diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp
index aebdd68428b..c884844db3a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@
     pointed to.
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn template <class T> template <class X> QPointer<T>::QPointer(QPointer<X> &&other)
+    \fn template <class T> template <class X> QPointer<T>::QPointer(const QPointer<X> &other)
+    \since 6.6
+
+    Conversion constructor. Constructs a new QPointer by moving or copying from
+    \a other.
+
+    The moved-from QPointer is reset to nullptr.
+
+    \note These constructors participate in overload resolution only if \c{X*}
+    is convertible to \c{T*}.
+*/
+
 /*!
     \fn template <class T> void QPointer<T>::swap(QPointer &other)
     \since 5.6
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h
index 2c824411641..ada4445d43d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class QPointer
 {
     static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "QPointer's template type must not be a pointer type");
 
+    template <typename X>
+    using if_convertible = std::enable_if_t<std::is_convertible_v<X*, T*>, bool>;
+    template <typename X>
+    friend class QPointer;
+
     using QObjectType =
         typename std::conditional<std::is_const<T>::value, const QObject, QObject>::type;
     QWeakPointer<QObjectType> wp;
@@ -27,6 +32,11 @@ public:
     // compiler-generated copy/move ctor/assignment operators are fine!
     // compiler-generated dtor is fine!
 
+    template <typename X, if_convertible<X> = true>
+    QPointer(QPointer<X> &&other) noexcept : wp(std::move(other.wp)) {}
+    template <typename X, if_convertible<X> = true>
+    QPointer(const QPointer<X> &other) noexcept : wp(other.wp) {}
+
 #ifdef Q_QDOC
     // Stop qdoc from complaining about missing function
     ~QPointer();
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
index 9886ab84f29..0af37237044 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qpointer/tst_qpointer.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
     void constructors();
+    void conversion();
     void destructor();
     void assignment_operators();
     void equality_operators();
@@ -44,6 +45,31 @@ void tst_QPointer::constructors()
     QCOMPARE(p3, QPointer<QObject>(this));
 }
 
+void tst_QPointer::conversion()
+{
+    // copy-conversion:
+    {
+        QFile file;
+        QPointer<QFile> pf = &file;
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pf, &file);
+        QPointer<QIODevice> pio = pf;
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pio, &file);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pio.get(), &file);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pio, pf);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pio.get(), pf.get());
+    }
+    // move-conversion:
+    {
+        QFile file;
+        QPointer<QFile> pf = &file;
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pf, &file);
+        QPointer<QIODevice> pio = std::move(pf);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pf, nullptr);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pio, &file);
+        QCOMPARE_EQ(pio.get(), &file);
+    }
+}
+
 void tst_QPointer::destructor()
 {
     // Make two QPointer's to the same object