diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_blackberry.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_blackberry.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01576dd732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_blackberry.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** 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 Digia.  For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing.  For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/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 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Digia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Digia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be
+** met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "qlocale_blackberry.h"
+#include "qlocale_p.h"
+
+#include "qdatetime.h"
+
+#include "qcoreapplication.h"
+#include "private/qcore_unix_p.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/pps.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_SYSTEMLOCALE
+
+static const char ppsUomPath[] = "/pps/services/locale/uom";
+static const char ppsRegionLocalePath[] = "/pps/services/locale/settings";
+static const char ppsLanguageLocalePath[] = "/pps/services/confstr/_CS_LOCALE";
+static const char ppsHourFormatPath[] = "/pps/system/settings";
+
+static const size_t ppsBufferSize = 256;
+
+QBBSystemLocaleData::QBBSystemLocaleData()
+    : languageNotifier(0)
+    , regionNotifier(0)
+    , measurementNotifier(0)
+    , hourNotifier(0)
+    , languageFd(-1)
+    , regionFd(-1)
+    , measurementFd(-1)
+    , hourFd(-1)
+{
+    // we cannot call this directly, because by the time this constructor is
+    // called, the event dispatcher has not yet been created, causing the
+    // subsequent call to QSocketNotifier constructor to fail.
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "installSocketNotifiers", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
+    readLangageLocale();
+    readRegionLocale();
+    readMeasurementSystem();
+    readHourFormat();
+}
+
+QBBSystemLocaleData::~QBBSystemLocaleData()
+{
+    if (measurementFd != -1)
+        qt_safe_close(measurementFd);
+
+    if (languageFd != -1)
+        qt_safe_close(languageFd);
+
+    if (regionFd != -1)
+        qt_safe_close(regionFd);
+
+    if (hourFd != -1)
+        qt_safe_close(hourFd);
+}
+
+uint QBBSystemLocaleData::measurementSystem()
+{
+    return m_measurementSystem;
+}
+
+QVariant QBBSystemLocaleData::timeFormat(QLocale::FormatType formatType)
+{
+    return getCorrectFormat(regionLocale().timeFormat(formatType), formatType);
+}
+
+QVariant QBBSystemLocaleData::dateTimeFormat(QLocale::FormatType formatType)
+{
+    return getCorrectFormat(regionLocale().dateTimeFormat(formatType), formatType);
+}
+
+QLocale QBBSystemLocaleData::languageLocale()
+{
+    if (!lc_langage.isEmpty())
+        return QLocale(QLatin1String(lc_langage));
+
+    return QLocale::c();
+}
+
+QLocale QBBSystemLocaleData::regionLocale()
+{
+    if (!lc_region.isEmpty())
+        return QLocale(QLatin1String(lc_region));
+
+    return QLocale::c();
+}
+
+void QBBSystemLocaleData::installSocketNotifiers()
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(!languageNotifier || !regionNotifier || !measurementNotifier || !hourNotifier);
+    Q_ASSERT(QCoreApplication::instance());
+
+    languageNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(languageFd, QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
+    QObject::connect(languageNotifier, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(readLangageLocale()));
+
+    regionNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(regionFd, QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
+    QObject::connect(regionNotifier, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(readRegionLocale()));
+
+    measurementNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(measurementFd, QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
+    QObject::connect(measurementNotifier, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(readMeasurementSystem()));
+
+    hourNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(hourFd, QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
+    QObject::connect(hourNotifier, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(readHourFormat()));
+}
+
+void QBBSystemLocaleData::readLangageLocale()
+{
+    lc_langage = readPpsValue(ppsLanguageLocalePath, "_CS_LOCALE", &languageFd);
+}
+
+void QBBSystemLocaleData::readRegionLocale()
+{
+    lc_region = readPpsValue(ppsRegionLocalePath, "region", &regionFd);
+}
+
+void QBBSystemLocaleData::readMeasurementSystem()
+{
+    QByteArray measurement = readPpsValue(ppsUomPath, "uom", &measurementFd);
+    m_measurementSystem = (qstrcmp(measurement, "imperial") == 0) ? QLocale::ImperialSystem : QLocale::MetricSystem;
+}
+
