diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.cpp
index 3975e423a0..2ac1893256 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ void QDesktopWidgetPrivate::_q_updateScreens()
             screenWidget->setGeometry(qScreen->geometry());
             QObject::connect(qScreen, SIGNAL(geometryChanged(QRect)),
                              q, SLOT(_q_updateScreens()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            QObject::connect(qScreen, SIGNAL(availableGeometryChanged(QRect)),
+                             q, SLOT(_q_availableGeometryChanged()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
             QObject::connect(qScreen, SIGNAL(destroyed()),
                              q, SLOT(_q_updateScreens()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
             screens.append(screenWidget);
@@ -122,10 +124,15 @@ void QDesktopWidgetPrivate::_q_updateScreens()
     if (oldLength != targetLength)
         emit q->screenCountChanged(targetLength);
 
-    foreach (int changedScreen, changedScreens) {
+    foreach (int changedScreen, changedScreens)
         emit q->resized(changedScreen);
-        emit q->workAreaResized(changedScreen);
-    }
+}
+
+void QDesktopWidgetPrivate::_q_availableGeometryChanged()
+{
+    Q_Q(QDesktopWidget);
+    if (QScreen *screen = qobject_cast<QScreen *>(q->sender()))
+        emit q->workAreaResized(QGuiApplication::screens().indexOf(screen));
 }
 
 QDesktopWidget::QDesktopWidget()
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.h
index 42c338f696..4bfbf599c1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QDesktopWidget)
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QDesktopWidget)
     Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_updateScreens())
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), void _q_availableGeometryChanged())
 
     friend class QApplication;
     friend class QApplicationPrivate;
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget_p.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget_p.h
index 160807cf23..89c70e53b0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qdesktopwidget_p.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class QDesktopWidgetPrivate : public QWidgetPrivate {
 public:
     ~QDesktopWidgetPrivate() {foreach(QDesktopScreenWidget *s, screens) delete s; }
     void _q_updateScreens();
+    void _q_availableGeometryChanged();
 
     QList<QDesktopScreenWidget *> screens;
 };