diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusconnection.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusconnection.cpp
index e9196173ad53b9435978bc6e941135cd0d59e865..0f2d799b9226f2fc7e4b0b7c864bb2884eb754e0 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusconnection.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <qdebug.h>
 #include <qcoreapplication.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
+#include <qtimer.h>
 #include <qthread.h>
 
 #include "qdbusconnectioninterface.h"
@@ -59,6 +60,24 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QDBusConnectionManager, _q_manager)
 
+// can be replaced with a lambda in Qt 5.7
+class QDBusConnectionDispatchEnabler : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    QDBusConnectionPrivate *con;
+public:
+    QDBusConnectionDispatchEnabler(QDBusConnectionPrivate *con) : con(con) {}
+
+public slots:
+    void execute()
+    {
+        con->setDispatchEnabled(true);
+        if (!con->ref.deref())
+            con->deleteLater();
+        deleteLater();
+    }
+};
+
 struct QDBusConnectionManager::ConnectionRequestData
 {
     enum RequestType {
@@ -74,6 +93,8 @@ struct QDBusConnectionManager::ConnectionRequestData
     const QString *name;
 
     QDBusConnectionPrivate *result;
+
+    bool suspendedDelivery;
 };
 
 QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::busConnection(QDBusConnection::BusType type)
@@ -84,6 +105,10 @@ QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::busConnection(QDBusConnection::B
     if (!qdbus_loadLibDBus())
         return 0;
 
+    // we'll start in suspended delivery mode if we're in the main thread
+    // (the event loop will resume delivery)
+    bool suspendedDelivery = qApp && qApp->thread() == QThread::currentThread();
+
     QMutexLocker lock(&defaultBusMutex);
     if (defaultBuses[type])
         return defaultBuses[type];
@@ -91,7 +116,7 @@ QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::busConnection(QDBusConnection::B
     QString name = QStringLiteral("qt_default_session_bus");
     if (type == QDBusConnection::SystemBus)
         name = QStringLiteral("qt_default_system_bus");
-    return defaultBuses[type] = connectToBus(type, name);
+    return defaultBuses[type] = connectToBus(type, name, suspendedDelivery);
 }
 
 QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::connection(const QString &name) const
@@ -169,14 +194,22 @@ void QDBusConnectionManager::run()
     moveToThread(Q_NULLPTR);
 }
 
-QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::connectToBus(QDBusConnection::BusType type, const QString &name)
+QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::connectToBus(QDBusConnection::BusType type, const QString &name,
+                                                             bool suspendedDelivery)
 {
     ConnectionRequestData data;
     data.type = ConnectionRequestData::ConnectToStandardBus;
     data.busType = type;
     data.name = &name;
+    data.suspendedDelivery = suspendedDelivery;
 
     emit connectionRequested(&data);
+    if (suspendedDelivery) {
+        data.result->ref.ref();
+        QDBusConnectionDispatchEnabler *o = new QDBusConnectionDispatchEnabler(data.result);
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, o, SLOT(execute()));
+        o->moveToThread(qApp->thread());    // qApp was checked in the caller
+    }
     return data.result;
 }
 
@@ -186,6 +219,7 @@ QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::connectToBus(const QString &addr
     data.type = ConnectionRequestData::ConnectToBusByAddress;
     data.busAddress = &address;
     data.name = &name;
+    data.suspendedDelivery = false;
 
     emit connectionRequested(&data);
     return data.result;
@@ -197,6 +231,7 @@ QDBusConnectionPrivate *QDBusConnectionManager::connectToPeer(const QString &add
     data.type = ConnectionRequestData::ConnectToPeerByAddress;
     data.busAddress = &address;
     data.name = &name;
+    data.suspendedDelivery = false;
 
     emit connectionRequested(&data);
     return data.result;
@@ -252,6 +287,8 @@ void QDBusConnectionManager::executeConnectionRequest(QDBusConnectionManager::Co
         // will lock in QDBusConnectionPrivate::connectRelay()
         d->setConnection(c, error);
         d->createBusService();
+        if (data->suspendedDelivery)
+            d->setDispatchEnabled(false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -456,7 +493,7 @@ QDBusConnection QDBusConnection::connectToBus(BusType type, const QString &name)
         QDBusConnectionPrivate *d = 0;
         return QDBusConnection(d);
     }
-    return QDBusConnection(_q_manager()->connectToBus(type, name));
+    return QDBusConnection(_q_manager()->connectToBus(type, name, false));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1232,4 +1269,6 @@ QByteArray QDBusConnection::localMachineId()
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
+#include "qdbusconnection.moc"
+
 #endif // QT_NO_DBUS
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusconnection_p.h b/src/dbus/qdbusconnection_p.h
index 2df7a49966efd5efb6e075cb7396174022a13657..f030a3ff8c007f3a8d65928d54551967103b92a9 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusconnection_p.h
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusconnection_p.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public:
     // typedefs
     typedef QMultiHash<int, Watcher> WatcherHash;
     typedef QHash<int, DBusTimeout *> TimeoutHash;
+    typedef QVector<QDBusMessage> PendingMessageList;
 
     typedef QMultiHash<QString, SignalHook> SignalHookHash;
     typedef QHash<QString, QDBusMetaObject* > MetaObjectHash;
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ public:
     ~QDBusConnectionPrivate();
 
     void createBusService();
+    void setDispatchEnabled(bool enable);
     void setPeer(DBusConnection *connection, const QDBusErrorInternal &error);
     void setConnection(DBusConnection *connection, const QDBusErrorInternal &error);
     void setServer(QDBusServer *object, DBusServer *server, const QDBusErrorInternal &error);
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ public:
     };
     WatcherHash watchers;
     TimeoutHash timeouts;
+    PendingMessageList pendingMessages;
 
     // the master lock protects our own internal state
     QReadWriteLock lock;
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@ public:
     PendingCallList pendingCalls;
 
     bool anonymousAuthenticationAllowed;
+    bool dispatchEnabled;               // protected by the dispatch lock, not the main lock
 
 public:
     // static methods
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusconnectionmanager_p.h b/src/dbus/qdbusconnectionmanager_p.h
index 3f815fdcd76a9891bdd3746ee74c5220a0f21a7a..c0ab48e4ee66bc52c8345c74bfae26e425dc896f 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusconnectionmanager_p.h
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusconnectionmanager_p.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     QDBusConnectionPrivate *connection(const QString &name) const;
     void removeConnection(const QString &name);
     void setConnection(const QString &name, QDBusConnectionPrivate *c);
-    QDBusConnectionPrivate *connectToBus(QDBusConnection::BusType type, const QString &name);
+    QDBusConnectionPrivate *connectToBus(QDBusConnection::BusType type, const QString &name, bool suspendedDelivery);
     QDBusConnectionPrivate *connectToBus(const QString &address, const QString &name);
     QDBusConnectionPrivate *connectToPeer(const QString &address, const QString &name);
 
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
index c465706913f97bf2182c43081e8038972851d6c6..f6221d51b6f91c413379cd72de70991c454eefb4 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
@@ -496,6 +496,11 @@ bool QDBusConnectionPrivate::handleMessage(const QDBusMessage &amsg)
 
     if (!ref.load())
         return false;
+    if (!dispatchEnabled && !QDBusMessagePrivate::isLocal(amsg)) {
+        // queue messages only, we'll handle them later
+        pendingMessages << amsg;
+        return amsg.type() == QDBusMessage::MethodCallMessage;
+    }
 
     switch (amsg.type()) {
     case QDBusMessage::SignalMessage:
@@ -690,6 +695,20 @@ static int findSlot(const QMetaObject *mo, const QByteArray &name, int flags,
     return -1;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \internal
+    Enables or disables the delivery of incoming method calls and signals. If
+    \a enable is true, this will also cause any queued, pending messages to be
+    delivered.
+ */
+void QDBusConnectionPrivate::setDispatchEnabled(bool enable)
+{
+    QDBusDispatchLocker locker(SetDispatchEnabledAction, this);
+    dispatchEnabled = enable;
+    if (enable)
+        emit dispatchStatusChanged();
+}
+
 static QDBusCallDeliveryEvent * const DIRECT_DELIVERY = (QDBusCallDeliveryEvent *)1;
 
