2 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp b/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
index 7aba576..3aa74f3 100644
--- a/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -8617,6 +8617,7 @@ void QGraphicsSimpleTextItem::setText(const QString &text)
         return;
     d->text = text;
     d->updateBoundingRect();
+    update();
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/tests/auto/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp b/tests/auto/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
index 439dc2b..09b209d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qgraphicsitem/tst_qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ private slots:
     // task specific tests below me
     void task141694_textItemEnsureVisible();
     void task128696_textItemEnsureMovable();
+    void ensureUpdateOnTextItem();
     void task177918_lineItemUndetected();
     void task240400_clickOnTextItem_data();
     void task240400_clickOnTextItem();
@@ -5294,6 +5295,39 @@ void tst_QGraphicsItem::task240400_clickOnTextItem()
         QCOMPARE(item->textCursor().columnNumber(), 0);
 }
 
+class TextItem : public QGraphicsSimpleTextItem
+{
+public:
+    TextItem(const QString& text) : QGraphicsSimpleTextItem(text)
+    {
+        updates = 0;
+    }
+
+    void paint(QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem * option, QWidget * widget)
+    {
+        updates++;
+        QGraphicsSimpleTextItem::paint(painter, option, widget);
+    }
+
+    int updates;
+};
+
+void tst_QGraphicsItem::ensureUpdateOnTextItem()
+{
+    QGraphicsScene scene;
+    TextItem *text1 = new TextItem(QLatin1String("123"));
+    scene.addItem(text1);
+    QGraphicsView view(&scene);
+    view.show();
+    QTest::qWait(250);
+    QCOMPARE(text1->updates,1);
+
+    //same bouding rect but we have to update
+    text1->setText(QLatin1String("321"));
+    QTest::qWait(250);
+    QCOMPARE(text1->updates,2);
+}
+
 void tst_QGraphicsItem::task243707_addChildBeforeParent()
 {
     // Task reports that adding the child before the parent leads to an