diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
index 77409f5c710..a610fc46e53 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
@@ -477,6 +477,14 @@
     you will get a compiler error.
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn void QSharedPointer::swap(QSharedPointer<T> &other);
+    \since 5.3
+
+    Swaps this shared pointer instance with \a other. This function is
+    very fast and never fails.
+*/
+
 /*!
     \fn T *QSharedPointer::data() const
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.h b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.h
index 7d1f00814d7..34b4bfbb126 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public:
     QSharedPointer<T> &operator=(const QSharedPointer<T> &other);
     QSharedPointer<T> &operator=(const QWeakPointer<T> &other);
 
+    void swap(QSharedPointer<T> &other);
+
     QWeakPointer<T> toWeakRef() const;
 
     void clear();