 QDBusCallDeliveryEvent* QDBusConnectionPrivate::prepareReply(QDBusConnectionPrivate *target,
@@ -946,7 +965,8 @@ QDBusConnectionPrivate::QDBusConnectionPrivate(QObject *p)
     : QObject(p), ref(1), capabilities(0), mode(InvalidMode), busService(0),
       dispatchLock(QMutex::Recursive), connection(0),
       rootNode(QString(QLatin1Char('/'))),
-      anonymousAuthenticationAllowed(false)
+      anonymousAuthenticationAllowed(false),
+      dispatchEnabled(true)
 {
     static const bool threads = q_dbus_threads_init_default();
     if (::isDebugging == -1)
@@ -1066,8 +1086,17 @@ void QDBusConnectionPrivate::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *e)
 void QDBusConnectionPrivate::doDispatch()
 {
     QDBusDispatchLocker locker(DoDispatchAction, this);
-    if (mode == ClientMode || mode == PeerMode)
+    if (mode == ClientMode || mode == PeerMode) {
         while (q_dbus_connection_dispatch(connection) == DBUS_DISPATCH_DATA_REMAINS) ;
+        if (dispatchEnabled && !pendingMessages.isEmpty()) {
+            // dispatch previously queued messages
+            PendingMessageList::Iterator it = pendingMessages.begin();
+            PendingMessageList::Iterator end = pendingMessages.end();
+            for ( ; it != end; ++it)
+                handleMessage(qMove(*it));
+            pendingMessages.clear();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void QDBusConnectionPrivate::socketRead(int fd)
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusthreaddebug_p.h b/src/dbus/qdbusthreaddebug_p.h
index eace25478d6f91c5fe32faf96b3c59c058130571..420f06261516f1c7457b3d45c6442442e343e414 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusthreaddebug_p.h
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusthreaddebug_p.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum ThreadAction {
     HandleObjectCallPostEventAction = 22,
     HandleObjectCallSemaphoreAction = 23,
     DoDispatchAction = 24,
-    // unused: 25,
+    SetDispatchEnabledAction = 25,
     MessageResultReceivedAction = 26,
     ActivateSignalAction = 27,
     PendingCallBlockAction = 28,
diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/dbus.pro b/tests/auto/dbus/dbus.pro
index bd1fef519375990d1f20cfc55d5ecd35e52ae25a..ea8939bb9d45cc90e2fafef03d3c332744c17c31 100644
--- a/tests/auto/dbus/dbus.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/dbus.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 TEMPLATE=subdirs
+
+# Run this test first
 SUBDIRS=\
+           qdbusconnection_delayed
+
+SUBDIRS+=\
            qdbusabstractadaptor \
            qdbusabstractinterface \
            qdbusconnection \
diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusconnection_delayed/qdbusconnection_delayed.pro b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusconnection_delayed/qdbusconnection_delayed.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..71a75c644d05e4a4c2d1587f3159f5a4d2687922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusconnection_delayed/qdbusconnection_delayed.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CONFIG += testcase parallel_test
+TARGET = tst_qdbusconnection_delayed
+QT = core dbus testlib
+SOURCES += tst_qdbusconnection_delayed.cpp
+DEFINES += SRCDIR=\\\"$$PWD/\\\"
diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusconnection_delayed/tst_qdbusconnection_delayed.cpp b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusconnection_delayed/tst_qdbusconnection_delayed.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a7492a485515cc3f0410536ba4b63608ec2783f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusconnection_delayed/tst_qdbusconnection_delayed.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2015 Intel Corporation.
+** Contact: http://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the test suite of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL21$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see http://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at http://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 or version 3 as published by the Free
+** Software Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPLv21 and
+** LICENSE.LGPLv3 included in the packaging of this file. Please review the
+** following information to ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License
+** requirements will be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html and
+** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** As a special exception, The Qt Company gives you certain additional
+** rights. These rights are described in The Qt Company LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <QtDBus>
+#include <QtTest>
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#  include <process.h>
+#  define getpid _getpid
+#else
+#  include <sys/types.h>
+#  include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+class tst_QDBusConnection_Delayed : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+private slots:
+    void delayedMessages();
+};
+
+class Foo : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_CLASSINFO("D-Bus Interface", "org.qtproject.tst_qdbusconnection_delayed.Foo")
+public slots:
+    int bar() { return 42; }
+};
+
+static bool executedOnce = false;
+
+void tst_QDBusConnection_Delayed::delayedMessages()
+{
+    if (executedOnce)
+        QSKIP("This test can only be executed once");
+    executedOnce = true;
+
+    int argc = 1;
+    char *argv[] = { const_cast<char *>("tst_qdbusconnection_delayed"), 0 };
+    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+    QDBusConnection session = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
+    QVERIFY(session.isConnected());
+    QVERIFY(!session.baseService().isEmpty());
+
+    QDBusConnection other = QDBusConnection::connectToBus(QDBusConnection::SessionBus, "other");
+    QVERIFY(other.isConnected());
+    QVERIFY(!other.baseService().isEmpty());
+
+    QString name = "org.qtproject.tst_qdbusconnection_delayed-" +
+                   QString::number(getpid());
+
+    // acquire a name in the main session bus connection
+    QVERIFY(session.registerService(name));
+    QVERIFY(other.interface()->isServiceRegistered(name));
+
+    // make an asynchronous call to a yet-unregistered object
+    QDBusPendingCallWatcher pending(other.asyncCall(QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(name, "/foo", QString(), "bar")));
+
+    // sleep the main thread without running the event loop;
+    // the call must not be delivered
+    QTest::qSleep(1000);
+    QVERIFY(!pending.isFinished());
+
+    // now register the object
+    Foo foo;
+    session.registerObject("/foo", &foo, QDBusConnection::ExportAllSlots);
+
+    connect(&pending, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished,
+            &QTestEventLoop::instance(), &QTestEventLoop::exitLoop);
+    QTestEventLoop::instance().enterLoop(2);
+    QVERIFY(!QTestEventLoop::instance().timeout());
+    QVERIFY(pending.isFinished());
+    QVERIFY2(!pending.isError(), pending.error().name().toLatin1());
+    QVERIFY(!pending.reply().arguments().isEmpty());
+    QCOMPARE(pending.reply().arguments().at(0), QVariant(42));
+}
+
+QTEST_APPLESS_MAIN(tst_QDBusConnection_Delayed)
+
+#include "tst_qdbusconnection_delayed.moc"