diff --git a/src/testlib/qpropertytesthelper_p.h b/src/testlib/qpropertytesthelper_p.h
index 1a769bc3f04..7b22e157843 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qpropertytesthelper_p.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qpropertytesthelper_p.h
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ void testReadWritePropertyBasics(
     // get the property
     const QMetaObject *metaObject = instance.metaObject();
     QMetaProperty metaProperty = metaObject->property(metaObject->indexOfProperty(propertyName));
+    QVERIFY2(metaProperty.metaType() == QMetaType::fromType<PropertyType>(),
+             QByteArray("Preconditions not met for") +  propertyName  + '\n' +
+             "The type of initial and changed value does not match the type of the property."
+             "Please ensure that the types match exactly (convertability is not enough)."
+             "You can provide the template types to the function explicitly to force a certain type");
 
     // in case the TestedClass has setProperty()/property() methods.
     QObject &testedObj = static_cast<QObject &>(instance);
@@ -268,6 +273,12 @@ void testReadOnlyPropertyBasics(
     // in case the TestedClass has setProperty()/property() methods.
     QObject &testedObj = static_cast<QObject &>(instance);
 
+    QVERIFY2(metaProperty.metaType() == QMetaType::fromType<PropertyType>(),
+             QByteArray("Preconditions not met for") +  propertyName  + '\n' +
+             "The type of initial and changed value does not match the type of the property."
+             "Please ensure that the types match exactly (convertability is not enough)."
+             "You can provide the template types to the function explicitly to force a certain type");
+
     QVERIFY2(metaProperty.isBindable(), "Preconditions not met for " + QByteArray(propertyName));
 
     QUntypedBindable bindable = metaProperty.bindable(&instance);