diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.cpp
index 8ef174ebfcf..3d3e0c782ad 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,10 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     \c{QT_ENABLE_QEXPLICITLYSHAREDDATAPOINTER_STATICCAST} macro, and
     therefore to allow old code (that relied on this feature) to
     compile without modifications.
+
+    \note Usage of the
+    \c{QT_ENABLE_QEXPLICITLYSHAREDDATAPOINTER_STATICCAST} macro is
+    deprecated. The macro will be removed in a future version of Qt.
 */
 
 /*! \fn template <class T> QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<T>& QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<T>::operator=(const QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<T>& o)
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.h b/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.h
index 4c4153a506c..bb0ef6ad9fa 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qshareddata.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public:
     Q_NODISCARD_CTOR
     QExplicitlySharedDataPointer(const QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<X> &o) noexcept
 #ifdef QT_ENABLE_QEXPLICITLYSHAREDDATAPOINTER_STATICCAST
-        : d(static_cast<T *>(o.data()))
+        : d(warnIfQExplicitlySharedDataPointerStaticCastMacroDefined(), static_cast<T *>(o.data()))
 #else
         : d(o.data())
 #endif
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ protected:
 private:
     void detach_helper();
 
+#ifdef QT_ENABLE_QEXPLICITLYSHAREDDATAPOINTER_STATICCAST
+    [[deprecated("Usage of QT_ENABLE_QEXPLICITLYSHAREDDATAPOINTER_STATICCAST is deprecated.")]]
+    constexpr void warnIfQExplicitlySharedDataPointerStaticCastMacroDefined() {}
+#endif
+
     T *d;
 };