diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindPoppler.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindPoppler.cmake
index 6389a625d..10e1ec71c 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindPoppler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindPoppler.cmake
@@ -135,9 +135,20 @@ int main()
 }
 " HAVE_POPPLER_0_28)
 
+check_cxx_source_compiles("
+#include <poppler-qt4.h>
+int main()
+{
+  Poppler::PageTransition *p = 0;
+  return p->durationReal();
+}
+" HAVE_POPPLER_0_37)
+
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-  if (HAVE_POPPLER_0_28)
+  if (HAVE_POPPLER_0_37)
+    set(popplerVersionMessage "0.37")
+  elseif (HAVE_POPPLER_0_28)
     set(popplerVersionMessage "0.28")
   elseif (HAVE_POPPLER_0_24)
     set(popplerVersionMessage "0.24")
diff --git a/core/pagetransition.cpp b/core/pagetransition.cpp
index d57106dda..5745221ac 100644
--- a/core/pagetransition.cpp
+++ b/core/pagetransition.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class PageTransition::Private
         }
 
         Type m_type;
-        int m_duration;
+        double m_duration;
         Alignment m_alignment;
         Direction m_direction;
         int m_angle;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ PageTransition::Type PageTransition::type() const
     return d->m_type;
 }
 
-int PageTransition::duration() const
+double PageTransition::duration() const
 {
     return d->m_duration;
 }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void PageTransition::setType( Type type )
     d->m_type = type;
 }
 
-void PageTransition::setDuration( int duration )
+void PageTransition::setDuration( double duration )
 {
     d->m_duration = duration;
 }
diff --git a/core/pagetransition.h b/core/pagetransition.h
index 4b6e7f9fe..f6935286a 100644
--- a/core/pagetransition.h
+++ b/core/pagetransition.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class OKULAR_EXPORT PageTransition
         /**
          * Returns the duration of the transition in seconds.
          */
-        int duration() const;
+        double duration() const;
 
         /**
          * Returns the alignment of the transition.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class OKULAR_EXPORT PageTransition
         /**
          * Sets the @p duration in seconds for the transition.
          */
-        void setDuration( int duration );
+        void setDuration( double duration );
 
         /**
          * Sets the @p alignment of the transition (@ref Alignment).
diff --git a/generators/poppler/config-okular-poppler.h.cmake b/generators/poppler/config-okular-poppler.h.cmake
index 1e8ff9ed3..c3e9b1865 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/config-okular-poppler.h.cmake
+++ b/generators/poppler/config-okular-poppler.h.cmake
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@
 
 /* Defined if we have the 0.28 version of the Poppler library */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_POPPLER_0_28 1
+
+/* Defined if we have the 0.37 version of the Poppler library */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_POPPLER_0_37 1
diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
index ca5229654..a65487af0 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
@@ -1515,7 +1515,11 @@ void PDFGenerator::addTransition( Poppler::Page * pdfPage, Okular::Page * page )
             break;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_POPPLER_0_37
+    transition->setDuration( pdfTransition->durationReal() );
+#else
     transition->setDuration( pdfTransition->duration() );
+#endif
 
     switch ( pdfTransition->alignment() ) {
         case Poppler::PageTransition::Horizontal: