diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 80b93dfda..ca047d563 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -2896,6 +2896,14 @@ void AppletOverlayWidget::paint(QPainter *painter,
     painter->fillPath(backgroundShape, wash);
 }
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040700
+// in QGraphicsWidget now; preserve BC by implementing it as a protected method
+void Applet::geometryChanged()
+{
+    emit QGraphicsWidget::geometryChanged();
+}
+#endif
+
 } // Plasma namespace
 
 #include "applet.moc"
diff --git a/applet.h b/applet.h
index db10354c4..75065e863 100644
--- a/applet.h
+++ b/applet.h
@@ -723,12 +723,18 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public QGraphicsWidget
          */
         void releaseVisualFocus();
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040700
+    protected:
+        void geometryChanged(); // in QGraphicsWidget now; preserve BC
+#else
         /**
          * Emitted whenever the applet makes a geometry change, so that views
          * can coordinate themselves with these changes if they desire.
          */
         void geometryChanged();
+#endif
 
+    Q_SIGNALS:
         /**
          * Emitted when the user completes a transformation of the applet.
          */