diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
index 77349d511d0..bb4eb5aeb21 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -1300,20 +1300,50 @@ qint64 QFileInfo::size() const
     return d->fileSize;
 }
 
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 10)
 /*!
-    Returns the date and local time when the file was created.
+    \deprecated
 
-    On most Unix systems, this function returns the time of the last
-    status change. A status change occurs when the file is created,
-    but it also occurs whenever the user writes or sets inode
-    information (for example, changing the file permissions).
+    Returns the date and time when the file was created, the time its metadata
+    was last changed or the time of last modification, whichever one of the
+    three is available (in that order).
 
-    If neither creation time nor "last status change" time are not
-    available, returns the same as lastModified().
+    This function is deprecated. Instead, use the birthTime() function to get
+    the time the file was created, metadataChangeTime() to get the time its
+    metadata was last changed, or lastModified() to get the time it was last modified.
+
+    \sa birthTime(), metadataChangeTime(), lastModified(), lastRead()
+*/
+QDateTime QFileInfo::created() const
+{
+    return fileTime(QFile::FileCreationTime);
+}
+#endif
+
+/*!
+    \since 5.10
+    Returns the date and time when the file was created / born.
+
+    If the file birth time is not available, this function returns an invalid
+    QDateTime.
+
+    \sa lastModified(), lastRead(), metadataChangeTime()
+*/
+QDateTime QFileInfo::birthTime() const
+{
+    return fileTime(QFile::FileCreationTime);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 5.10
+    Returns the date and time when the file metadata was changed. A metadata
+    change occurs when the file is created, but it also occurs whenever the
+    user writes or sets inode information (for example, changing the file
+    permissions).
 
     \sa lastModified(), lastRead()
 */
-QDateTime QFileInfo::created() const
+QDateTime QFileInfo::metadataChangeTime() const
 {
     return fileTime(QFile::FileCreationTime);
 }
@@ -1321,7 +1351,7 @@ QDateTime QFileInfo::created() const
 /*!
     Returns the date and local time when the file was last modified.
 
-    \sa created(), lastRead(), fileTime()
+    \sa birthTime(), lastRead(), metadataChangeTime(), fileTime()
 */
 QDateTime QFileInfo::lastModified() const
 {
@@ -1334,7 +1364,7 @@ QDateTime QFileInfo::lastModified() const
     On platforms where this information is not available, returns the
     same as lastModified().
 
-    \sa created(), lastModified(), fileTime()
+    \sa birthTime(), lastModified(), metadataChangeTime(), fileTime()
 */
 QDateTime QFileInfo::lastRead() const
 {
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.h b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.h
index 845fdefac76..f295a86015b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.h
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ public:
     qint64 size() const;
 
     // ### Qt6: inline these functions
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 10)
+    QT_DEPRECATED_X("Use either birthTime() or metadataChangeTime()")
     QDateTime created() const;
+#endif
+    QDateTime birthTime() const;
+    QDateTime metadataChangeTime() const;
     QDateTime lastModified() const;
     QDateTime lastRead() const;
     QDateTime fileTime(QFile::FileTime time) const;
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
index 4c015be5aad..b269e3e1e40 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -1034,6 +1034,11 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::systemFiles()
     QVERIFY2(fi.exists(), msgDoesNotExist(fi.absoluteFilePath()).constData());
     QVERIFY(fi.size() > 0);
     QVERIFY(fi.lastModified().isValid());
+    QVERIFY(fi.metadataChangeTime().isValid());
+    QCOMPARE(fi.metadataChangeTime(), fi.lastModified());   // On Windows, they're the same
+    QVERIFY(fi.birthTime().isValid());
+    QVERIFY(fi.birthTime() <= fi.lastModified());
+    QCOMPARE(fi.created(), fi.birthTime());                 // On Windows, they're the same
 }
 
 void tst_QFileInfo::compare_data()
@@ -1145,6 +1150,8 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::fileTimes()
     QTest::qSleep(sleepTime);
     {
         QFileInfo fileInfo(fileName);
+        QVERIFY(!fileInfo.birthTime().isValid() || fileInfo.birthTime() < beforeWrite);
+        QVERIFY(fileInfo.metadataChangeTime() < beforeWrite);
         QVERIFY(fileInfo.created() < beforeWrite);
         QFile file(fileName);
         QVERIFY(file.open(QFile::ReadWrite | QFile::Text));
@@ -1156,10 +1163,8 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::fileTimes()
     QTest::qSleep(sleepTime);
     {
         QFileInfo fileInfo(fileName);
-// On unix created() returns the same as lastModified().
-#if !defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
-        QVERIFY(fileInfo.created() < beforeWrite);
-#endif
+        QVERIFY(!fileInfo.birthTime().isValid() || fileInfo.birthTime() < beforeWrite);
+        QVERIFY(fileInfo.metadataChangeTime() > beforeWrite);
         QVERIFY(fileInfo.lastModified() > beforeWrite);
         QFile file(fileName);
         QVERIFY(file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text));
@@ -1169,9 +1174,9 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::fileTimes()
     }
 
     QFileInfo fileInfo(fileName);
-#if !defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
-    QVERIFY(fileInfo.created() < beforeWrite);
-#endif
+    QVERIFY(!fileInfo.birthTime().isValid() || fileInfo.birthTime() < beforeWrite);
+    QVERIFY(fileInfo.metadataChangeTime() > beforeWrite);
+
     //In Vista the last-access timestamp is not updated when the file is accessed/touched (by default).
     //To enable this the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate
     //is set to 0, in the test machine.
@@ -1901,6 +1906,8 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::invalidState()
         info.setCaching(false);
 
         info.created();
+        info.birthTime();
+        info.metadataChangeTime();
         info.lastRead();
         info.lastModified();
     }
@@ -1913,6 +1920,8 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::invalidState()
         info.setCaching(false);
 
         info.created();
+        info.birthTime();
+        info.metadataChangeTime();
         info.lastRead();
         info.lastModified();
     }
@@ -1925,6 +1934,8 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::invalidState()
         info.setCaching(false);
 
         info.created();
+        info.birthTime();
+        info.metadataChangeTime();
         info.lastRead();
         info.lastModified();
     }
@@ -1937,6 +1948,8 @@ void tst_QFileInfo::nonExistingFileDates()
     QFileInfo info("non-existing-file.foobar");
     QVERIFY(!info.exists());
     QVERIFY(!info.created().isValid());
+    QVERIFY(!info.birthTime().isValid());
+    QVERIFY(!info.metadataChangeTime().isValid());
     QVERIFY(!info.lastRead().isValid());
     QVERIFY(!info.lastModified().isValid());
 }