diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
index 7ec62f33e50..58676eeb1f0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public:
     bool contains(const AT &t) const noexcept;
 #endif
 
-    template <typename AT>
+    template <typename AT = T>
     qsizetype count(const AT &t) const noexcept
     {
         return qsizetype(std::count(&*cbegin(), &*cend(), t));
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
index 1da4239d10d..a6c011b2bf6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
 */
 
 
-/*! \fn template <typename T> qsizetype QList<T>::count(parameter_type value) const
+/*! \fn template <typename T> template <typename AT = T> qsizetype QList<T>::count(const AT &value) const
 
     Returns the number of occurrences of \a value in the list.