diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
index 52f36aa7ce7..2e5b18501a1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
@@ -1755,4 +1755,17 @@ const bool VectorBoolElements::true_element = true;
 const bool VectorBoolElements::false_element = false;
 }
 
+namespace QtPrivate {
+#ifndef QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
+// Explicit instantiation definition
+#define QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_ITER(TypeName, Id, Name) template class QMetaTypeForType<Name>;
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_PRIMITIVE_TYPE(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_PRIMITIVE_POINTER(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_CORE_CLASS(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_CORE_POINTER(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_CORE_TEMPLATE(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+#undef QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_TEMPLATE_ITER
+#endif
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
index 7ee6a2662d8..f9d7fe9f032 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
@@ -2723,6 +2723,24 @@ QMetaTypeInterface QMetaTypeForType<T>::metaType = {
 template<typename T>
 constexpr const decltype(typenameHelper<T>()) QMetaTypeForType<T>::name = typenameHelper<T>();
 
+template<>
+class QMetaTypeForType<void>
+{
+};
+
+#ifndef QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
+#define QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_ITER(TypeName, Id, Name)                               \
+    extern template class Q_CORE_EXPORT QMetaTypeForType<Name>;
+QT_WARNING_PUSH
+QT_WARNING_DISABLE_GCC("-Wattributes") // false positive because of QMetaTypeForType<void>
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_PRIMITIVE_TYPE(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_WARNING_POP
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_PRIMITIVE_POINTER(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_CORE_CLASS(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_CORE_POINTER(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_CORE_TEMPLATE(QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_ITER)
+#undef QT_METATYPE_DECLARE_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_ITER
+#endif
 
 template<typename T>
 constexpr QMetaTypeInterface *qMetaTypeIntefaceForType()