diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp
index 0d69d3835a0..c1f01267949 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp
@@ -886,21 +886,27 @@ void QTemporaryFile::setFileTemplate(const QString &name)
 bool QTemporaryFile::rename(const QString &newName)
 {
     Q_D(QTemporaryFile);
-    auto tef = static_cast<QTemporaryFileEngine *>(d->fileEngine.get());
-    if (!tef || !tef->isReallyOpen() || !tef->filePathWasTemplate)
-        return QFile::rename(newName);
+    return d->rename(newName, false);
+}
 
-    unsetError();
-    close();
-    if (error() == QFile::NoError) {
-        if (tef->rename(newName)) {
-            unsetError();
+bool QTemporaryFilePrivate::rename(const QString &newName, bool overwrite)
+{
+    Q_Q(QTemporaryFile);
+    auto tef = static_cast<QTemporaryFileEngine *>(fileEngine.get());
+    if (!tef || !tef->isReallyOpen() || !tef->filePathWasTemplate)
+        return q->QFile::rename(newName);
+
+    q->unsetError();
+    q->close();
+    if (q->error() == QFile::NoError) {
+        if (overwrite ? tef->renameOverwrite(newName) : tef->rename(newName)) {
+            q->unsetError();
             // engine was able to handle the new name so we just reset it
-            d->fileName = newName;
+            fileName = newName;
             return true;
         }
 
-        d->setError(QFile::RenameError, tef->errorString());
+        setError(QFile::RenameError, tef->errorString());
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile_p.h
index d160afe41ed..d79ffc266b9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile_p.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
     explicit QTemporaryFilePrivate(const QString &templateNameIn);
     ~QTemporaryFilePrivate();
 
+    bool rename(const QString &newName, bool overwrite);
+
     QAbstractFileEngine *engine() const override;
     void resetFileEngine() const;
     void materializeUnnamedFile();