1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/controls/Private/TextSingleton.qml b/src/controls/Private/TextSingleton.qml
index 7bccdd552..3ff89af01 100644
--- a/src/controls/Private/TextSingleton.qml
+++ b/src/controls/Private/TextSingleton.qml
@@ -33,4 +33,26 @@
 
 pragma Singleton
 import QtQuick 2.2
-Text {}
+Text {
+    /**
+      selectionItem is the item that currently has a text selection. On some platforms
+      (iOS) you can select text without activating the input field. This means that
+      selectionItem can be different from item with active focus on those platforms.
+      */
+    property Item selectionItem: null
+
+    function updateSelectionItem(item)
+    {
+        // Convenience function to check if we should transfer or
+        // remove selectionItem status from item.
+        var selection = item.selectionStart !== item.selectionEnd
+        if (item === selectionItem) {
+            if (!selection)
+                selectionItem = null
+        } else if (selection) {
+            if (selectionItem)
+                selectionItem.select(selectionItem.cursorPosition, selectionItem.cursorPosition)
+            selectionItem = item
+        }
+    }
+}