diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
index b20875c423d..8235fbf1907 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
 /*! \fn template <typename T> void QFuture<T>::waitForFinished()
 
     Waits for the asynchronous computation to finish (including cancel()ed
-    computations).
+    computations), i.e. until isFinished() returns \c true.
 */
 
 /*! \fn template <typename T> T QFuture<T>::result() const
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp
index a625e05aac3..600dd9bd3f1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void QFutureInterfaceBase::waitForResult(int resultIndex)
 void QFutureInterfaceBase::waitForFinished()
 {
     QMutexLocker lock(&d->m_mutex);
-    const bool alreadyFinished = !isRunningOrPending();
+    const bool alreadyFinished = isFinished();
     lock.unlock();
 
     if (!alreadyFinished) {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void QFutureInterfaceBase::waitForFinished()
 
         lock.relock();
 
-        while (isRunningOrPending())
+        while (!isFinished())
             d->waitCondition.wait(&d->m_mutex);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.cpp
index 75f5e297e2f..d59b6755a4b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ bool QFutureWatcherBase::isSuspended() const
 /*! \fn template <typename T> void QFutureWatcher<T>::waitForFinished()
 
     Waits for the asynchronous computation to finish (including cancel()ed
-    computations).
+    computations), i.e. until isFinished() returns \c true.
 */
 void QFutureWatcherBase::waitForFinished()
 {
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
index c1b562e7f49..e6f6827f3f7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ private slots:
     void takeResultWorksForTypesWithoutDefaultCtor();
     void canceledFutureIsNotValid();
     void signalConnect();
+    void waitForFinished();
 
 private:
     using size_type = std::vector<int>::size_type;
@@ -3076,5 +3077,29 @@ void tst_QFuture::signalConnect()
     }
 }
 
+void tst_QFuture::waitForFinished()
+{
+    QFutureInterface<void> fi;
+    auto future = fi.future();
+
+    QScopedPointer<QThread> waitingThread (QThread::create([&] {
+        future.waitForFinished();
+    }));
+
+    waitingThread->start();
+
+    QVERIFY(!waitingThread->wait(200));
+    QVERIFY(!waitingThread->isFinished());
+
+    fi.reportStarted();
+    QVERIFY(!waitingThread->wait(200));
+    QVERIFY(!waitingThread->isFinished());
+
+    fi.reportFinished();
+
+    QVERIFY(waitingThread->wait());
+    QVERIFY(waitingThread->isFinished());
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QFuture)
 #include "tst_qfuture.moc"
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/snippet_qpromise.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/snippet_qpromise.cpp
index 2975afca0f9..7180baccca2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/snippet_qpromise.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qpromise/snippet_qpromise.cpp
@@ -75,11 +75,8 @@ void snippet_QPromise::basicExample()
     QPromise<int> promise;
     QFuture<int> future = promise.future();
 
-    // Note: calling reportStarted() prior to thread creation to enforce order
-    // of calls: first promise.reportStarted() then future.waitForFinished()
-    promise.reportStarted();  // notifies QFuture that the computation is started
-
     QScopedPointer<QThread> thread(QThread::create([] (QPromise<int> promise) {
+        promise.reportStarted();   // notifies QFuture that the computation is started
         promise.addResult(42);
         promise.reportFinished();  // notifies QFuture that the computation is finished
     }, std::move(promise)));