diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
index 30c78c2c4dc..b9ff33aca62 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ public:
     using rvalue_ref = T &&;
 #endif
 
-    DataPointer &data_ptr() { return d; }
-    const DataPointer &data_ptr() const { return d; }
+    DataPointer &data_ptr() &             { return d; }
+    const DataPointer &data_ptr() const & { return d; }
+    DataPointer &&data_ptr() &&           { return std::move(d); }
+    // No current use-case for a `const &&` overload
 
     class const_iterator;
     class iterator {
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
index ce7dabe39b2..ac0dd420157 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
@@ -1640,8 +1640,9 @@
 */
 
 /*!
-    \fn template <typename T> QList<T>::DataPointer &QList<T>::data_ptr();
-    \fn template <typename T> const QList<T>::DataPointer &QList<T>::data_ptr() const;
+    \fn template <typename T> QList<T>::DataPointer &QList<T>::data_ptr() &;
+    \fn template <typename T> const QList<T>::DataPointer &QList<T>::data_ptr() const &;
+    \fn template <typename T> QList<T>::DataPointer QList<T>::data_ptr() &&;
 
     \internal
     \since 6.10
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
index 9ebfd7aee05..cdd567f979d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlist/tst_qlist.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ private slots:
     void countCustom() const { count<Custom>(); }
     void cpp17ctad() const;
     void data() const;
+    void reinterpreted() const;
     void emptyInt() const { empty<int>(); }
     void emptyMovable() const { empty<Movable>(); }
     void emptyCustom() const { empty<Custom>(); }
@@ -776,7 +777,7 @@ void tst_QList::assignEmpty() const
     using T = int;
     QList<T> list;
     QList<T> ref1 = list;
-    QVERIFY(list.d.needsDetach());
+    QVERIFY(list.data_ptr().needsDetach());
     list.assign(list.begin(), list.begin());
 
 #if !defined Q_OS_QNX // QNX has problems with the empty istream_iterator
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ void tst_QList::assignEmpty() const
     list.squeeze();
     QCOMPARE_EQ(list.capacity(), 0);
     ref1 = list;
-    QVERIFY(list.d.needsDetach());
+    QVERIFY(list.data_ptr().needsDetach());
     list.assign(empty, empty);
 #endif
 }
@@ -1340,6 +1341,29 @@ void tst_QList::data() const
     QVERIFY(!constVec.isDetached()); // const data() does not detach()
 }
 
+void tst_QList::reinterpreted() const
+{
+    const QList<char16_t> expected = {char16_t(42), char16_t(43), char16_t(44)};
+    {
+        QList<ushort> t = {42, 43, 44};
+        const auto size = t.size();
+        QList<char16_t> x = std::move(t.data_ptr()).reinterpreted<char16_t>();
+
+        QVERIFY(t.data_ptr().isNull());
+        QCOMPARE(x.size(), size);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(x, expected);
+    }
+    {
+        QList<ushort> t = {42, 43, 44};
+        const auto size = t.size();
+        QList<char16_t> x = std::move(t).data_ptr().reinterpreted<char16_t>();
+
+        QVERIFY(t.data_ptr().isNull());
+        QCOMPARE(x.size(), size);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(x, expected);
+    }
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 void tst_QList::empty() const
 {