diff --git a/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-unix.conf b/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-unix.conf
index f82c8a8430..0178bda75a 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-unix.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-unix.conf
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ QMAKE_LFLAGS_USE_GOLD   = -fuse-ld=gold
 # -Bsymbolic-functions (ld) support
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_BSYMBOLIC_FUNC = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_DYNAMIC_LIST   = -Wl,--dynamic-list,
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT = -Wl,--version-script,
diff --git a/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf b/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf
index f7da151a41..dbbf346ea2 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ QMAKE_LFLAGS_RPATHLINK  = -Wl,-rpath-link,
 # -Bsymbolic-functions (ld) support
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_BSYMBOLIC_FUNC = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_DYNAMIC_LIST   = -Wl,--dynamic-list,
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT = -Wl,--version-script,
 
 # Generic options for all BlackBerry/QNX qcc mkspecs
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_THREAD     = -D_REENTRANT
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
index c89b6d2793..5206691a17 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
@@ -185,6 +185,28 @@ equals(QT_ARCH, i386):contains(QT_CPU_FEATURES.$$QT_ARCH, sse2):compiler_support
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -mfpmath=sse
 }
 
+unix:!isEmpty(QMAKE_LFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT):!no_linker_version_script:!static {
+    verscript = $$OUT_PWD/$${TARGET}.version
+    QMAKE_LFLAGS += $${QMAKE_LFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT}$$verscript
+
+    internal_module {
+        verscript_content = "Qt_$${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}_PRIVATE_API { *; };"
+    } else {
+        current = Qt_$$QT_MAJOR_VERSION
+        verscript_content = "$$current { *; };"
+        for(i, 0..$$section(VERSION, ., 1, 1)) {
+            previous = $$current
+            current = Qt_$${QT_MAJOR_VERSION}.$$i
+            verscript_content += "$$current {} $$previous;"
+        }
+    }
+    write_file($$verscript, verscript_content)|error("Aborting.")
+    unset(current)
+    unset(previous)
+    unset(verscript)
+    unset(verscript_content)
+}
+
 android: CONFIG += qt_android_deps
 
 #install directives
diff --git a/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
index 38f1fe41a7..b302cc7737 100644
--- a/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/linux-icc/qmake.conf
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_PRECOMPILE = -c -pch-create ${QMAKE_PCH_OUTPUT} -include ${QMAKE_
 # -Bsymbolic-functions (ld) support
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_BSYMBOLIC_FUNC = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_DYNAMIC_LIST = -Wl,--dynamic-list,
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT = -Wl,--version-script,
 
 # Symbol visibility control
 QMAKE_CFLAGS_HIDESYMS   += -fvisibility=hidden
diff --git a/mkspecs/unsupported/linux-host-g++/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/unsupported/linux-host-g++/qmake.conf
index 1523126eaa..546ff21349 100644
--- a/mkspecs/unsupported/linux-host-g++/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/unsupported/linux-host-g++/qmake.conf
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ QMAKE_PCH_OUTPUT_EXT    = .gch
 # -Bsymbolic-functions (ld) support
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_BSYMBOLIC_FUNC = -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_DYNAMIC_LIST = -Wl,--dynamic-list,
+QMAKE_LFLAGS_VERSION_SCRIPT = -Wl,--version-script,
 
 #
 # qmake configuration for common linux