diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h b/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h
index e554e92c60f..a2c270f5cd0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qdebug.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ public:
     template <typename T>
     static QString toString(const T &object)
     {
-        return toStringImpl(&streamTypeErased<T>, &object);
+        return toStringImpl(&streamTypeErased<T>, std::addressof(object));
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdebug/tst_qdebug.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdebug/tst_qdebug.cpp
index 15da0758d0a..7ee2ff42cc6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdebug/tst_qdebug.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdebug/tst_qdebug.cpp
@@ -1343,6 +1343,19 @@ void tst_QDebug::toString() const
         stream.nospace() << &qobject;
         QCOMPARE(QDebug::toString(&qobject), expectedString);
     }
+
+    // Overloaded operator&
+    {
+        struct TypeWithAddressOf
+        {
+            int* operator&() const { return nullptr; }
+            operator QByteArray() const { return "test"; }
+        };
+
+        TypeWithAddressOf object;
+        QString expectedString {"\"test\""};
+        QCOMPARE(QDebug::toString(object), expectedString);
+    }
 }
 
 void tst_QDebug::noQVariantEndlessRecursion() const