diff --git a/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.cpp b/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.cpp
index c8ddfbc2cc0..ae6a3678bd2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.cpp
@@ -704,6 +704,11 @@ QJsonValueRef &QJsonValueRef::operator =(const QJsonValueRef &ref)
     return *this;
 }
 
+QVariant QJsonValueRef::toVariant() const
+{
+    return toValue().toVariant();
+}
+
 QJsonArray QJsonValueRef::toArray() const
 {
     return toValue().toArray();
diff --git a/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.h b/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.h
index b7e77e4b192..372ae85290a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.h
+++ b/src/corelib/json/qjsonvalue.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ public:
     QJsonValueRef &operator = (const QJsonValue &val);
     QJsonValueRef &operator = (const QJsonValueRef &val);
 
+    QVariant toVariant() const;
     inline QJsonValue::Type type() const { return toValue().type(); }
     inline bool isNull() const { return type() == QJsonValue::Null; }
     inline bool isBool() const { return type() == QJsonValue::Bool; }