diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp
index d2147fc9957..778e04ceb65 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.cpp
@@ -1270,31 +1270,33 @@ QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy QSqlQuery::numericalPrecisionPolicy() const
 }
 
 /*!
-  Enables or disables the positional binding for this query, depending
-  on \a enable.
-  This is useful when the query contains a '?' which must not be handled
-  as a positional binding parameter but, for example, as a JSON operator
-  for a Postgres database.
+  Enables or disables the positional \l {Approaches to Binding Values}{binding}
+  for this query, depending on \a enable (default is \c true).
+  Disabling positional bindings is useful if the query itself contains a '?'
+  which must not be handled as a positional binding parameter but, for example,
+  as a JSON operator for a PostgreSQL database.
+
   This function will have no effect when the database has native
-  support for positional bindings with question marks.
+  support for positional bindings with question marks (see also
+  \l{QSqlDriver::PositionalPlaceholders}).
 
   \since 6.7
-  \sa positionalBindingEnabled()
+  \sa isPositionalBindingEnabled()
 */
-void QSqlQuery::enablePositionalBinding(bool enable)
+void QSqlQuery::setPositionalBindingEnabled(bool enable)
 {
-    d->sqlResult->enablePositionalBinding(enable);
+    d->sqlResult->setPositionalBindingEnabled(enable);
 }
 
 /*!
-  Returns true when the positional binding is currently enabled.
+  Returns \c true if the positional binding is currently enabled.
 
   \since 6.7
-  \sa enablePositionalBinding()
+  \sa setPositionalBindingEnabled()
 */
-bool QSqlQuery::positionalBindingEnabled() const
+bool QSqlQuery::isPositionalBindingEnabled() const
 {
-    return d->sqlResult->positionalBindingEnabled();
+    return d->sqlResult->isPositionalBindingEnabled();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.h b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.h
index e0071575d88..c02c9d54903 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.h
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlquery.h
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public:
     void setNumericalPrecisionPolicy(QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy precisionPolicy);
     QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy numericalPrecisionPolicy() const;
 
-    void enablePositionalBinding(bool enable);
-    bool positionalBindingEnabled() const;
+    void setPositionalBindingEnabled(bool enable);
+    bool isPositionalBindingEnabled() const;
 
     bool seek(int i, bool relative = false);
     bool next();
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
index 97e2757f0b0..cdf17b0dac4 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.cpp
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy QSqlResult::numericalPrecisionPolicy() const
 
 /*! \internal
  */
-void QSqlResult::enablePositionalBinding(bool enable)
+void QSqlResult::setPositionalBindingEnabled(bool enable)
 {
     Q_D(QSqlResult);
     d->positionalBindingEnabled = enable;
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ void QSqlResult::enablePositionalBinding(bool enable)
 
 /*! \internal
  */
-bool QSqlResult::positionalBindingEnabled() const
+bool QSqlResult::isPositionalBindingEnabled() const
 {
     Q_D(const QSqlResult);
     return d->positionalBindingEnabled;
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.h b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.h
index 2307c12b6f4..42a4d8b686d 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.h
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqlresult.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ protected:
     virtual void detachFromResultSet();
     virtual void setNumericalPrecisionPolicy(QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy policy);
     QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy numericalPrecisionPolicy() const;
-    void enablePositionalBinding(bool enable);
-    bool positionalBindingEnabled() const;
+    void setPositionalBindingEnabled(bool enable);
+    bool isPositionalBindingEnabled() const;
     virtual bool nextResult();
     void resetBindCount(); // HACK
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlquery/tst_qsqlquery.cpp b/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlquery/tst_qsqlquery.cpp
index 70b71d66541..53f2ea48016 100644
--- a/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlquery/tst_qsqlquery.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqlquery/tst_qsqlquery.cpp
@@ -5067,7 +5067,8 @@ void tst_QSqlQuery::positionalBindingEnabled()
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, exec("CREATE TABLE " + tableName + " (integer_col integer)"));
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, exec("INSERT INTO " + tableName + "(integer_col) VALUES(42)"));
 
-    qry.enablePositionalBinding(true);
+    qry.setPositionalBindingEnabled(true);
+    QCOMPARE(qry.isPositionalBindingEnabled(), true);
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, prepare("SELECT integer_col FROM " + tableName + " WHERE integer_col = :integer_val"));
     qry.bindValue(":integer_val", 42);
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, exec());
@@ -5079,7 +5080,8 @@ void tst_QSqlQuery::positionalBindingEnabled()
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, next());
     QCOMPARE(qry.value(0).toInt(), 42);
 
-    qry.enablePositionalBinding(false);
+    qry.setPositionalBindingEnabled(false);
+    QCOMPARE(qry.isPositionalBindingEnabled(), false);
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, prepare("SELECT integer_col FROM " + tableName + " WHERE integer_col = :integer_val"));
     qry.bindValue(":integer_val", 42);
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, exec());
@@ -5109,7 +5111,7 @@ void tst_QSqlQuery::psqlJsonOperator()
     const QString &tableName = ts.tableName();
 
     QSqlQuery qry(db);
-    qry.enablePositionalBinding(false); // don't allow / handle '?' as placeholder
+    qry.setPositionalBindingEnabled(false); // don't allow / handle '?' as placeholder
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, exec("CREATE TABLE " + tableName + " (integer_col integer, json_col jsonb)"));
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, exec("INSERT INTO " + tableName + "(integer_col, json_col) VALUES(42, '{\"a\": [1, 2]}')"));
     QVERIFY_SQL(qry, exec("INSERT INTO " + tableName + "(integer_col, json_col) VALUES(43, '{\"b\": [3, 4]}')"));