diff --git a/src/gui/text/qrawfont.cpp b/src/gui/text/qrawfont.cpp
index 6ac2677c02..1bce909b0e 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qrawfont.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qrawfont.cpp
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ qreal QRawFont::descent() const
 
    \sa setPixelSize()
 */
-int QRawFont::pixelSize() const
+qreal QRawFont::pixelSize() const
 {
     if (!isValid())
-        return -1;
+        return 0.0;
 
     return d->fontEngine->fontDef.pixelSize;
 }
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ QRawFont QRawFont::fromFont(const QFont &font, QFontDatabase::WritingSystem writ
 /*!
    Sets the pixel size with which this font should be rendered to \a pixelSize.
 */
-void QRawFont::setPixelSize(int pixelSize)
+void QRawFont::setPixelSize(qreal pixelSize)
 {
     if (d->fontEngine == 0)
         return;
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qrawfont.h b/src/gui/text/qrawfont.h
index 96dc838ede..56aeefc8ff 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qrawfont.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qrawfont.h
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ public:
                             const QTransform &transform = QTransform()) const;
     QPainterPath pathForGlyph(quint32 glyphIndex) const;
 
-    void setPixelSize(int pixelSize);
-    int pixelSize() const;
+    void setPixelSize(qreal pixelSize);
+    qreal pixelSize() const;
 
     QFont::HintingPreference hintingPreference() const;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/qrawfont/tst_qrawfont.cpp b/tests/auto/qrawfont/tst_qrawfont.cpp
index 3aa4006b68..4b42c74bb7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qrawfont/tst_qrawfont.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qrawfont/tst_qrawfont.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::invalidRawFont()
 {
     QRawFont font;
     QVERIFY(!font.isValid());
-    QCOMPARE(font.pixelSize(), -1);
+    QCOMPARE(font.pixelSize(), 0.0);
     QVERIFY(font.familyName().isEmpty());
     QCOMPARE(font.style(), QFont::StyleNormal);
     QCOMPARE(font.weight(), -1);
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::correctFontData_data()
     QTest::addColumn<QFont::Weight>("weight");
     QTest::addColumn<QFont::HintingPreference>("hintingPreference");
     QTest::addColumn<qreal>("unitsPerEm");
-    QTest::addColumn<int>("pixelSize");
+    QTest::addColumn<qreal>("pixelSize");
 
     int hintingPreferences[] = {
         int(QFont::PreferDefaultHinting),
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::correctFontData_data()
                 << QFont::Normal
                 << QFont::HintingPreference(*hintingPreference)
                 << 1000.0
-                << 10;
+                << 10.0;
 
         fileName = QLatin1String(SRCDIR "testfont_bold_italic.ttf");
         title = fileName
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::correctFontData_data()
                 << QFont::Bold
                 << QFont::HintingPreference(*hintingPreference)
                 << 1000.0
-                << 10;
+                << 10.0;
 
         ++hintingPreference;
     }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::correctFontData()
     QFETCH(QFont::Weight, weight);
     QFETCH(QFont::HintingPreference, hintingPreference);
     QFETCH(qreal, unitsPerEm);
-    QFETCH(int, pixelSize);
+    QFETCH(qreal, pixelSize);
 
     QRawFont font(fileName, 10, hintingPreference);
     QVERIFY(font.isValid());
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::textLayout()
 
     QString familyName = QString::fromLatin1("QtBidiTestFont");
     QFont font(familyName);
-    font.setPixelSize(18);
+    font.setPixelSize(18.0);
     QCOMPARE(QFontInfo(font).family(), familyName);
 
     QTextLayout layout(QLatin1String("Foobar"));
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::textLayout()
     QRawFont rawFont = glyphs.font();
     QVERIFY(rawFont.isValid());
     QCOMPARE(rawFont.familyName(), familyName);
-    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 18);
+    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 18.0);
 
     QVector<quint32> expectedGlyphIndices;
     expectedGlyphIndices << 44 << 83 << 83 << 70 << 69 << 86;
@@ -597,12 +597,12 @@ void tst_QRawFont::fromFont()
 
     QFont font(familyName);
     font.setHintingPreference(hintingPreference);
-    font.setPixelSize(26);
+    font.setPixelSize(26.0);
 
     QRawFont rawFont = QRawFont::fromFont(font, writingSystem);
     QVERIFY(rawFont.isValid());
     QCOMPARE(rawFont.familyName(), familyName);
-    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 26);
+    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 26.0);
 
     QVERIFY(fontDatabase.removeApplicationFont(id));
 }
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::copyConstructor()
 
     {
         QString rawFontFamilyName;
-        int rawFontPixelSize;
+        qreal rawFontPixelSize;
         qreal rawFontAscent;
         qreal rawFontDescent;
         int rawFontTableSize;
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ void tst_QRawFont::detach()
 
     {
         QString rawFontFamilyName;
-        int rawFontPixelSize;
+        qreal rawFontPixelSize;
         qreal rawFontAscent;
         qreal rawFontDescent;
         int rawFontTableSize;
@@ -773,15 +773,15 @@ void tst_QRawFont::unsupportedWritingSystem()
 
     QFont font("QtBidiTestFont");
     font.setHintingPreference(hintingPreference);
-    font.setPixelSize(12);
+    font.setPixelSize(12.0);
 
     QRawFont rawFont = QRawFont::fromFont(font, QFontDatabase::Any);
     QCOMPARE(rawFont.familyName(), QString::fromLatin1("QtBidiTestFont"));
-    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 12);
+    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 12.0);
 
     rawFont = QRawFont::fromFont(font, QFontDatabase::Hebrew);
     QCOMPARE(rawFont.familyName(), QString::fromLatin1("QtBidiTestFont"));
-    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 12);
+    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 12.0);
 
     QString arabicText = QFontDatabase::writingSystemSample(QFontDatabase::Arabic);
 
@@ -798,11 +798,11 @@ void tst_QRawFont::unsupportedWritingSystem()
     QGlyphs glyphs = glyphss.at(0);
     QRawFont layoutFont = glyphs.font();
     QVERIFY(layoutFont.familyName() != QString::fromLatin1("QtBidiTestFont"));
-    QCOMPARE(layoutFont.pixelSize(), 12);
+    QCOMPARE(layoutFont.pixelSize(), 12.0);
 
     rawFont = QRawFont::fromFont(font, QFontDatabase::Arabic);
     QCOMPARE(rawFont.familyName(), layoutFont.familyName());
-    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 12);
+    QCOMPARE(rawFont.pixelSize(), 12.0);
 
     fontDatabase.removeApplicationFont(id);
 }