diff --git a/Modules/AutomocInfo.cmake.in b/Modules/AutomocInfo.cmake.in
index 2dc3aa2b3..9c719524f 100644
--- a/Modules/AutomocInfo.cmake.in
+++ b/Modules/AutomocInfo.cmake.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set(AM_HEADERS "@_moc_headers@" )
 set(AM_MOC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "@_moc_compile_defs@")
 set(AM_MOC_DEFINITIONS "@_moc_defs@")
 set(AM_MOC_INCLUDES "@_moc_incs@")
+set(AM_MOC_OPTIONS "@_moc_options@")
 set(AM_CMAKE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES_PROJECT_BEFORE "@CMAKE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES_PROJECT_BEFORE@")
 set(AM_CMAKE_BINARY_DIR "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/")
 set(AM_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR "@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/")
diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
index f46e1ce1f..ed303c9c6 100644
--- a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
@@ -1102,6 +1102,15 @@ void cmDocumentVariables::DefineVariables(cmake* cm)
      false,
      "Variables that Control the Build");
 
+  cm->DefineProperty
+    ("CMAKE_AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS", cmProperty::VARIABLE,
+     "Additional options for moc when using automoc (see CMAKE_AUTOMOC).",
+     "This variable is used to initialize the "
+     "AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS property on all the targets. "
+     "See that target property for additional information.",
+     false,
+     "Variables that Control the Build");
+
   cm->DefineProperty
     ("CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX", cmProperty::VARIABLE,
      "See variable CMAKE_<CONFIG>_POSTFIX.",
diff --git a/Source/cmQtAutomoc.cxx b/Source/cmQtAutomoc.cxx
index 0f74437ff..ff67fefef 100644
--- a/Source/cmQtAutomoc.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmQtAutomoc.cxx
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ void cmQtAutomoc::SetupAutomocTarget(cmTarget* target)
   std::string _moc_defs = (tmp!=0 ? tmp : "");
   tmp = makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS");
   std::string _moc_compile_defs = (tmp!=0 ? tmp : "");
+  tmp = target->GetProperty("AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS");
+  std::string _moc_options = (tmp!=0 ? tmp : "");
 
   // forget the variables added here afterwards again:
   cmMakefile::ScopePushPop varScope(makefile);
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ void cmQtAutomoc::SetupAutomocTarget(cmTarget* target)
   makefile->AddDefinition("_moc_incs", _moc_incs.c_str());
   makefile->AddDefinition("_moc_defs", _moc_defs.c_str());
   makefile->AddDefinition("_moc_compile_defs", _moc_compile_defs.c_str());
+  makefile->AddDefinition("_moc_options", _moc_options.c_str());
   makefile->AddDefinition("_moc_files", _moc_files.c_str());
   makefile->AddDefinition("_moc_headers", _moc_headers.c_str());
 
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ bool cmQtAutomoc::ReadAutomocInfoFile(cmMakefile* makefile,
                                                  "AM_MOC_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS");
   this->MocDefinitionsStr = makefile->GetSafeDefinition("AM_MOC_DEFINITIONS");
   this->MocIncludesStr = makefile->GetSafeDefinition("AM_MOC_INCLUDES");
+  this->MocOptionsStr = makefile->GetSafeDefinition("AM_MOC_OPTIONS");
   this->ProjectBinaryDir = makefile->GetSafeDefinition("AM_CMAKE_BINARY_DIR");
   this->ProjectSourceDir = makefile->GetSafeDefinition("AM_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR");
   this->TargetName = makefile->GetSafeDefinition("AM_TARGET_NAME");
@@ -306,6 +310,8 @@ void cmQtAutomoc::Init()
       }
     }
 
+  cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(this->MocOptionsStr, this->MocOptions);
+
   std::vector<std::string> incPaths;
   cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(this->MocIncludesStr, incPaths);
 
@@ -715,6 +721,12 @@ bool cmQtAutomoc::GenerateMoc(const std::string& sourceFile,
       {
       command.push_back(*it);
       }
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it=this->MocOptions.begin();
+        it != this->MocOptions.end();
+        ++it)
+      {
+      command.push_back(*it);
+      }
 #ifdef _WIN32
     command.push_back("-DWIN32");
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmQtAutomoc.h b/Source/cmQtAutomoc.h
index c3550a42d..db53b2175 100644
--- a/Source/cmQtAutomoc.h
+++ b/Source/cmQtAutomoc.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ private:
   std::string MocCompileDefinitionsStr;
   std::string MocDefinitionsStr;
   std::string MocIncludesStr;
+  std::string MocOptionsStr;
   std::string ProjectBinaryDir;
   std::string ProjectSourceDir;
   std::string TargetName;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ private:
   std::string OutMocCppFilename;
   std::list<std::string> MocIncludes;
   std::list<std::string> MocDefinitions;
+  std::vector<std::string> MocOptions;
 
   bool Verbose;
   bool ColorOutput;
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 6bf7ec94b..dad0353ec 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -157,7 +157,20 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "files are included in a generated <targetname>_automoc.cpp file, "
      "which is compiled as part of the target."
      "This property is initialized by the value of the variable "
-     "CMAKE_AUTOMOC if it is set when a target is created.");
+     "CMAKE_AUTOMOC if it is set when a target is created.\n"
+     "Additional command line options for moc can be set via the "
+     "AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS property."
+    );
+
+  cm->DefineProperty
+    ("AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS", cmProperty::TARGET,
+    "Additional options for moc when using automoc (see the AUTOMOC property)",
+     "This property is only used if the AUTOMOC property is set to TRUE for "
+     "this target. In this case, it holds additional command line options "
+     "which will be used when moc is executed during the build, i.e. it is "
+     "equivalent to the optional OPTIONS argument of the qt4_wrap_cpp() "
+     "macro.\n"
+     "By default it is empty.");
 
   cm->DefineProperty
     ("BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH", cmProperty::TARGET,
@@ -1184,6 +1197,7 @@ void cmTarget::SetMakefile(cmMakefile* mf)
   this->SetPropertyDefault("Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY", 0);
   this->SetPropertyDefault("OSX_ARCHITECTURES", 0);
   this->SetPropertyDefault("AUTOMOC", 0);
+  this->SetPropertyDefault("AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS", 0);
   this->SetPropertyDefault("LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES", 0);
 
   // Collect the set of configuration types.