diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
index fcae7117ef9..0b9d6f29f8c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ public:
     bool isUpdating() {return updating;}
     void setSticky(bool keep = true) {m_sticky = keep;}
     bool isSticky() {return m_sticky;}
+    void scheduleNotify() {pendingNotify = true;}
 
     QPropertyBindingPrivate(QMetaType metaType, const QtPrivate::BindingFunctionVTable *vtable,
                             const QPropertyBindingSourceLocation &location, bool isQQmlPropertyBinding=false)
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp
index b1cc37ab7af..080b673ac99 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ private slots:
     void selfBindingShouldNotCrash();
 
     void qpropertyAlias();
+    void scheduleNotify();
 };
 
 void tst_QProperty::functorBinding()
@@ -1874,6 +1875,21 @@ void tst_QProperty::qpropertyAlias()
     QVERIFY(!alias.isValid());
 }
 
+void tst_QProperty::scheduleNotify()
+{
+    int notifications = 0;
+    QProperty<int> p;
+    QCOMPARE(p.value(), 0);
+    const auto handler = p.addNotifier([&](){ ++notifications; });
+    QCOMPARE(notifications, 0);
+    QPropertyBinding<int> b([]() { return 0; }, QPropertyBindingSourceLocation());
+    QPropertyBindingPrivate::get(b)->scheduleNotify();
+    QCOMPARE(notifications, 0);
+    p.setBinding(b);
+    QCOMPARE(notifications, 1);
+    QCOMPARE(p.value(), 0);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QProperty);
 
 #undef QT_SOURCE_LOCATION_NAMESPACE