diff --git a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
index 533ce611ce4..42651561380 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
@@ -799,6 +799,28 @@ def qdump__QObject(d, item):
                             d.putType(" ")
                             d.putValue(extractCString(metaStringData, offset))
 
+        # Active connection
+        with SubItem(d):
+            d.putName("currentSender")
+            d.putType(" ")
+            sender = d_ptr["currentSender"]
+            d.putValue(cleanAddress(sender))
+            if isNull(sender):
+                d.putNumChild(0)
+            else:
+                d.putNumChild(1)
+                iname = item.iname + ".currentSender"
+                if d.isExpandedIName(iname):
+                    with Children(d):
+                        # Sending object
+                        d.putItem(Item(sender["sender"], iname, "object", "object"))
+                        # Signal in sending object
+                        with SubItem(d):
+                            d.putName("signal")
+                            d.putValue(sender["signal"])
+                            d.putType(" ");
+                            d.putNumChild(0)
+
 # QObject
 
 #   static const uint qt_meta_data_QObject[] = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index 26c02e1b2da..18a0a71cad5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ void QmlEngine::startDebugger()
         return;
     }
     setState(AdapterStarted);
+    startSuccessful();
     setState(InferiorStarting);
 
     //m_frameRate = new CanvasFrameRate(0);
@@ -306,8 +307,8 @@ void QmlEngine::setupConnection()
     }
 
     qDebug() << "CONNECTION SUCCESSFUL";
+    setState(InferiorRunningRequested);
     setState(InferiorRunning);
-    startSuccessful();
 
     reloadEngines();
 }
diff --git a/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/app.cpp b/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/app.cpp
index 3842c31d464..2c768ea5eff 100644
--- a/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/app.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/app.cpp
@@ -791,6 +791,42 @@ void testQObject(int &argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 }
 
+class Sender : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    Sender() { setObjectName("Sender"); }
+    void doEmit() { emit aSignal(); }
+signals:
+    void aSignal();
+};
+
+class Receiver : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    Receiver() { setObjectName("Receiver"); }
+public slots:
+    void aSlot() {
+        QObject *s = sender();
+        if (s) {
+            qDebug() << "SENDER: " << s;
+        } else {
+            qDebug() << "NO SENDER";
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+void testSignalSlot(int &argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    Sender sender;
+    Receiver receiver;
+    QObject::connect(&sender, SIGNAL(aSignal()), &receiver, SLOT(aSlot()));
+    sender.doEmit();
+};
+
+
 void testQPixmap()
 {
     QImage im(QSize(200, 200), QImage::Format_RGB32);
@@ -1822,6 +1858,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     testObject1();
     testVector1();
     testQHash1();
+    testSignalSlot(argc, argv);
 
     QString hallo = "hallo";
     QStringList list;