3 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac.mm b/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac.mm
index 8d65aa1..8d38f45 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac.mm
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac.mm
@@ -255,5 +255,10 @@ QT_USE_NAMESPACE
         qApp->quit();
     }
 }
+
+ - (void)orderFrontCharacterPalette:(id)sender
+ {
+     [NSApp orderFrontCharacterPalette:sender];
+ }
 @end
 #endif // QT_MAC_USE_COCOA
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac_p.h
index a75ad0a..edacfa5 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qcocoamenuloader_mac_p.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 - (IBAction)hide:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)qtDispatcherToQAction:(id)sender;
 - (void)qtUpdateMenubar;
+- (void)orderFrontCharacterPalette:(id)sender;
 @end
 
 #endif // QT_MAC_USE_COCOA
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qeventdispatcher_mac.mm b/src/gui/kernel/qeventdispatcher_mac.mm
index e26fbde..89f01d8 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qeventdispatcher_mac.mm
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qeventdispatcher_mac.mm
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ void QEventDispatcherMacPrivate::temporarilyStopAllModalSessions()
     // the stacking order of the windows while doing so, we put
     // up a block that is used in QCocoaWindow and QCocoaPanel:
     int stackSize = cocoaModalSessionStack.size();
-    for (int i=stackSize-1; i>=0; --i) {
+    for (int i=0; i<stackSize; ++i) {
         QCocoaModalSessionInfo &info = cocoaModalSessionStack[i];
         if (info.session) {
             [NSApp endModalSession:info.session];
@@ -822,12 +822,12 @@ NSModalSession QEventDispatcherMacPrivate::currentModalSession()
             QBoolBlocker block1(blockSendPostedEvents, true);
             info.nswindow = window;
             [(NSWindow*) info.nswindow retain];
-            // When creating a modal session cocoa will rearrange the windows.
-            // In order to avoid windows to be put behind another we need to
-            // keep the window level.
-            int level = [window level];
+            int levelBeforeEnterModal = [window level];
             info.session = [NSApp beginModalSessionForWindow:window];
-            [window setLevel:level];
+            // Make sure we don't stack the window lower that it was before
+            // entering modal, in case it e.g. had the stays-on-top flag set:
+            if (levelBeforeEnterModal > [window level])
+                [window setLevel:levelBeforeEnterModal];
         }
         currentModalSessionCached = info.session;
     }