diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h b/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h
index 5137416fafc..f72329d9d5f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h
@@ -76,14 +76,25 @@ using is_qualification_conversion =
 template <typename From, typename To>
 constexpr inline bool is_qualification_conversion_v = is_qualification_conversion<From, To>::value;
 
+namespace AdlTester {
+#define MAKE_ADL_TEST(what) \
+    using std:: what; /* bring into scope */ \
+    template <typename T> using what ## _result = decltype( what (std::declval<T&&>())); \
+    /* end */
+MAKE_ADL_TEST(begin)
+MAKE_ADL_TEST(data)
+MAKE_ADL_TEST(size)
+#undef MAKE_ADL_TEST
+}
+
 // Replacements for std::ranges::XXX(), but only bringing in ADL XXX()s,
 // not doing the extra work C++20 requires
 template <typename Range>
-decltype(auto) adl_begin(Range &&r) { using std::begin; return begin(r); }
+AdlTester::begin_result<Range> adl_begin(Range &&r) { using std::begin; return begin(r); }
 template <typename Range>
-decltype(auto) adl_data(Range &&r)  { using std::data; return data(r); }
+AdlTester::data_result<Range>  adl_data(Range &&r)  { using std::data; return data(r); }
 template <typename Range>
-decltype(auto) adl_size(Range &&r)  { using std::size; return size(r); }
+AdlTester::size_result<Range>  adl_size(Range &&r)  { using std::size; return size(r); }
 
 // Replacement for std::ranges::iterator_t (which depends on C++20 std::ranges::begin)
 // This one uses adl_begin() instead.
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp
index d994484c7b3..c1bd780cb68 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ static_assert(!std::is_convertible_v<QSpan<const int, 42>, std::span<int, 42>>);
 static_assert(!std::is_convertible_v<QSpan<const int, 0>, std::span<int, 0>>);
 #endif // __cpp_lib_span
 
+// Spans don't convert from nonsense:
+static_assert(!std::is_constructible_v<QSpan<const int>, int&&>);
+
 class tst_QSpan : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT