3 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.cpp b/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.cpp
index 2e7b259a..d2f6fb51 100644
--- a/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.cpp
+++ b/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@ QGeoRouteSegment QGeoRoutePrivate::firstSegment() const
     return QGeoRouteSegment();
 }
 
+const QGeoRoutePrivate *QGeoRoutePrivate::routePrivateData(const QGeoRoute &route)
+{
+    return route.d_ptr.data();
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
 *******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.h b/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.h
index 7dee719f..de319b4c 100644
--- a/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.h
+++ b/src/location/maps/qgeoroute.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ protected:
     QGeoRoute(const QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<QGeoRoutePrivate> &dd);
     QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<QGeoRoutePrivate> d_ptr;
     friend class QDeclarativeGeoRoute;
+    friend class QGeoRoutePrivate;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/location/maps/qgeoroute_p.h b/src/location/maps/qgeoroute_p.h
index 26eb613c..d56b2d44 100644
--- a/src/location/maps/qgeoroute_p.h
+++ b/src/location/maps/qgeoroute_p.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public:
     virtual QString engineName() const = 0;
     virtual int segmentsCount() const = 0;
 
+    static const QGeoRoutePrivate *routePrivateData(const QGeoRoute &route);
+
 protected:
     virtual bool equals(const QGeoRoutePrivate &other) const;
 };