diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.h
index c344ebc42c..2e5e65f577 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.h
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ private:
     // Embedding NSViews as child QWindows
     static void setWindowContentView(QPlatformWindow *window, void *nsViewContentView);
 
+    // Set a QWindow as a "guest" (subwindow) of a non-QWindow
+    static void setEmbeddedInForeignView(QPlatformWindow *window, bool embedded);
+
     // Register if a window should deliver touch events. Enabling
     // touch events has implications for delivery of other events,
     // for example by causing scrolling event lag.
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm
index 64e2b619c1..873fa3eed9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ QPlatformNativeInterface::NativeResourceForIntegrationFunction QCocoaNativeInter
         return NativeResourceForIntegrationFunction(QCocoaNativeInterface::setWindowContentView);
     if (resource.toLower() == "registertouchwindow")
         return NativeResourceForIntegrationFunction(QCocoaNativeInterface::registerTouchWindow);
+    if (resource.toLower() == "setembeddedinforeignview")
+        return NativeResourceForIntegrationFunction(QCocoaNativeInterface::setEmbeddedInForeignView);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -229,6 +231,12 @@ void QCocoaNativeInterface::setWindowContentView(QPlatformWindow *window, void *
     cocoaPlatformWindow->setContentView(reinterpret_cast<NSView *>(contentView));
 }
 
+void QCocoaNativeInterface::setEmbeddedInForeignView(QPlatformWindow *window, bool embedded)
+{
+    QCocoaWindow *cocoaPlatformWindow = static_cast<QCocoaWindow *>(window);
+    cocoaPlatformWindow->setEmbeddedInForeignView(embedded);
+}
+
 void QCocoaNativeInterface::registerTouchWindow(QWindow *window,  bool enable)
 {
     if (!window)
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.h
index ff7f99f96a..b2657b7725 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ public:
     NSView *contentView() const;
     void setContentView(NSView *contentView);
 
+    void setEmbeddedInForeignView(bool subwindow);
+
     void windowWillMove();
     void windowDidMove();
     void windowDidResize();
@@ -175,7 +177,10 @@ public: // for QNSView
     NSView *m_contentView;
     QNSView *m_qtView;
     NSWindow *m_nsWindow;
-    bool m_contentViewIsEmbedded; // true if the m_contentView is embedded in a "foregin" NSView hiearchy
+
+    // TODO merge to one variable if possible
+    bool m_contentViewIsEmbedded; // true if the m_contentView is actually embedded in a "foreign" NSView hiearchy
+    bool m_contentViewIsToBeEmbedded; // true if the m_contentView is intended to be embedded in a "foreign" NSView hiearchy
 
     QNSWindowDelegate *m_nsWindowDelegate;
     Qt::WindowFlags m_windowFlags;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
index 5cfcec8e54..14b9b66c92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ QCocoaWindow::QCocoaWindow(QWindow *tlw)
     : QPlatformWindow(tlw)
     , m_nsWindow(0)
     , m_contentViewIsEmbedded(false)
+    , m_contentViewIsToBeEmbedded(false)
     , m_nsWindowDelegate(0)
     , m_synchedWindowState(Qt::WindowActive)
     , m_windowModality(Qt::NonModal)
@@ -654,6 +655,12 @@ void QCocoaWindow::setContentView(NSView *contentView)
     recreateWindow(parent()); // Adds the content view to parent NSView
 }
 
+void QCocoaWindow::setEmbeddedInForeignView(bool embedded)
+{
+    m_contentViewIsToBeEmbedded = embedded;
+    recreateWindow(0); // destroy what was already created
+}
+
 void QCocoaWindow::windowWillMove()
 {
     // Close any open popups on window move
@@ -715,8 +722,8 @@ void QCocoaWindow::recreateWindow(const QPlatformWindow *parentWindow)
         m_nsWindowDelegate = 0;
     }
 
-    if (window()->type() == Qt::SubWindow) {
-        // Subwindows don't have a NSWindow.
+    if (m_contentViewIsToBeEmbedded) {
+        // An embedded window doesn't have its own NSWindow.
     } else if (!parentWindow) {
         // Create a new NSWindow if this is a top-level window.
         m_nsWindow = createNSWindow();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
index d1dd939600..a53d6c4e44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview.mm
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static QTouchDevice *touchDevice = 0;
 
 - (void)viewDidMoveToSuperview
 {
-    if (!(m_window->type() & Qt::SubWindow))
+    if (!(m_platformWindow->m_contentViewIsToBeEmbedded))
         return;
 
     if ([self superview]) {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static QTouchDevice *touchDevice = 0;
         NSRect rect = [self frame];
         NSRect windowRect = [[self window] frame];
         geometry = QRect(windowRect.origin.x, qt_mac_flipYCoordinate(windowRect.origin.y + rect.size.height), rect.size.width, rect.size.height);
-    } else if (m_window->type() & Qt::SubWindow) {
+    } else if (m_platformWindow->m_contentViewIsToBeEmbedded) {
         // embedded child window, use the frame rect ### merge with case below
         geometry = qt_mac_toQRect([self bounds]);
     } else {
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ static QTouchDevice *touchDevice = 0;
     m_platformWindow->QPlatformWindow::setGeometry(geometry);
 
     // Don't send the geometry change if the QWindow is designated to be
-    // embedded in a foregin view hiearchy but has not actually been
+    // embedded in a foreign view hiearchy but has not actually been
     // embedded yet - it's too early.
-    if ((m_window->type() & Qt::SubWindow) && !m_platformWindow->m_contentViewIsEmbedded)
+    if (m_platformWindow->m_contentViewIsToBeEmbedded && !m_platformWindow->m_contentViewIsEmbedded)
         return;
 
     // Send a geometry change event to Qt, if it's ready to handle events