diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qarraydataops.h b/src/corelib/tools/qarraydataops.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d62c411511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qarraydataops.h
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2011 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** All rights reserved.
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+**
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+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QARRAYDATAOPS_H
+#define QARRAYDATAOPS_H
+
+#include <QtCore/qarraydata.h>
+
+#include <new>
+#include <string.h>
+
+QT_BEGIN_HEADER
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+QT_MODULE(Core)
+
+namespace QtPrivate {
+
+template <class T>
+struct QPodArrayOps
+    : QTypedArrayData<T>
+{
+    void copyAppend(const T *b, const T *e)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->ref == 1);
+        Q_ASSERT(b < e);
+        Q_ASSERT(size_t(e - b) <= this->alloc - uint(this->size));
+
+        ::memcpy(this->end(), b, (e - b) * sizeof(T));
+        this->size += e - b;
+    }
+
+    void copyAppend(size_t n, const T &t)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->ref == 1);
+        Q_ASSERT(n <= this->alloc - uint(this->size));
+
+        T *iter = this->end();
+        const T *const end = iter + n;
+        for (; iter != end; ++iter)
+            ::memcpy(iter, &t, sizeof(T));
+        this->size += n;
+    }
+
+    void destroyAll() // Call from destructors, ONLY!
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->ref == 0);
+
+        // As this is to be called only from destructor, it doesn't need to be
+        // exception safe; size not updated.
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct QGenericArrayOps
+    : QTypedArrayData<T>
+{
+    void copyAppend(const T *b, const T *e)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->ref == 1);
+        Q_ASSERT(b < e);
+        Q_ASSERT(size_t(e - b) <= this->alloc - uint(this->size));
+
+        T *iter = this->end();
+        for (; b != e; ++iter, ++b) {
+            new (iter) T(*b);
+            ++this->size;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void copyAppend(size_t n, const T &t)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->ref == 1);
+        Q_ASSERT(n <= this->alloc - uint(this->size));
+
+        T *iter = this->end();
+        const T *const end = iter + n;
+        for (; iter != end; ++iter) {
+            new (iter) T(t);
+            ++this->size;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void destroyAll() // Call from destructors, ONLY
+    {
+        // As this is to be called only from destructor, it doesn't need to be
+        // exception safe; size not updated.
+
+        Q_ASSERT(this->ref == 0);
+
+        const T *const b = this->begin();
+        const T *i = this->end();
+
+        while (i != b)
+            (--i)->~T();
+    }
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct QMovableArrayOps
+    : QGenericArrayOps<T>
+{
+    // using QGenericArrayOps<T>::copyAppend;
+    // using QGenericArrayOps<T>::destroyAll;
+};
+
+template <class T, class = void>
+struct QArrayOpsSelector
+{
+    typedef QGenericArrayOps<T> Type;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct QArrayOpsSelector<T,
+    typename QEnableIf<
+        !QTypeInfo<T>::isComplex && !QTypeInfo<T>::isStatic
+    >::Type>
+{
+    typedef QPodArrayOps<T> Type;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+struct QArrayOpsSelector<T,
+    typename QEnableIf<
+        QTypeInfo<T>::isComplex && !QTypeInfo<T>::isStatic
+    >::Type>
+{
+    typedef QMovableArrayOps<T> Type;
+};
+
+} // namespace QtPrivate
+
+template <class T>
+struct QArrayDataOps
+    : QtPrivate::QArrayOpsSelector<T>::Type
+{
+};
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+QT_END_HEADER
+
+#endif // include guard
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
index 199dd85354..2ec32fd9e9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 HEADERS +=  \
         tools/qalgorithms.h \
         tools/qarraydata.h \
+        tools/qarraydataops.h \
         tools/qbitarray.h \
         tools/qbytearray.h \
         tools/qbytearraymatcher.h \
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/simplevector.h b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/simplevector.h
index 099045dfbb..36c9b7bc50 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/simplevector.h
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/simplevector.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #define QARRAY_TEST_SIMPLE_VECTOR_H
 
