diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_platform.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_platform.h
index 15d9abc3fc3..0615cddf8f7 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_platform.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_platform.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct Q_CORE_EXPORT QAndroidApplication
     static jobject context();
     static bool isActivityContext();
     static int sdkVersion();
+    static void hideSplashScreen(int duration = 0);
 };
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp
index 189a4d8f6aa..343a2f424ec 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static jobject g_jClassLoader = nullptr;
 static jint g_androidSdkVersion = 0;
 static jclass g_jNativeClass = nullptr;
 static jmethodID g_runPendingCppRunnablesMethodID = nullptr;
-static jmethodID g_hideSplashScreenMethodID = nullptr;
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(std::deque<QtAndroidPrivate::Runnable>, g_pendingRunnables);
 static QBasicMutex g_pendingRunnablesMutex;
 
@@ -377,7 +376,6 @@ jint QtAndroidPrivate::initJNI(JavaVM *vm, JNIEnv *env)
     g_runPendingCppRunnablesMethodID = env->GetStaticMethodID(jQtNative,
                                                        "runPendingCppRunnablesOnAndroidThread",
                                                        "()V");
-    g_hideSplashScreenMethodID = env->GetStaticMethodID(jQtNative, "hideSplashScreen", "(I)V");
     g_jNativeClass = static_cast<jclass>(env->NewGlobalRef(jQtNative));
     env->DeleteLocalRef(jQtNative);
 
@@ -549,11 +547,6 @@ void QtAndroidPrivate::unregisterKeyEventListener(QtAndroidPrivate::KeyEventList
     g_keyEventListeners()->listeners.removeOne(listener);
 }
 
-void QtAndroidPrivate::hideSplashScreen(JNIEnv *env, int duration)
-{
-    env->CallStaticVoidMethod(g_jNativeClass, g_hideSplashScreenMethodID, duration);
-}
-
 void QtAndroidPrivate::waitForServiceSetup()
 {
     g_waitForServiceSetupSemaphore->acquire();
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers_p.h
index 1a7035718ed..26072218601 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qjnihelpers_p.h
@@ -149,14 +149,10 @@ namespace QtAndroidPrivate
     Q_CORE_EXPORT void registerKeyEventListener(KeyEventListener *listener);
     Q_CORE_EXPORT void unregisterKeyEventListener(KeyEventListener *listener);
 
-    Q_CORE_EXPORT void hideSplashScreen(JNIEnv *env, int duration = 0);
-
-
     Q_CORE_EXPORT void waitForServiceSetup();
     Q_CORE_EXPORT int acuqireServiceSetup(int flags);
     Q_CORE_EXPORT void setOnBindListener(OnBindListener *listener);
     Q_CORE_EXPORT jobject callOnBindListener(jobject intent);
-
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidnativeinterface.cpp b/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidnativeinterface.cpp
index 6096d21181a..296027340a8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidnativeinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/platform/android/qandroidnativeinterface.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qcoreapplication.h>
 #include <QtCore/private/qjnihelpers_p.h>
+#include <QtCore/qjniobject.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -93,4 +94,20 @@ int QNativeInterface::QAndroidApplication::sdkVersion()
 {
     return QtAndroidPrivate::androidSdkVersion();
 }
+
+/*!
+    \fn void QNativeInterface::QAndroidApplication::hideSplashScreen(int duration)
+
+    Hides the splash screen by using a fade effect for the given \a duration.
+    If \a duration is not provided (default is 0) the splash screen is hidden
+    immedetiately after the app starts.
+
+    \since 6.2
+*/
+void QNativeInterface::QAndroidApplication::hideSplashScreen(int duration)
+{
+    QJniObject::callStaticMethod<void>("org/qtproject/qt/android/QtNative",
+                                       "hideSplashScreen", "(I)V", duration);
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE