diff --git a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.h b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.h
index 6a57ccaca88..d5bf29212fc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.h
+++ b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel.h
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ inline bool QAbstractItemModel::moveRow(const QModelIndex &sourceParent, int sou
 { return moveRows(sourceParent, sourceRow, 1, destinationParent, destinationChild); }
 inline bool QAbstractItemModel::moveColumn(const QModelIndex &sourceParent, int sourceColumn,
                                            const QModelIndex &destinationParent, int destinationChild)
-{ return moveRows(sourceParent, sourceColumn, 1, destinationParent, destinationChild); }
+{ return moveColumns(sourceParent, sourceColumn, 1, destinationParent, destinationChild); }
 inline QModelIndex QAbstractItemModel::createIndex(int arow, int acolumn, void *adata) const
 { return QModelIndex(arow, acolumn, adata, this); }
 inline QModelIndex QAbstractItemModel::createIndex(int arow, int acolumn, quintptr aid) const
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel/tst_qabstractitemmodel.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel/tst_qabstractitemmodel.cpp
index d2fb56ce027..2d2ae14fb81 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel/tst_qabstractitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qabstractitemmodel/tst_qabstractitemmodel.cpp
@@ -891,6 +891,10 @@ void tst_QAbstractItemModel::moveColumns()
     QCOMPARE(model.moveColumns(QModelIndex(), 6, 4, QModelIndex(), 1), true);
     QCOMPARE(columnsAboutToBeMovedSpy.count(), 1);
     QCOMPARE(columnsMovedSpy.count(), 1);
+
+    QCOMPARE(model.moveColumn(QModelIndex(), 4, QModelIndex(), 1), true);
+    QCOMPARE(columnsAboutToBeMovedSpy.count(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(columnsMovedSpy.count(), 2);
 }
 
 void tst_QAbstractItemModel::reset()