+void QBBSystemLocaleData::readHourFormat()
+{
+    QByteArray hourFormat = readPpsValue(ppsHourFormatPath, "hourFormat", &hourFd);
+    is24HourFormat = (qstrcmp(hourFormat, "24") == 0);
+}
+
+QByteArray QBBSystemLocaleData::readPpsValue(const char *ppsPath, const char *ppsObject, int *ppsFd)
+{
+    QByteArray result;
+    if (!ppsPath || !ppsObject)
+        return result;
+
+    *ppsFd = qt_safe_open(ppsPath, O_RDONLY);
+    if (*ppsFd == -1) {
+        qWarning("Failed to open Locale pps, errno=%d", errno);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    char buffer[ppsBufferSize];
+
+    int bytes = qt_safe_read(*ppsFd, buffer, ppsBufferSize - 1);
+    if (bytes == -1) {
+        qWarning("Failed to read Locale pps, errno=%d", errno);
+        return result;
+    }
+    // ensure data is null terminated
+    buffer[bytes] = '\0';
+
+    pps_decoder_t ppsDecoder;
+    pps_decoder_initialize(&ppsDecoder, 0);
+    if (pps_decoder_parse_pps_str(&ppsDecoder, buffer) == PPS_DECODER_OK) {
+        pps_decoder_push(&ppsDecoder, 0);
+        const char *ppsBuff;
+        if (pps_decoder_get_string(&ppsDecoder, ppsObject, &ppsBuff) == PPS_DECODER_OK) {
+            result = ppsBuff;
+        } else {
+            int val;
+            if (pps_decoder_get_int(&ppsDecoder, ppsObject, &val) == PPS_DECODER_OK)
+                result = QByteArray::number(val);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pps_decoder_cleanup(&ppsDecoder);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+QString QBBSystemLocaleData::getCorrectFormat(const QString &baseFormat, QLocale::FormatType formatType)
+{
+    QString format = baseFormat;
+    if (is24HourFormat) {
+        if (format.contains(QStringLiteral("AP"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+            format.replace(QStringLiteral("AP"), QStringLiteral(""), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+            format.replace(QStringLiteral("h"), QStringLiteral("H"), Qt::CaseSensitive);
+        }
+
+    } else {
+
+        if (!format.contains(QStringLiteral("AP"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+            format.contains(QStringLiteral("HH"), Qt::CaseSensitive) ?
+                format.replace(QStringLiteral("HH"), QStringLiteral("hh"), Qt::CaseSensitive) :
+                format.replace(QStringLiteral("H"), QStringLiteral("h"), Qt::CaseSensitive);
+
+            formatType == QLocale::LongFormat ? format.append(QStringLiteral(" AP t")) : format.append(QStringLiteral(" AP"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return format;
+}
+
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QBBSystemLocaleData, bbSysLocaleData)
+
+QLocale QSystemLocale::fallbackUiLocale() const
+{
+    return bbSysLocaleData()->languageLocale();
+}
+
+QVariant QSystemLocale::query(QueryType type, QVariant in) const
+{
+    QBBSystemLocaleData *d = bbSysLocaleData();
+
+    QReadLocker locker(&d->lock);
+
+    const QLocale &lc_language = d->languageLocale();
+    const QLocale &lc_region = d->regionLocale();
+
+    switch (type) {
+    case DecimalPoint:
+        return lc_region.decimalPoint();
+    case GroupSeparator:
+        return lc_region.groupSeparator();
+    case NegativeSign:
+        return lc_region.negativeSign();
+    case PositiveSign:
+        return lc_region.positiveSign();
+    case DateFormatLong:
+        return lc_region.dateFormat(QLocale::LongFormat);
+    case DateFormatShort:
+        return lc_region.dateFormat(QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    case TimeFormatLong:
+        return d->timeFormat(QLocale::LongFormat);
+    case TimeFormatShort:
+        return d->timeFormat(QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    case DateTimeFormatLong:
+        return d->dateTimeFormat(QLocale::LongFormat);
+    case DateTimeFormatShort:
+        return d->dateTimeFormat(QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    case DayNameLong:
+        return lc_language.dayName(in.toInt(), QLocale::LongFormat);
+    case DayNameShort:
+        return lc_language.dayName(in.toInt(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    case MonthNameLong:
+        return lc_language.monthName(in.toInt(), QLocale::LongFormat);
+    case MonthNameShort:
+        return lc_language.monthName(in.toInt(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    case DateToStringLong:
+        return lc_region.toString(in.toDate(), QLocale::LongFormat);
+    case DateToStringShort:
+        return lc_region.toString(in.toDate(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    case TimeToStringLong:
+        return lc_region.toString(in.toTime(), QLocale::LongFormat);
+    case TimeToStringShort:
+        return lc_region.toString(in.toTime(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    case DateTimeToStringShort:
