diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp
index 6aab93bd34f..c25fabf0a4b 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ bool QSqlDatabase::moveToThread(QThread *targetThread)
 
     Returns a pointer to the associated QThread instance.
 */
-QThread *QSqlDatabase::currentThread() const
+QThread *QSqlDatabase::thread() const
 {
     if (auto drv = driver())
         return drv->thread();
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h
index 073ca89c529..85d6b4d9d91 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
     void setNumericalPrecisionPolicy(QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy precisionPolicy);
     QSql::NumericalPrecisionPolicy numericalPrecisionPolicy() const;
     bool moveToThread(QThread *targetThread);
-    QThread *currentThread() const;
+    QThread *thread() const;
 
     QSqlDriver* driver() const;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase/tst_qsqldatabase.cpp b/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase/tst_qsqldatabase.cpp
index 19afacf6f91..79fe9d6333b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase/tst_qsqldatabase.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase/tst_qsqldatabase.cpp
@@ -2344,20 +2344,20 @@ void tst_QSqlDatabase::moveToThread()
     auto clonedDb = QSqlDatabase::cloneDatabase(db, "clonedDb");
     auto mainThread = QThread::currentThread();
     CHECK_DATABASE(db);
-    QCOMPARE(db.currentThread(), mainThread);
-    QCOMPARE(clonedDb.currentThread(), mainThread);
+    QCOMPARE(db.thread(), mainThread);
+    QCOMPARE(clonedDb.thread(), mainThread);
     std::unique_ptr<QThread> t(QThread::create([&] {
         db.moveToThread(mainThread);
         QThread::currentThread()->exit();
     }));
     db.moveToThread(t.get());
-    QCOMPARE(db.currentThread(), t.get());
-    QCOMPARE(clonedDb.currentThread(), mainThread);
+    QCOMPARE(db.thread(), t.get());
+    QCOMPARE(clonedDb.thread(), mainThread);
     t->start();
     QTRY_VERIFY(t->isRunning());
     QTRY_VERIFY(t->wait(30000));
-    QCOMPARE(db.currentThread(), mainThread);
-    QCOMPARE(clonedDb.currentThread(), mainThread);
+    QCOMPARE(db.thread(), mainThread);
+    QCOMPARE(clonedDb.thread(), mainThread);
     db = QSqlDatabase();
     clonedDb = QSqlDatabase();
     QSqlDatabase::removeDatabase("clonedDb");