diff --git a/src/kernel/tqobject.cpp b/src/kernel/tqobject.cpp
index a943ff14..3c0b0f3b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/tqobject.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/tqobject.cpp
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ bool TQObject::event( TQEvent *e )
 
     case TQEvent::MetaCall:
 	{
+	    bool handled = false;
 	    TQMetaCallEvent* metaEvent = dynamic_cast<TQMetaCallEvent*>(e);
 	    if (metaEvent) {
 #ifdef TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
@@ -1116,10 +1117,14 @@ bool TQObject::event( TQEvent *e )
 #endif // TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
 		    }
 		    TQUObject *o = metaEvent->data();
-		    if (metaEvent->type() == TQMetaCallEvent::MetaCallEmit) {
+		    if (metaEvent->type() == TQMetaCallEvent::MetaCallEmit)
+		    {
+			handled = true;
 			tqt_emit( metaEvent->id(), o );
 		    }
-		    if (metaEvent->type() == TQMetaCallEvent::MetaCallInvoke) {
+		    else if (metaEvent->type() == TQMetaCallEvent::MetaCallInvoke)
+		    {
+			handled = true;
 			tqt_invoke( metaEvent->id(), o );
 		    }
 		    if ( sol )
@@ -1152,6 +1157,7 @@ bool TQObject::event( TQEvent *e )
 #endif // TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
 		destroyDeepCopiedTQUObjectArray(metaEvent->data());
 	    }
+	    return handled;
 	}
 
     default: