diff -r 5dc02b23752f -r 3e2da88830cd tests/auto/qgraphicsscene/tst_qgraphicsscene.cpp
--- a/tests/auto/qgraphicsscene/tst_qgraphicsscene.cpp	Tue Jul 06 15:10:48 2010 +0300
+++ b/tests/auto/qgraphicsscene/tst_qgraphicsscene.cpp	Wed Aug 18 10:37:55 2010 +0300
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
     void polishItems2();
     void isActive();
     void siblingIndexAlwaysValid();
+    void removeFullyTransparentItem();
 
     // task specific tests below me
     void task139710_bspTreeCrash();
@@ -4333,6 +4334,48 @@
 
 }
 
+void tst_QGraphicsScene::removeFullyTransparentItem()
+{
+    QGraphicsScene scene;
+
+    QGraphicsItem *parent = scene.addRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
+    parent->setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemHasNoContents);
+
+    QGraphicsItem *child = scene.addRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
+    child->setParentItem(parent);
+
+    CustomView view;
+    view.setScene(&scene);
+    view.show();
+    QTest::qWaitForWindowShown(&view);
+
+    // NB! The parent has the ItemHasNoContents flag set, which means
+    // the parent itself doesn't generate any update requests, only the
+    // child can possibly trigger an update. Also note that the child
+    // is removed before processing events.
+    view.repaints = 0;
+    parent->setOpacity(0);
+    QVERIFY(qFuzzyIsNull(child->effectiveOpacity()));
+    scene.removeItem(child);
+    QVERIFY(!scene.items().contains(child));
+    QTRY_VERIFY(view.repaints > 0);
+
+    // Re-add child. There's nothing new to display (child is still
+    // effectively hidden), so it shouldn't trigger an update.
+    view.repaints = 0;
+    child->setParentItem(parent);
+    QVERIFY(scene.items().contains(child));
+    QVERIFY(qFuzzyIsNull(child->effectiveOpacity()));
+    QApplication::processEvents();
+    QCOMPARE(view.repaints, 0);
+
+    // Nothing is visible on the screen, removing child item shouldn't trigger an update.
+    scene.removeItem(child);
+    QApplication::processEvents();
+    QCOMPARE(view.repaints, 0);
+    delete child;
+}
+
 void tst_QGraphicsScene::taskQTBUG_5904_crashWithDeviceCoordinateCache()
 {
     QGraphicsScene scene;