diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.cpp
index 975a912f937..ae2fa7629f5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,49 @@ QAbstractItemDelegatePrivate::QAbstractItemDelegatePrivate()
 {
 }
 
+/*!
+    \fn bool QAbstractItemDelegate::handleEditorEvent(QObject *editor, QEvent *event)
+
+    Implements standard handling of events on behalf of the currently active \a editor.
+    Call this function from an override of eventFilter() in a QAbstractItemModel subclass,
+    and return its result. To avoid duplicate event processing, do not call
+    the parent class implementation of eventFilter() after calling this function.
+
+    Returns \c true if the given \a editor is a valid QWidget and the
+    given \a event is handled; otherwise returns \c false. The following
+    key press events are handled by default:
+
+    \list
+        \li \uicontrol Tab
+        \li \uicontrol Backtab
+        \li \uicontrol Enter
+        \li \uicontrol Return
+        \li \uicontrol Esc
+    \endlist
+
+    If the \a editor's type is QTextEdit or QPlainTextEdit then \uicontrol Tab,
+    \uicontrol Backtab, \uicontrol Enter and \uicontrol Return keys are \e not
+    handled.
+
+    In the case of \uicontrol Tab, \uicontrol Backtab, \uicontrol Enter and \uicontrol Return
+    key press events, the \a editor's data is committed to the model
+    and the editor is closed. If the \a event is a \uicontrol Tab key press
+    the view will open an editor on the next item in the
+    view. Likewise, if the \a event is a \uicontrol Backtab key press the
+    view will open an editor on the \e previous item in the view.
+
+    If the event is a \uicontrol Esc key press event, the \a editor is
+    closed \e without committing its data.
+
+    \sa commitData(), closeEditor()
+    \since 6.10
+*/
+bool QAbstractItemDelegate::handleEditorEvent(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
+{
+    Q_D(QAbstractItemDelegate);
+    return d->handleEditorEvent(object, event);
+}
+
 static bool editorHandlesKeyEvent(QWidget *editor, const QKeyEvent *event)
 {
 #if QT_CONFIG(textedit)
@@ -408,7 +451,7 @@ static bool editorHandlesKeyEvent(QWidget *editor, const QKeyEvent *event)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool QAbstractItemDelegatePrivate::editorEventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
+bool QAbstractItemDelegatePrivate::handleEditorEvent(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
 {
     Q_Q(QAbstractItemDelegate);
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.h b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.h
index b28a1c4f807..3705024c46f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.h
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public:
                              QAbstractItemModel *model,
                              const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
                              const QModelIndex &index);
+    // for widget editors
+    bool handleEditorEvent(QObject *object, QEvent *event);
 
     virtual bool helpEvent(QHelpEvent *event,
                            QAbstractItemView *view,
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 
 protected:
     QAbstractItemDelegate(QObjectPrivate &, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
 private:
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QAbstractItemDelegate)
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QAbstractItemDelegate)
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate_p.h b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate_p.h
index e720f4d1057..82f0fe9d5f6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemdelegate_p.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QAbstractItemDelegatePrivate : public QObjectPrivate
 public:
     explicit QAbstractItemDelegatePrivate();
 
-    bool editorEventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event);
+    bool handleEditorEvent(QObject *object, QEvent *event);
     bool tryFixup(QWidget *editor);
     QString textForRole(Qt::ItemDataRole role, const QVariant &value, const QLocale &locale, int precision = 6) const;
     void _q_commitDataAndCloseEditor(QWidget *editor);
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp
index be17dcc8c74..ae530497c70 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -1076,37 +1076,14 @@ QRect QItemDelegate::textRectangle(QPainter * /*painter*/, const QRect &rect,
 }
 
 /*!
-    \fn bool QItemDelegate::eventFilter(QObject *editor, QEvent *event)
+    \reimp
 
-    Returns \c true if the given \a editor is a valid QWidget and the
-    given \a event is handled; otherwise returns \c false. The following
-    key press events are handled by default:
-
-    \list
-        \li \uicontrol Tab
-        \li \uicontrol Backtab
-        \li \uicontrol Enter
-        \li \uicontrol Return
-        \li \uicontrol Esc
-    \endlist
-
-    In the case of \uicontrol Tab, \uicontrol Backtab, \uicontrol Enter and \uicontrol Return
-    key press events, the \a editor's data is committed to the model
-    and the editor is closed. If the \a event is a \uicontrol Tab key press
-    the view will open an editor on the next item in the
-    view. Likewise, if the \a event is a \uicontrol Backtab key press the
-    view will open an editor on the \e previous item in the view.
-
-    If the event is a \uicontrol Esc key press event, the \a editor is
-    closed \e without committing its data.
-
-    \sa commitData(), closeEditor()
+    See details in QAbstractItemDelegate::handleEditorEvent().
 */
 
 bool QItemDelegate::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
 {
-    Q_D(QItemDelegate);
-    return d->editorEventFilter(object, event);
+    return handleEditorEvent(object, event);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qstyleditemdelegate.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qstyleditemdelegate.cpp
index 19a367ca35b..c91b73c98a3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qstyleditemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qstyleditemdelegate.cpp
@@ -511,42 +511,14 @@ void QStyledItemDelegate::setItemEditorFactory(QItemEditorFactory *factory)
     d->factory = factory;
 }
 
-
 /*!
-    \fn bool QStyledItemDelegate::eventFilter(QObject *editor, QEvent *event)
+    \reimp
 
-    Returns \c true if the given \a editor is a valid QWidget and the
-    given \a event is handled; otherwise returns \c false. The following
-    key press events are handled by default:
-
-    \list
-        \li \uicontrol Tab
-        \li \uicontrol Backtab
-        \li \uicontrol Enter
-        \li \uicontrol Return
-        \li \uicontrol Esc
-    \endlist
-
-    If the \a editor's type is QTextEdit or QPlainTextEdit then \uicontrol Tab,
-    \uicontrol Backtab, \uicontrol Enter and \uicontrol Return keys are \e not
-    handled.
-
-    In the case of \uicontrol Tab, \uicontrol Backtab, \uicontrol Enter and \uicontrol Return
-    key press events, the \a editor's data is committed to the model
-    and the editor is closed. If the \a event is a \uicontrol Tab key press
-    the view will open an editor on the next item in the
-    view. Likewise, if the \a event is a \uicontrol Backtab key press the
-    view will open an editor on the \e previous item in the view.
-
-    If the event is a \uicontrol Esc key press event, the \a editor is
-    closed \e without committing its data.
-
-    \sa commitData(), closeEditor()
+    See details in QAbstractItemDelegate::handleEditorEvent().
 */
 bool QStyledItemDelegate::eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event)
 {
-    Q_D(QStyledItemDelegate);
-    return d->editorEventFilter(object, event);
+    return handleEditorEvent(object, event);
 }
 
 /*!