diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp
index 7001bfa5bd5..aa1f9a4801d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "qabstracteventdispatcher.h"
 #include "qcoreapplication.h"
 #include "qcoreapplication_p.h"
-#include "qelapsedtimer.h"
+#include "qdeadlinetimer.h"
 
 #include "qobject_p.h"
 #include "qeventloop_p.h"
@@ -186,9 +186,27 @@ int QEventLoop::exec(ProcessEventsFlags flags)
 }
 
 /*!
+    \overload
+
     Process pending events that match \a flags for a maximum of \a
     maxTime milliseconds, or until there are no more events to
     process, whichever is shorter.
+
+    Equivalent to calling:
+    \code
+    processEvents(flags, QDeadlineTimer(maxTime));
+    \endcode
+*/
+void QEventLoop::processEvents(ProcessEventsFlags flags, int maxTime)
+{
+    processEvents(flags, QDeadlineTimer(maxTime));
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 6.7
+
+    Process pending events that match \a flags until \a deadline has expired,
+    or until there are no more events to process, whichever happens first.
     This function is especially useful if you have a long running
     operation and want to show its progress without allowing user
     input, i.e. by using the \l ExcludeUserInputEvents flag.
@@ -201,16 +219,14 @@ int QEventLoop::exec(ProcessEventsFlags flags)
        and will be ignored.
     \endlist
 */
-void QEventLoop::processEvents(ProcessEventsFlags flags, int maxTime)
+void QEventLoop::processEvents(ProcessEventsFlags flags, QDeadlineTimer deadline)
 {
     Q_D(QEventLoop);
     if (!d->threadData.loadRelaxed()->hasEventDispatcher())
         return;
 
-    QElapsedTimer start;
-    start.start();
     while (processEvents(flags & ~WaitForMoreEvents)) {
-        if (start.elapsed() > maxTime)
+        if (deadline.hasExpired())
             break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h
index 387fcbbeaa4..98ad1451dd2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventloop.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #define QEVENTLOOP_H
 
 #include <QtCore/qobject.h>
+#include <QtCore/qdeadlinetimer.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     bool processEvents(ProcessEventsFlags flags = AllEvents);
     void processEvents(ProcessEventsFlags flags, int maximumTime);
+    void processEvents(ProcessEventsFlags flags, QDeadlineTimer deadline);
 
     int exec(ProcessEventsFlags flags = AllEvents);
     bool isRunning() const;