diff --git a/meta/classes/gtk-immodules-cache.bbclass b/meta/classes/gtk-immodules-cache.bbclass
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+# This class will update the inputmethod module cache for virtual keyboards
+#
+# Usage: Set GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES to the packages that needs to update the inputmethod modules
+
+DEPENDS =+ "qemu-native"
+
+inherit qemu
+
+GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES ?= "${PN}"
+
+gtk_immodule_cache_postinst() {
+if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
+    for maj_ver in 2 3; do
+        if [ -x $D${bindir}/gtk-query-immodules-$maj_ver.0 ]; then
+            IMFILES=$(ls $D${libdir}/gtk-$maj_ver.0/*/immodules/*.so)
+            ${@qemu_run_binary(d, '$D', '${bindir}/gtk-query-immodules-$maj_ver.0')} \
+                $IMFILES > $D/etc/gtk-$maj_ver.0/gtk.immodules 2>/dev/null &&
+                sed -i -e "s:$D::" $D/etc/gtk-$maj_ver.0/gtk.immodules
+
+            [ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    exit 0
+fi
+if [ ! -z `which gtk-query-immodules-2.0` ]; then
+    gtk-query-immodules-2.0 > /etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules
+fi
+if [ ! -z `which gtk-query-immodules-3.0` ]; then
+    gtk-query-immodules-3.0 > /etc/gtk-3.0/gtk.immodules
+fi
+}
+
+gtk_immodule_cache_postrm() {
+if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
+    for maj_ver in 2 3; do
+        if [ -x $D${bindir}/gtk-query-immodules-$maj_ver.0 ]; then
+            IMFILES=$(ls $D${libdir}/gtk-$maj_ver.0/*/immodules/*.so)
+            ${@qemu_run_binary(d, '$D', '${bindir}/gtk-query-immodules-$maj_ver.0')} \
+                $IMFILES > $D/etc/gtk-$maj_ver.0/gtk.immodules 2>/dev/null &&
+                sed -i -e "s:$D::" $D/etc/gtk-$maj_ver.0/gtk.immodules
+
+            [ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+
+    exit 0
+fi
+if [ ! -z `which gtk-query-immodules-2.0` ]; then
+    gtk-query-immodules-2.0 > /etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules
+fi
+if [ ! -z `which gtk-query-immodules-3.0` ]; then
+    gtk-query-immodules-3.0 > /etc/gtk-3.0/gtk.immodules
+fi
+}
+
+python populate_packages_append () {
+    gtkimmodules_pkgs = d.getVar('GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES', True).split()
+
+    for pkg in gtkimmodules_pkgs:
+            bb.note("adding gtk-immodule-cache postinst and postrm scripts to %s" % pkg)
+
+            postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True)
+            if not postinst:
+                postinst = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+            postinst += d.getVar('gtk_immodule_cache_postinst', True)
+            d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, postinst)
+
+            postrm = d.getVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, True)
+            if not postrm:
+                postrm = '#!/bin/sh\n'
+            postrm += d.getVar('gtk_immodule_cache_postrm', True)
+            d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s' % pkg, postrm)
+}
+
+python __anonymous() {
+    if not bb.data.inherits_class('native', d) and not bb.data.inherits_class('cross', d):
+        gtkimmodules_check = d.getVar('GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES', False)
+        if not gtkimmodules_check:
+            bb_filename = d.getVar('FILE', False)
+            raise bb.build.FuncFailed("ERROR: %s inherits gtk-immodules-cache but doesn't set GTKIMMODULES_PACKAGES" % bb_filename)
+}
+