+        return lc_region.toString(in.toDateTime(), d->dateTimeFormat(QLocale::ShortFormat).toString());
+    case DateTimeToStringLong:
+        return lc_region.toString(in.toDateTime(), d->dateTimeFormat(QLocale::LongFormat).toString());
+    case MeasurementSystem:
+        return d->measurementSystem();
+    case ZeroDigit:
+        return lc_region.zeroDigit();
+    case CountryId:
+        return lc_region.country();
+    case LanguageId:
+        return lc_language.language();
+    case AMText:
+        return lc_language.amText();
+    case PMText:
+        return lc_language.pmText();
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+    return QVariant();
+}
+
+#endif
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_blackberry.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_blackberry.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e9560d6c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_blackberry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2013 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** 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 Digia.  For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing.  For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/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 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Digia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Digia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU General Public License version 3.0 requirements will be
+** met: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QLOCALE_BLACKBERRY_H
+#define QLOCALE_BLACKBERRY_H
+
+#include "qsocketnotifier.h"
+#include "qreadwritelock.h"
+#include "qlocale.h"
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_SYSTEMLOCALE
+
+class QBBSystemLocaleData : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    QBBSystemLocaleData();
+    virtual ~QBBSystemLocaleData();
+    uint measurementSystem();
+    QVariant timeFormat(QLocale::FormatType);
+    QVariant dateTimeFormat(QLocale::FormatType);
+    QLocale languageLocale();
+    QLocale regionLocale();
+
+    QReadWriteLock lock;
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
+    void installSocketNotifiers();
+    void readLangageLocale();
+    void readRegionLocale();
+    void readMeasurementSystem();
+    void readHourFormat();
+
+private:
+    QByteArray readPpsValue(const char* ppsPath, const char* ppsObject, int* ppsFd);
+    QString getCorrectFormat(const QString &baseFormat, QLocale::FormatType typeFormat);
+
+    QByteArray lc_langage;
+    QByteArray lc_region;
+    uint m_measurementSystem;
+    bool is24HourFormat;
+
+    QSocketNotifier *languageNotifier;
+    QSocketNotifier *regionNotifier;
+    QSocketNotifier *measurementNotifier;
+    QSocketNotifier *hourNotifier;
+
+    int languageFd;
+    int regionFd;
+    int measurementFd;
+    int hourFd;
+};
+#endif // QT_NO_SYSTEMLOCALE
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // QLOCALE_BLACKBERRY_H
+
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h
index 3c3d7c7054..ff44dcc163 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@
 
 #include "qlocale.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY)
-#include "qsocketnotifier.h"
-#endif
-
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_SYSTEMLOCALE
@@ -377,28 +373,6 @@ inline char QLocalePrivate::digitToCLocale(QChar in) const
     return 0;
 }
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY)
-class QQNXLocaleData: public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    QQNXLocaleData();
-    virtual ~QQNXLocaleData();
-
-public Q_SLOTS:
-    void updateMeasurementSystem();
-    void installSocketNotifier();
-
-private:
-    void initialize();
-
-public:
-    uint ppsMeasurement;
-    QSocketNotifier *ppsNotifier;
-    int ppsFd;
-};
-#endif
-
 QString qt_readEscapedFormatString(const QString &format, int *idx);
 bool qt_splitLocaleName(const QString &name, QString &lang, QString &script, QString &cntry);
 int qt_repeatCount(const QString &s, int i);
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
index fb9e3f1a8b..4e443cd79b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
@@ -47,99 +47,8 @@
 #include "qvariant.h"
 #include "qreadwritelock.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY)
-#include <QtCore/private/qcore_unix_p.h>
-#include <QCoreApplication>
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/pps.h>
-#endif
-
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY)
-static const char ppsServicePath[] = "/pps/services/locale/uom";
-static const size_t ppsBufferSize = 256;
-
-QQNXLocaleData::QQNXLocaleData()
-    :ppsNotifier(0)
-    ,ppsFd(-1)
-{
-    initialize();
-
-    // we cannot call this directly, because by the time this constructor is
-    // called, the event dispatcher has not yet been created, causing the
-    // subsequent call to QSocketNotifier constructor to fail.
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "installSocketNotifier", Qt::QueuedConnection);
-}
-
-QQNXLocaleData::~QQNXLocaleData()
-{
-    if (ppsFd != -1)
-        qt_safe_close(ppsFd);
-}
-
-void QQNXLocaleData::updateMeasurementSystem()
-{
-    char buffer[ppsBufferSize];
-
-    errno = 0;
-    int bytes = qt_safe_read(ppsFd, buffer, ppsBufferSize - 1);
-    if (bytes == -1) {
-        qWarning("Failed to read Locale pps, errno=%d", errno);
-        return;
-    }
-    // ensure data is null terminated
-    buffer[bytes] = '\0';
-
-    pps_decoder_t ppsDecoder;
-    pps_decoder_initialize(&ppsDecoder, 0);
-    if (pps_decoder_parse_pps_str(&ppsDecoder, buffer) == PPS_DECODER_OK) {
-        pps_decoder_push(&ppsDecoder, 0);
-        const char *measurementBuff;
-        if (pps_decoder_get_string(&ppsDecoder, "uom", &measurementBuff) == PPS_DECODER_OK) {
-            if (qstrcmp(measurementBuff, "imperial") == 0) {
-                pps_decoder_cleanup(&ppsDecoder);
-                ppsMeasurement = QLocale::ImperialSystem;
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    pps_decoder_cleanup(&ppsDecoder);
-    ppsMeasurement = QLocale::MetricSystem;
-}
-
-void QQNXLocaleData::initialize()
-{
-    errno = 0;
-    ppsFd = qt_safe_open(ppsServicePath, O_RDONLY);
-    if (ppsFd == -1) {
-        qWarning("Failed to open Locale pps, errno=%d", errno);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    updateMeasurementSystem();
-}
-
-void QQNXLocaleData::installSocketNotifier()
-{
-    if (!QCoreApplication::instance() || ppsFd == -1) {
-        qWarning("QQNXLocaleData: Failed to create socket notifier, locale updates may not work.");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (ppsNotifier) {
-        qWarning("QQNXLocaleData: socket notifier already created.");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ppsNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(ppsFd, QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
-    QObject::connect(ppsNotifier, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(updateMeasurementSystem()));
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifndef QT_NO_SYSTEMLOCALE
 struct QSystemLocaleData
 {
@@ -194,11 +103,7 @@ void QSystemLocaleData::readEnvironment()
     lc_messages = QLocale(QString::fromLatin1(lc_messages_var));
 }
 
-
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QSystemLocaleData, qSystemLocaleData)
-#if defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY)
-    Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QQNXLocaleData, qqnxLocaleData)
-#endif
 
 #endif
 
@@ -230,9 +135,6 @@ QLocale QSystemLocale::fallbackUiLocale() const
 QVariant QSystemLocale::query(QueryType type, QVariant in) const
 {
     QSystemLocaleData *d = qSystemLocaleData();
-#if defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY)
-    QQNXLocaleData *qnxd = qqnxLocaleData();
-#endif
 
     if (type == LocaleChanged) {
         d->readEnvironment();
@@ -320,9 +222,6 @@ QVariant QSystemLocale::query(QueryType type, QVariant in) const
             return QLocale::MetricSystem;
         if (meas_locale.compare(QLatin1String("Other"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0)
             return QLocale::MetricSystem;
-#if defined(Q_OS_BLACKBERRY)
-        return qnxd->ppsMeasurement;
-#endif
         return QVariant((int)QLocale(meas_locale).measurementSystem());
     }
     case UILanguages: {
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
index c6e12c59eb..bb152987e6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ SOURCES += \
     SOURCES += tools/qelapsedtimer_mac.cpp
     OBJECTIVE_SOURCES += tools/qlocale_mac.mm
 }
+else:blackberry {
+    SOURCES += tools/qelapsedtimer_unix.cpp tools/qlocale_blackberry.cpp
+    HEADERS += tools/qlocale_blackberry.h
+}
 else:unix:SOURCES += tools/qelapsedtimer_unix.cpp tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
 else:win32:SOURCES += tools/qelapsedtimer_win.cpp tools/qlocale_win.cpp
 else:integrity:SOURCES += tools/qelapsedtimer_unix.cpp tools/qlocale_unix.cpp