diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
index 846f0136c60236c7e4d0cb18792772ed6b5e7f40..4afdf830cbb290b45ec2b5d826fa9a698152e91c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ bool QrcEditor::save()
     return m_treeview->save();
 }
 
+QString QrcEditor::contents() const
+{
+    return m_treeview->contents();
+}
+
 bool QrcEditor::isDirty()
 {
     return m_treeview->isDirty();
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.h
index 7a24d9653cbcc81a64cc248c377f053141a1f4e4..fbcafeb7e68b2802642a21f8c348b8994f9af142 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/qrceditor.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 
     bool load(const QString &fileName);
     bool save();
+    QString contents() const;
     QTreeView *treeView() { return m_treeview; }
     QString errorMessage() const { return m_treeview->errorMessage(); }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
index e4a13ca8690adaaf61a33d85148a3d16ec48c594..ff57423cb5da273f7148a95b048d0d5f53d5f94f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile.cpp
@@ -183,15 +183,8 @@ bool ResourceFile::load()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ResourceFile::save()
+QString ResourceFile::contents() const
 {
-    m_error_message.clear();
-
-    if (m_file_name.isEmpty()) {
-        m_error_message = tr("The file name is empty.");
-        return false;
-    }
-
     QDomDocument doc;
     QDomElement root = doc.createElement(QLatin1String("RCC"));
     doc.appendChild(root);
@@ -222,11 +215,19 @@ bool ResourceFile::save()
                 felt.setAttribute(QLatin1String("threshold"), file.threshold);
         }
     }
+    return doc.toString(4);
+}
 
-    QString data = doc.toString(4);
-    if (!m_textFileFormat.writeFile(m_file_name, data, &m_error_message))
+bool ResourceFile::save()
+{
+    m_error_message.clear();
+
+    if (m_file_name.isEmpty()) {
+        m_error_message = tr("The file name is empty.");
         return false;
-    return true;
+    }
+
+    return m_textFileFormat.writeFile(m_file_name, contents(), &m_error_message);
 }
 
 void ResourceFile::refresh()
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h
index b60d5ca628a8f377b06c0a4bb49eba813c920039..598f80584454aec02dcc15287f253addf4f95798 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourcefile_p.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public:
     QString fileName() const { return m_file_name; }
     bool load();
     bool save();
+    QString contents() const;
     QString errorMessage() const { return m_error_message; }
     void refresh();
 
@@ -252,6 +253,8 @@ private:
 public:
     virtual bool reload();
     virtual bool save();
+    QString contents() const { return m_resource_file.contents(); }
+
     // QString errorMessage() const { return m_resource_file.errorMessage(); }
 
     bool dirty() const { return m_dirty; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
index 4a7d7c905c52407290c1f55955ede4bb047c8a36..2b24dfa578aaf7647d0c8efc1d694d091e844dd7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,11 @@ bool ResourceView::save()
     return m_qrcModel->save();
 }
 
+QString ResourceView::contents() const
+{
+    return m_qrcModel->contents();
+}
+
 QString ResourceView::currentAlias() const
 {
     const QModelIndex current = currentIndex();
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.h
index 840897e7a0ce5c1564ea03fab162cb7b18c004bb..96d2dadf9adae341090c6a0a47e4afc4a2283265 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/qrceditor/resourceview.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 
     bool load(const QString &fileName);
     bool save();
+    QString contents() const;
     QString errorMessage() const { return m_qrcFile.errorMessage(); }
     QString fileName() const;
     void setFileName(const QString &fileName);
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
index 0b0dbd4e5616ae55dcf3dfcdf03716860818fe50..dc9fae45b104968fa39318a77512d51669046093 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ bool ResourceEditorDocument::save(QString *errorString, const QString &name, boo
     return true;
 }
 
+QString ResourceEditorDocument::plainText() const
+{
+    return m_parent->m_resourceEditor->contents();
+}
+
 bool ResourceEditorDocument::setContents(const QByteArray &contents)
 {
     Utils::TempFileSaver saver;
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
index 2ddfba91a9ecc8fefeb7031f81faef342bef5152..908a93650610059c808678eb1c846a123dc8770f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ class ResourceEditorDocument
   : public Core::IDocument
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString plainText READ plainText STORED false) // For access by code pasters
 
 public:
     ResourceEditorDocument(ResourceEditorW *parent = 0);
 
     //IDocument
     bool save(QString *errorString, const QString &fileName, bool autoSave);
+    QString plainText() const;
     bool setContents(const QByteArray &contents);
     bool shouldAutoSave() const;
     bool isModified() const;