diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
index 67da4c8fc8..c5d55cf6b3 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
@@ -4009,11 +4009,7 @@ bool QQuickItemPrivate::setEffectiveVisibleRecur(bool newEffectiveVisible)
     for (int ii = 0; ii < childItems.count(); ++ii)
         childVisibilityChanged |= QQuickItemPrivate::get(childItems.at(ii))->setEffectiveVisibleRecur(newEffectiveVisible);
 
-    for (int ii = 0; ii < changeListeners.count(); ++ii) {
-        const QQuickItemPrivate::ChangeListener &change = changeListeners.at(ii);
-        if (change.types & QQuickItemPrivate::Visibility)
-            change.listener->itemVisibilityChanged(q);
-    }
+    itemChange(QQuickItem::ItemVisibleHasChanged, effectiveVisible);
 
     if (isAccessible)
         QAccessible::updateAccessibility(QAccessibleEvent(effectiveVisible ? QAccessible::ObjectShow : QAccessible::ObjectHide, q, 0));
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.h b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.h
index 91771c809b..16a6074354 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.h
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Q_QUICK_EXPORT QQuickItem : public QObject, public QDeclarativeParserStatu
         ItemChildAddedChange,      // value.item
         ItemChildRemovedChange,    // value.item
         ItemSceneChange,           // value.canvas
-        ItemVisibleHasChanged,     // value.realValue
+        ItemVisibleHasChanged,     // value.boolValue
         ItemParentHasChanged,      // value.item
         ItemOpacityHasChanged,     // value.realValue
         ItemActiveFocusHasChanged, // value.boolValue
diff --git a/tests/auto/qtquick2/qquickmousearea/data/hoverVisible.qml b/tests/auto/qtquick2/qquickmousearea/data/hoverVisible.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d65b5573e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/qtquick2/qquickmousearea/data/hoverVisible.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+
+Rectangle {
+    width: 400; height: 400;
+
+    Rectangle {
+        width: 100; height: 100;
+        MouseArea {
+            id: mousetracker; objectName: "mousetracker"
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            visible: false
+            hoverEnabled: true
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/qtquick2/qquickmousearea/tst_qquickmousearea.cpp b/tests/auto/qtquick2/qquickmousearea/tst_qquickmousearea.cpp
index 1520dd5d6e..66f651329a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qtquick2/qquickmousearea/tst_qquickmousearea.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qtquick2/qquickmousearea/tst_qquickmousearea.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ private slots:
     void clickThrough();
     void hoverPosition();
     void hoverPropagation();
+    void hoverVisible();
 
 private:
     QQuickView *createView();
@@ -771,6 +772,35 @@ void tst_QQuickMouseArea::hoverPropagation()
     delete canvas;
 }
 
+void tst_QQuickMouseArea::hoverVisible()
+{
+    QQuickView *canvas = createView();
+    canvas->setSource(testFileUrl("hoverVisible.qml"));
+
+    QQuickItem *root = canvas->rootObject();
+    QVERIFY(root != 0);
+
+    QQuickMouseArea *mouseTracker = canvas->rootObject()->findChild<QQuickMouseArea*>("mousetracker");
+    QVERIFY(mouseTracker != 0);
+
+    QSignalSpy enteredSpy(mouseTracker, SIGNAL(entered()));
+
+    QTest::mouseMove(canvas,QPoint(10,32));
+
+    QCOMPARE(mouseTracker->hovered(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(enteredSpy.count(), 0);
+
+    mouseTracker->setVisible(true);
+
+    QCOMPARE(mouseTracker->hovered(), true);
+    QCOMPARE(enteredSpy.count(), 1);
+
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-24282", Continue);
+    QCOMPARE(QPointF(mouseTracker->mouseX(), mouseTracker->mouseY()), QPointF(10,32));
+
+    delete canvas;
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QQuickMouseArea)
 
 #include "tst_qquickmousearea.moc"