diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 8d131cecc5b..eee9cbd793e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ QObjectPrivate::QObjectPrivate(int version)
     metaObject = nullptr;
     isWindow = false;
     deleteLaterCalled = false;
+    isQuickItem = false;
 }
 
 QObjectPrivate::~QObjectPrivate()
@@ -1303,6 +1304,17 @@ QBindable<QString> QObject::bindableObjectName()
     \c{inherits("QWindow")}, except that it is much faster.
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn bool QObject::isQuickItemType() const
+
+    Returns \c true if the object is a QQuickItem; otherwise returns \c false.
+
+    Calling this function is equivalent to calling
+    \c{inherits("QQuickItem")}, except that it is much faster.
+
+    \since 6.4
+*/
+
 /*!
     This virtual function receives events to an object and should
     return true if the event \a e was recognized and processed.
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
index 8a45e73b0e9..b186845c400 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public:
     uint receiveChildEvents : 1;
     uint isWindow : 1; // for QWindow
     uint deleteLaterCalled : 1;
-    uint unused : 24;
+    uint isQuickItem : 1;
+    uint unused : 23;
     int postedEvents;
     QDynamicMetaObjectData *metaObject;
     QBindingStorage bindingStorage;
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ public:
 
     inline bool isWidgetType() const { return d_ptr->isWidget; }
     inline bool isWindowType() const { return d_ptr->isWindow; }
+    inline bool isQuickItemType() const { return d_ptr->isQuickItem; }
 
     inline bool signalsBlocked() const noexcept { return d_ptr->blockSig; }
     bool blockSignals(bool b) noexcept;