_toQImage(image));
-    return ret;
-}
-
-QList<QByteArray> QMacPasteboardMimeTiff::convertFromMime(const QString &mime, QVariant variant, QString flav)
-{
-    QList<QByteArray> ret;
-    if (!canConvert(mime, flav))
-        return ret;
-
-    QImage img = qvariant_cast<QImage>(variant);
-    QCFType<CGImageRef> cgimage = qt_mac_toCGImage(img);
-
-    QCFType<CFMutableDataRef> data = CFDataCreateMutable(0, 0);
-    QCFType<CGImageDestinationRef> imageDestination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithData(data, kUTTypeTIFF, 1, 0);
-    if (imageDestination != 0) {
-        CFTypeRef keys[2];
-        QCFType<CFTypeRef> values[2];
-        QCFType<CFDictionaryRef> options;
-        keys[0] = kCGImagePropertyPixelWidth;
-        keys[1] = kCGImagePropertyPixelHeight;
-        int width = img.width();
-        int height = img.height();
-        values[0] = CFNumberCreate(0, kCFNumberIntType, &width);
-        values[1] = CFNumberCreate(0, kCFNumberIntType, &height);
-        options = CFDictionaryCreate(0, reinterpret_cast<const void **>(keys),
-                                     reinterpret_cast<const void **>(values), 2,
-                                     &kCFTypeDictionaryKeyCallBacks,
-                                     &kCFTypeDictionaryValueCallBacks);
-        CGImageDestinationAddImage(imageDestination, cgimage, options);
-        CGImageDestinationFinalize(imageDestination);
-    }
-    QByteArray ar(CFDataGetLength(data), 0);
-    CFDataGetBytes(data,
-            CFRangeMake(0, ar.size()),
-            reinterpret_cast<UInt8 *>(ar.data()));
-    ret.append(ar);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 void QCocoaMimeTypes::initializeMimeTypes()
 {
     new QMacPasteboardMimeTraditionalMacPlainText;
-    new QMacPasteboardMimeTiff;
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE