diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_s60.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_s60.cpp
index 408c3b5883..222150056e 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_s60.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qapplication_s60.cpp
@@ -2703,6 +2703,9 @@ QS60ThreadLocalData::QS60ThreadLocalData()
 
 QS60ThreadLocalData::~QS60ThreadLocalData()
 {
+    for (int i = 0; i < releaseFuncs.count(); ++i)
+        releaseFuncs[i]();
+    releaseFuncs.clear();
     if (!usingCONEinstances) {
         delete screenDevice;
         wsSession.Close();
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qt_s60_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qt_s60_p.h
index 8aba53a168..02977ceaf5 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qt_s60_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qt_s60_p.h
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ static const int qt_symbian_max_screens = 4;
 //this macro exists because EColor16MAP enum value doesn't exist in Symbian OS 9.2
 #define Q_SYMBIAN_ECOLOR16MAP TDisplayMode(13)
 
+class QSymbianTypeFaceExtras;
+typedef QHash<QString, const QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *> QSymbianTypeFaceExtrasHash;
+typedef void (*QThreadLocalReleaseFunc)();
+
 class Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QS60ThreadLocalData
 {
 public:
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ public:
     bool usingCONEinstances;
     RWsSession wsSession;
     CWsScreenDevice *screenDevice;
+    QSymbianTypeFaceExtrasHash fontData;
+    QVector<QThreadLocalReleaseFunc> releaseFuncs;
 };
 
 class QS60Data
@@ -175,6 +181,8 @@ public:
     inline CWsScreenDevice* screenDevice(const QWidget *widget);
     inline CWsScreenDevice* screenDevice(int screenNumber);
     static inline int screenNumberForWidget(const QWidget *widget);
+    inline QSymbianTypeFaceExtrasHash& fontData();
+    inline void addThreadLocalReleaseFunc(QThreadLocalReleaseFunc func);
     static inline CCoeAppUi* appUi();
     static inline CEikMenuBar* menuBar();
 #ifdef Q_WS_S60
@@ -470,6 +478,24 @@ inline int QS60Data::screenNumberForWidget(const QWidget *widget)
     return qt_widget_private(const_cast<QWidget *>(w))->symbianScreenNumber;
 }
 
+inline QSymbianTypeFaceExtrasHash& QS60Data::fontData()
+{
+    if (!tls.hasLocalData()) {
+        tls.setLocalData(new QS60ThreadLocalData);
+    }
+    return tls.localData()->fontData;
+}
+
+inline void QS60Data::addThreadLocalReleaseFunc(QThreadLocalReleaseFunc func)
+{
+    if (!tls.hasLocalData()) {
+        tls.setLocalData(new QS60ThreadLocalData);
+    }
+    QS60ThreadLocalData *data = tls.localData();
+    if (!data->releaseFuncs.contains(func))
+        data->releaseFuncs.append(func);
+}
+
 inline CCoeAppUi* QS60Data::appUi()
 {
     return CCoeEnv::Static()-> AppUi();
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase_s60.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase_s60.cpp
index 1db4a7d359..3ab1ac8850 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase_s60.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase_s60.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ public:
     COpenFontRasterizer *m_rasterizer;
     mutable QList<const QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *> m_extras;
 
-    mutable QHash<QString, const QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *> m_extrasHash;
     mutable QSet<QString> m_applicationFontFamilies;
 };
 
@@ -255,8 +254,9 @@ void QSymbianFontDatabaseExtrasImplementation::clear()
             static_cast<const QSymbianFontDatabaseExtrasImplementation*>(db->symbianExtras);
     if (!dbExtras)
         return; // initializeDb() has never been called
+    QSymbianTypeFaceExtrasHash &extrasHash = S60->fontData();
     if (QSymbianTypeFaceExtras::symbianFontTableApiAvailable()) {
-        qDeleteAll(dbExtras->m_extrasHash);
+        qDeleteAll(extrasHash);
     } else {
         typedef QList<const QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *>::iterator iterator;
         for (iterator p = dbExtras->m_extras.begin(); p != dbExtras->m_extras.end(); ++p) {
@@ -265,11 +265,16 @@ void QSymbianFontDatabaseExtrasImplementation::clear()
         }
         dbExtras->m_extras.clear();
     }
-    dbExtras->m_extrasHash.clear();
+    extrasHash.clear();
 }
 
 void qt_cleanup_symbianFontDatabase()
 {
+    static bool cleanupDone = false;
+    if (cleanupDone)
+        return;
+    cleanupDone = true;
+
     QFontDatabasePrivate *db = privateDb();
     if (!db)
         return;
@@ -320,9 +325,12 @@ COpenFont* OpenFontFromBitmapFont(const CBitmapFont* aBitmapFont)
 const QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *QSymbianFontDatabaseExtrasImplementation::extras(const QString &aTypeface,
                                                                                bool bold, bool italic) const
 {
+    QSymbianTypeFaceExtrasHash &extrasHash = S60->fontData();
+    if (extrasHash.isEmpty() && QThread::currentThread() != QApplication::instance()->thread())
+        S60->addThreadLocalReleaseFunc(clear);
     const QString typeface = qt_symbian_fontNameWithAppFontMarker(aTypeface);
     const QString searchKey = typeface + QString::number(int(bold)) + QString::number(int(italic));
-    if (!m_extrasHash.contains(searchKey)) {
+    if (!extrasHash.contains(searchKey)) {
         TFontSpec searchSpec(qt_QString2TPtrC(typeface), 1);
         if (bold)
             searchSpec.iFontStyle.SetStrokeWeight(EStrokeWeightBold);
@@ -336,7 +344,7 @@ const QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *QSymbianFontDatabaseExtrasImplementation::extras(c
             QScopedPointer<CFont, CFontFromScreenDeviceReleaser> sFont(font);
             QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *extras = new QSymbianTypeFaceExtras(font);
             sFont.take();
-            m_extrasHash.insert(searchKey, extras);
+            extrasHash.insert(searchKey, extras);
         } else {
             const TInt err = m_store->GetNearestFontToDesignHeightInPixels(font, searchSpec);
             Q_ASSERT(err == KErrNone && font);
@@ -350,20 +358,20 @@ const QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *QSymbianFontDatabaseExtrasImplementation::extras(c
             const TOpenFontFaceAttrib* const attrib = openFont->FaceAttrib();
             const QString foundKey =
                     QString((const QChar*)attrib->FullName().Ptr(), attrib->FullName().Length());
-            if (!m_extrasHash.contains(foundKey)) {
+            if (!extrasHash.contains(foundKey)) {
                 QScopedPointer<CFont, CFontFromFontStoreReleaser> sFont(font);
                 QSymbianTypeFaceExtras *extras = new QSymbianTypeFaceExtras(font, openFont);
                 sFont.take();
                 m_extras.append(extras);
-                m_extrasHash.insert(searchKey, extras);
-                m_extrasHash.insert(foundKey, extras);
+                extrasHash.insert(searchKey, extras);
+                extrasHash.insert(foundKey, extras);
             } else {
                 m_store->ReleaseFont(font);
-                m_extrasHash.insert(searchKey, m_extrasHash.value(foundKey));
+                extrasHash.insert(searchKey, extrasHash.value(foundKey));
             }
         }
     }
-    return m_extrasHash.value(searchKey);
+    return extrasHash.value(searchKey);
 }
 
 void QSymbianFontDatabaseExtrasImplementation::removeAppFontData(
@@ -956,7 +964,7 @@ bool QFontDatabase::removeAllApplicationFonts()
 
 bool QFontDatabase::supportsThreadedFontRendering()
 {
-    return false;
+    return QSymbianTypeFaceExtras::symbianFontTableApiAvailable();
 }
 
 static