diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h b/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h
index d6ae2570ae3..2671ba374fe 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qspan.h
@@ -433,6 +433,29 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QSpan<T> sliced(size_type pos) const { return subspan(pos); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QSpan<T> sliced(size_type pos, size_type n) const { return subspan(pos, n); }
 
+private:
+    // [span.objectrep]
+    [[nodiscard]] friend
+    QSpan<const std::byte, E == q20::dynamic_extent ? q20::dynamic_extent : E * sizeof(T)>
+    as_bytes(QSpan s) noexcept
+    {
+        using R = QSpan<const std::byte, E == q20::dynamic_extent ? q20::dynamic_extent : E * sizeof(T)>;
+        return R{reinterpret_cast<const std::byte *>(s.data()), s.size_bytes()};
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    using if_mutable = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_const_v<U>, bool>;
+
+#ifndef Q_QDOC
+    template <typename T2 = T, if_mutable<T2> = true>
+#endif
+    [[nodiscard]] friend
+    QSpan<std::byte, E == q20::dynamic_extent ? q20::dynamic_extent : E * sizeof(T)>
+    as_writable_bytes(QSpan s) noexcept
+    {
+        using R = QSpan<std::byte, E == q20::dynamic_extent ? q20::dynamic_extent : E * sizeof(T)>;
+        return R{reinterpret_cast<std::byte *>(s.data()), s.size_bytes()};
+    }
 }; // class QSpan
 
 // [span.deduct]
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qspan.qdoc b/src/corelib/tools/qspan.qdoc
index 6aaa386cafb..9b55b09bf75 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qspan.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qspan.qdoc
@@ -647,3 +647,37 @@
     \sa subspan(), first(QSpan<T,E>::size_type), last(QSpan<T,E>::size_type)
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn template <typename T, size_t E> auto QSpan<T, E>::as_bytes(QSpan s)
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Returns \a s as a \c{QSpan<const std::byte, E'>} whose size() is equal to
+    \c{s.size_bytes()}.
+
+    If \c{E} is \c{std::dynamic_extent} then so is \c{E'}.
+    Otherwise, \c{E' = E * sizeof(T)}.
+
+    \note \c{q20::dynamic_extent} is a C++17 backport of C++20's
+    \l{https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/span/dynamic_extent}{\c{std::dynamic_extent}}.
+
+    \sa as_writable_bytes(), size_bytes()
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn template <typename T, size_t E> auto QSpan<T, E>::as_writable_bytes(QSpan s)
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Returns \a s as a \c{QSpan<std::byte, E'>} whose size() is equal to
+    \c{s.size_bytes()}.
+
+    If \c{E} is \c{std::dynamic_extent} then so is \c{E'}.
+    Otherwise, \c{E' = E * sizeof(T)}.
+
+    \note This function participates in overload resolution only if
+    \c{!std::is_const_v<T>}.
+
+    \note \c{q20::dynamic_extent} is a C++17 backport of C++20's
+    \l{https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/span/dynamic_extent}{\c{std::dynamic_extent}}.
+
+    \sa as_bytes(), size_bytes()
+*/
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp
index 83ff252b099..c7456ac7f27 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qspan/tst_qspan.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ private:
     void from_variable_size_container_impl(C &&c) const;
 };
 
+template <typename T>
+const void *as_const_void(T *p) noexcept { return static_cast<const void *>(p); }
+
 #define RETURN_IF_FAILED() \
     do { if (QTest::currentTestFailed()) return; } while (false)
 
@@ -334,6 +337,8 @@ void tst_QSpan::from_container_impl(C &&c) const
     const auto c_data = QSpanPrivate::adl_data(c);
 
     using V = std::remove_reference_t<QSpanPrivate::range_reference_t<C>>;
+    constexpr auto ExpectedBytesExtent
+        = ExpectedExtent == q20::dynamic_extent ? q20::dynamic_extent : ExpectedExtent * sizeof(V);
     {
         QSpan si = c; // CTAD
         static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(si), QSpan<V, ExpectedExtent>>);
@@ -344,6 +349,20 @@ void tst_QSpan::from_container_impl(C &&c) const
         check_nonempty_span(si, c_size);
         RETURN_IF_FAILED();
 
+        auto bi = as_bytes(si);
+        static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(bi), QSpan<const std::byte, ExpectedBytesExtent>>);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(bi.size(), si.size_bytes());
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(as_const_void(bi.data()),
+                    as_const_void(si.data()));
+
+        if constexpr (!std::is_const_v<V>) { // e.g. std::initializer_list<int>
+            auto wbi = as_writable_bytes(si);
+            static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(wbi), QSpan<std::byte, ExpectedBytesExtent>>);
+            QCOMPARE_EQ(wbi.size(), si.size_bytes());
+            QCOMPARE_EQ(as_const_void(wbi.data()),
+                        as_const_void(si.data()));
+        }
+
         QSpan<const int> sci = c;
 
         QCOMPARE_EQ(sci.size(), c_size);
@@ -351,6 +370,12 @@ void tst_QSpan::from_container_impl(C &&c) const
 
         check_nonempty_span(sci, c_size);
         RETURN_IF_FAILED();
+
+        auto bci = as_bytes(sci);
+        static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(bci), QSpan<const std::byte>>);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(bci.size(), sci.size_bytes());
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(as_const_void(bci.data()),
+                    as_const_void(sci.data()));
     }
     {
         QSpan sci = std::as_const(c); // CTAD
@@ -361,6 +386,12 @@ void tst_QSpan::from_container_impl(C &&c) const
 
         check_nonempty_span(sci, c_size);
         RETURN_IF_FAILED();
+
+        auto bci = as_bytes(sci);
+        static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(bci), QSpan<const std::byte, ExpectedBytesExtent>>);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(bci.size(), sci.size_bytes());
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(as_const_void(bci.data()),
+                    as_const_void(sci.data()));
     }
 }