diff --git a/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.cpp b/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.cpp
index 49621eb4..309ddef9 100644
--- a/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
+namespace
+{
+class QMediaEncoderSettingsPrivateRegisterMetaTypes
+{
+public:
+    QMediaEncoderSettingsPrivateRegisterMetaTypes()
+    {
+        qRegisterMetaType<QAudioEncoderSettings>();
+        qRegisterMetaType<QVideoEncoderSettings>();
+        qRegisterMetaType<QImageEncoderSettings>();
+    }
+} _registerMetaTypes;
+}
+
 class QAudioEncoderSettingsPrivate  : public QSharedData
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.h b/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.h
index 5b3285ba..c2f2f1dd 100644
--- a/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.h
+++ b/src/multimedia/recording/qmediaencodersettings.h
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ private:
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QAudioEncoderSettings)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QVideoEncoderSettings)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QImageEncoderSettings)
+
 QT_END_HEADER