diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index b7a351dac5d..e26dcfb326a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Core
         global/qtclasshelpermacros.h
         global/qtconfiginclude.h
         global/qtconfigmacros.h
+        global/qtcoreglobal.h global/qtcoreglobal_p.h
         global/qtdeprecationmarkers.h
         global/qtenvironmentvariables.cpp global/qtenvironmentvariables.h
         global/qtenvironmentvariables_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index 2d70e82370d..07fc99b20b0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 #  include <stddef.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <QtCore/qtversionchecks.h>
-#include <QtCore/qtconfigmacros.h>
-#include <QtCore/qtcoreexports.h>
+#include <QtCore/qtcoreglobal.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/qtpreprocessorsupport.h>
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal_p.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal_p.h
index 31f67510e3b..1911d3c3e7c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal_p.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #include "qglobal_p.h"      // include self to avoid syncqt warning - no-op
 
 #ifndef QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
-#include <QtCore/private/qconfig_p.h>
-#include <QtCore/private/qtcore-config_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/private/qtcoreglobal_p.h>
 #endif
 
 #if defined(Q_CC_MSVC)
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qtcoreglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qtcoreglobal.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b067f449528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qtcoreglobal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2020 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#if 0
+#pragma qt_class(QtCoreGlobal)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef QTCOREGLOBAL_H
+#define QTCOREGLOBAL_H
+
+#include <QtCore/qtversionchecks.h>
+#include <QtCore/qtconfigmacros.h>
+#include <QtCore/qtcoreexports.h>
+
+#endif // QTCOREGLOBAL_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qtcoreglobal_p.h b/src/corelib/global/qtcoreglobal_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46ad68ad7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qtcoreglobal_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+// Copyright (C) 2020 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#ifndef QTCOREGLOBAL_P_H
+#define QTCOREGLOBAL_P_H
+
+//
+//  W A R N I N G
+//  -------------
+//
+// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists purely as an
+// implementation detail.  This header file may change from version to
+// version without notice, or even be removed.
+//
+// We mean it.
+//
+
+#include <QtCore/private/qconfig_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/private/qtcore-config_p.h>
+
+#endif // QTCOREGLOBAL_P_H