 #include <QtCore/qarraydata.h>
+#include <QtCore/qarraydataops.h>
+
 #include <algorithm>
 
 template <class T>
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ struct SimpleVector
 {
 private:
     typedef QTypedArrayData<T> Data;
+    typedef QArrayDataOps<T> DataOps;
 
 public:
     typedef T value_type;
@@ -71,10 +74,15 @@ public:
     SimpleVector(size_t n, const T &t)
         : d(Data::allocate(n))
     {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-            new (d->end()) T(t);
-            ++d->size;
-        }
+        if (n)
+            static_cast<DataOps *>(d)->copyAppend(n, t);
+    }
+
+    SimpleVector(const T *begin, const T *end)
+        : d(Data::allocate(end - begin))
+    {
+        if (end - begin)
+            static_cast<DataOps *>(d)->copyAppend(begin, end);
     }
 
     explicit SimpleVector(Data *ptr)
@@ -85,9 +93,7 @@ public:
     ~SimpleVector()
     {
         if (!d->ref.deref()) {
-            const T *const data = d->data();
-            while (d->size--)
-                data[d->size].~T();
+            static_cast<DataOps *>(d)->destroyAll();
             Data::deallocate(d);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp
index f7a2fa7979..2972f0a678 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qarraydata/tst_qarraydata.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 
 #include <QtTest/QtTest>
+#include <QtCore/QString>
 #include <QtCore/qarraydata.h>
 
 #include "simplevector.h"
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ private slots:
     void alignment();
     void typedData();
     void gccBug43247();
+    void arrayOps();
 };
 
 void tst_QArrayData::referenceCounting()
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
             { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }
         };
 
+    int array[] = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
+
     SimpleVector<int> v1;
     SimpleVector<int> v2(v1);
     SimpleVector<int> v3(static_cast<QTypedArrayData<int> *>(&data0));
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
     SimpleVector<int> v5(static_cast<QTypedArrayData<int> *>(&data0));
     SimpleVector<int> v6(static_cast<QTypedArrayData<int> *>(&data1.header));
     SimpleVector<int> v7(10, 5);
+    SimpleVector<int> v8(array, array + sizeof(array)/sizeof(*array));
 
     v3 = v1;
     v1.swap(v3);
@@ -184,6 +189,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
     QVERIFY(!v5.isNull());
     QVERIFY(!v6.isNull());
     QVERIFY(!v7.isNull());
+    QVERIFY(!v8.isNull());
 
     QVERIFY(v1.isEmpty());
     QVERIFY(v2.isEmpty());
@@ -192,6 +198,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
     QVERIFY(v5.isEmpty());
     QVERIFY(!v6.isEmpty());
     QVERIFY(!v7.isEmpty());
+    QVERIFY(!v8.isEmpty());
 
     QCOMPARE(v1.size(), size_t(0));
     QCOMPARE(v2.size(), size_t(0));
@@ -200,6 +207,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
     QCOMPARE(v5.size(), size_t(0));
     QCOMPARE(v6.size(), size_t(7));
     QCOMPARE(v7.size(), size_t(10));
+    QCOMPARE(v8.size(), size_t(10));
 
     QCOMPARE(v1.capacity(), size_t(0));
     QCOMPARE(v2.capacity(), size_t(0));
@@ -208,6 +216,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
     QCOMPARE(v5.capacity(), size_t(0));
     // v6.capacity() is unspecified, for now
     QVERIFY(v7.capacity() >= size_t(10));
+    QVERIFY(v8.capacity() >= size_t(10));
 
     QVERIFY(v1.isSharedWith(v2));
     QVERIFY(v1.isSharedWith(v3));
@@ -219,6 +228,7 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
     QVERIFY(v4.constBegin() == v4.constEnd());
     QVERIFY(v6.constBegin() + v6.size() == v6.constEnd());
     QVERIFY(v7.constBegin() + v7.size() == v7.constEnd());
+    QVERIFY(v8.constBegin() + v8.size() == v8.constEnd());
 
     QVERIFY(v1 == v2);
     QVERIFY(v1 == v3);
@@ -259,6 +269,16 @@ void tst_QArrayData::simpleVector()
         QCOMPARE(count, 10);
     }
 
+    {
+        int count = 0;
+        Q_FOREACH (int value, v8) {
+            QCOMPARE(value, count);
+            ++count;
+        }
+
+        QCOMPARE(count, 10);
+    }
+
     v5 = v6;
     QVERIFY(v5.isSharedWith(v6));
     QVERIFY(!v1.isSharedWith(v5));
@@ -550,5 +570,112 @@ void tst_QArrayData::gccBug43247()
     }
 }
 
+struct CountedObject
+{
+    CountedObject()
+        : id(liveCount++)
+    {
+    }
+
+    CountedObject(const CountedObject &other)
+        : id(other.id)
+    {
+        ++liveCount;
+    }
+
+    ~CountedObject()
+    {
+        --liveCount;
+    }
+
+    CountedObject &operator=(const CountedObject &other)
+    {
+        id = other.id;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    struct LeakChecker
+    {
+        LeakChecker()
+            : previousLiveCount(liveCount)
+        {
+        }
+
+        ~LeakChecker()
+        {
+            QCOMPARE(liveCount, previousLiveCount);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        const size_t previousLiveCount;
+    };
+
+    size_t id; // not unique
+    static size_t liveCount;
+};
+
+size_t CountedObject::liveCount = 0;
+
+void tst_QArrayData::arrayOps()
+{
+    CountedObject::LeakChecker leakChecker; Q_UNUSED(leakChecker)
+
+    const int intArray[5] = { 80, 101, 100, 114, 111 };
+    const QString stringArray[5] = {
+        QLatin1String("just"),
+        QLatin1String("for"),
+        QLatin1String("testing"),
+        QLatin1String("a"),
+        QLatin1String("vector")
+    };
+    const CountedObject objArray[5];
+
+    QVERIFY(!QTypeInfo<int>::isComplex && !QTypeInfo<int>::isStatic);
+    QVERIFY(QTypeInfo<QString>::isComplex && !QTypeInfo<QString>::isStatic);
+    QVERIFY(QTypeInfo<CountedObject>::isComplex && QTypeInfo<CountedObject>::isStatic);
+
+    QCOMPARE(CountedObject::liveCount, size_t(5));
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
+        QCOMPARE(objArray[i].id, i);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // copyAppend (I)
+    SimpleVector<int> vi(intArray, intArray + 5);
+    SimpleVector<QString> vs(stringArray, stringArray + 5);
+    SimpleVector<CountedObject> vo(objArray, objArray + 5);
+
+    QCOMPARE(CountedObject::liveCount, size_t(10));
+    for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+        QCOMPARE(vi[i], intArray[i]);
+        QVERIFY(vs[i].isSharedWith(stringArray[i]));
+        QCOMPARE(vo[i].id, objArray[i].id);
+    }
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // destroyAll
+    vi.clear();
+    vs.clear();
+    vo.clear();
+
+    QCOMPARE(CountedObject::liveCount, size_t(5));
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // copyAppend (II)
+    int referenceInt = 7;
+    QString referenceString = QLatin1String("reference");
+    CountedObject referenceObject;
+
+    vi = SimpleVector<int>(5, referenceInt);
+    vs = SimpleVector<QString>(5, referenceString);
+    vo = SimpleVector<CountedObject>(5, referenceObject);
+
+    QCOMPARE(CountedObject::liveCount, size_t(11));
+    for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+        QCOMPARE(vi[i], referenceInt);
+        QVERIFY(vs[i].isSharedWith(referenceString));
+        QCOMPARE(vo[i].id, referenceObject.id);
+    }
+}
+
 QTEST_APPLESS_MAIN(tst_QArrayData)
 #include "tst_qarraydata.moc"