diff --git a/src/kernel/ntqsignalslotimp.h b/src/kernel/ntqsignalslotimp.h
index 375f8eaa..7e698919 100644
--- a/src/kernel/ntqsignalslotimp.h
+++ b/src/kernel/ntqsignalslotimp.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include "ntqptrvector.h"
 #endif // QT_H
 
-class TQ_EXPORT TQConnectionList : public TQPtrList<TQConnection>
+class TQ_EXPORT TQConnectionList : public TQPtrList<TQConnection>, public TQShared
 {
 public:
     TQConnectionList() : TQPtrList<TQConnection>() {}
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ public:
    ~TQConnectionList() { clear(); }
     TQConnectionList &operator=(const TQConnectionList &list)
 	{ return (TQConnectionList&)TQPtrList<TQConnection>::operator=(list); }
+
+    TQConnectionList *deepCopy() const {
+        TQConnectionList *rv = new TQConnectionList;
+        TQ_CHECK_PTR( rv );
+        for( TQConnectionList::ConstIterator it = this->constBegin(),
+                                            end = this->constEnd();
+             it!=end;++it
+           ) {
+            TQConnection *c =
+                new TQConnection((*it)->object(), (*it)->member(),
+                                 (*it)->memberName(), (*it)->memberType());
+
+            TQ_CHECK_PTR( c );
+            rv->append(c);
+        }
+        return rv;
+    }
 };
 
 class TQ_EXPORT TQConnectionListIt : public TQPtrListIterator<TQConnection>
diff --git a/src/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/kernel/qobject.cpp
index c2907d55..9dc8f36b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -775,6 +775,9 @@ TQObject::~TQObject()
 		    removeObjFromList( obj->senderObjects, this );
 		}
 	    }
+	    if( clist->deref() ) {
+		delete clist;
+	    }
 	}
 	delete connections;
 	connections = 0;
@@ -1610,7 +1613,6 @@ TQConnectionList *TQObject::receivers( int signal ) const
 	if ( !connections ) {
 	    TQObject* that = (TQObject*) this;
 	    that->connections = new TQSignalVec( signal+1 );
-	    that->connections->setAutoDelete( TRUE );
 	}
 	if ( !connections->at( signal ) ) {
 	    TQConnectionList* clist = new TQConnectionList;
@@ -2247,7 +2249,6 @@ void TQObject::connectInternal( const TQObject *sender, int signal_index, const
     if ( !s->connections ) {			// create connections lookup table
 	s->connections = new TQSignalVec( signal_index+1 );
 	TQ_CHECK_PTR( s->connections );
-	s->connections->setAutoDelete( TRUE );
     }
 
     TQConnectionList *clist = s->connections->at( signal_index );
@@ -2256,6 +2257,13 @@ void TQObject::connectInternal( const TQObject *sender, int signal_index, const
 	TQ_CHECK_PTR( clist );
 	clist->setAutoDelete( TRUE );
 	s->connections->insert( signal_index, clist );
+    } else if( clist->TQShared::count != 1 ) { // if we are not the sole owner, make a deep copy of the list
+	TQConnectionList *clistNew = clist->deepCopy();
+	TQ_CHECK_PTR( clistNew );
+	clistNew->setAutoDelete( TRUE );
+	clist->deref();
+	clist = clistNew;
+	s->connections->insert( signal_index , clist );
     }
 
     TQMetaObject *rmeta = r->metaObject();
@@ -2273,6 +2281,7 @@ void TQObject::connectInternal( const TQObject *sender, int signal_index, const
     TQConnection *c = new TQConnection( r, member_index, rm ? rm->name : "qt_invoke", membcode );
     TQ_CHECK_PTR( c );
     clist->append( c );
+
     if ( !r->senderObjects ) {			// create list of senders
 #ifdef TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
 	r->d->senderObjectListMutex->lock();
@@ -2487,69 +2496,48 @@ bool TQObject::disconnectInternal( const TQObject *sender, int signal_index,
 	return FALSE;
 
     bool success = FALSE;
-    TQConnectionList *clist;
-    TQConnection *c;
-    if ( signal_index == -1 ) {
-	for ( int i = 0; i < (int) s->connections->size(); i++ ) {
-	    clist = (*s->connections)[i]; // for all signals...
-	    if ( !clist )
-		continue;
-	    c = clist->first();
-	    while ( c ) {			// for all receivers...
-		if ( r == 0 ) {			// remove all receivers
-		    if (c->object()->senderObjects) {
-#ifdef TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			TQMutexLocker locker(c->object()->senderObjects->listMutex);
-#endif // TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			removeObjFromList( c->object()->senderObjects, s );
-		    }
-		    success = TRUE;
-		    c = clist->next();
-		} else if ( r == c->object() &&
-			    ( (member_index == -1) ||
-			      ((member_index == c->member()) && (c->memberType() == membcode)) ) ) {
-		    if (c->object()->senderObjects) {
-#ifdef TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			TQMutexLocker locker(c->object()->senderObjects->listMutex);
-#endif // TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			removeObjFromList( c->object()->senderObjects, s, TRUE );
-		    }
-		    success = TRUE;
-		    clist->remove();
-		    c = clist->current();
-		} else {
-		    c = clist->next();
-		}
-	    }
-	    if ( r == 0 )			// disconnect all receivers
-		s->connections->insert( i, 0 );
-	}
-    } else {
-	clist = s->connections->at( signal_index );
+
+    // A helper lambdata to disconnect the given signal
+    auto disconnecSignal = [s, r, membcode, member_index](int signal_index) -> bool {
+	bool rv = FALSE;
+	TQConnectionList *clist = s->connections->at( signal_index );
 	if ( !clist )
 	    return FALSE;
 
-	c = clist->first();
+	TQConnection *c = clist->first();
 	while ( c ) {				// for all receivers...
 	    if ( r == 0 ) {			// remove all receivers
-		    if (c->object()->senderObjects) {
+		if (c->object()->senderObjects) {
 #ifdef TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			TQMutexLocker locker(c->object()->senderObjects->listMutex);
+		    TQMutexLocker locker(c->object()->senderObjects->listMutex);
 #endif // TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			removeObjFromList( c->object()->senderObjects, s, TRUE );
-		    }
-		success = TRUE;
+		    removeObjFromList( c->object()->senderObjects, s, TRUE );
+		}
+		rv = TRUE;
 		c = clist->next();
 	    } else if ( r == c->object() &&
 			( (member_index == -1) ||
-			  ((member_index == c->member()) && (c->memberType() == membcode)) ) ) {
-		    if (c->object()->senderObjects) {
+			  ((member_index == c->member()) && (c->memberType() == membcode)) ) )
+	    {
+		if (c->object()->senderObjects) {
 #ifdef TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			TQMutexLocker locker(c->object()->senderObjects->listMutex);
+		    TQMutexLocker locker(c->object()->senderObjects->listMutex);
 #endif // TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
-			removeObjFromList( c->object()->senderObjects, s, TRUE );
-		    }
-		success = TRUE;
+		    removeObjFromList( c->object()->senderObjects, s, TRUE );
+		}
+		rv = TRUE;
+
+		// if we are not the sole owner, deep-copy the list and use it instead of rhe
+		// current one. This needed in case we are already inside a slot which uses it.
+		if( clist->TQShared::count != 1 ) {
+		    TQConnectionList *clistNew = clist->deepCopy();
+		    TQ_CHECK_PTR( clistNew );
+		    clistNew->setAutoDelete( TRUE );
+		    clistNew->at(clist->at()); // make current point to the same element
+		    clist->deref();
+		    clist = clistNew;
+		    s->connections->insert( signal_index , clist );
+		}
 		clist->remove();
 		c = clist->current();
 	    } else {
@@ -2557,8 +2545,22 @@ bool TQObject::disconnectInternal( const TQObject *sender, int signal_index,
 	    }
 	}
 	if ( r == 0 ) {				// disconnect all receivers
+	    if( clist->deref() ) {
+		delete clist;
+	    }
 	    s->connections->insert( signal_index, 0 );
 	}
+	return rv;
+    };
+
+    if ( signal_index == -1 ) {
+	for ( int i = 0; i < (int) s->connections->size(); i++ ) {
+	    if( disconnecSignal( i ) ) {
+		success = TRUE;
+	    }
+	}
+    } else {
+	success = disconnecSignal( signal_index );
     }
     return success;
 }
@@ -2772,7 +2774,7 @@ void TQObject::activate_signal( TQConnectionList *clist, TQUObject *o )
     if ( !clist ) {
 	return;
     }
-
+    clist->ref();
 #ifndef TQT_NO_PRELIMINARY_SIGNAL_SPY
     if ( tqt_preliminary_signal_spy ) {
 	qt_spy_signal( this, connections->findRef( clist), o );
@@ -2861,6 +2863,9 @@ void TQObject::activate_signal( TQConnectionList *clist, TQUObject *o )
 	if (sol) sol->listMutex->unlock();
 #endif // TQT_THREAD_SUPPORT
     }
+    if( clist->deref() ) {
+	delete clist;
+    }
 }
 
 /*!