diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index a3bc0ac0408..69f57efb46a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -4057,24 +4057,6 @@ QList<QByteArray> QObject::dynamicPropertyNames() const
     return QList<QByteArray>();
 }
 
-/*!
-    \internal
-*/
-QBindingStorage *QObject::bindingStorage()
-{
-    Q_D(QObject);
-    return &d->bindingStorage;
-}
-
-/*!
-    \internal
-*/
-const QBindingStorage *QObject::bindingStorage() const
-{
-    Q_D(const QObject);
-    return &d->bindingStorage;
-}
-
 #endif // QT_NO_PROPERTIES
 
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
index ca723730737..5742db1c22c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/qmetatype.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/qobject_impl.h>
+#include <QtCore/qproperty.h>
 
 #if __has_include(<chrono>)
 #  include <chrono>
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ public:
     uint unused : 24;
     int postedEvents;
     QDynamicMetaObjectData *metaObject;
+    QBindingStorage bindingStorage;
     QMetaObject *dynamicMetaObject() const;
 
 #ifdef QT_DEBUG
@@ -372,8 +374,8 @@ public:
     bool setProperty(const char *name, const QVariant &value);
     QVariant property(const char *name) const;
     QList<QByteArray> dynamicPropertyNames() const;
-    QBindingStorage *bindingStorage();
-    const QBindingStorage *bindingStorage() const;
+    QBindingStorage *bindingStorage() { return &d_ptr->bindingStorage; }
+    const QBindingStorage *bindingStorage() const { return &d_ptr->bindingStorage; }
 #endif // QT_NO_PROPERTIES
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
index 79539fbd55f..a9626a8ab0f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ public:
     // these objects are all used to indicate that a QObject was deleted
     // plus QPointer, which keeps a separate list
     QAtomicPointer<QtSharedPointer::ExternalRefCountData> sharedRefcount;
-    QBindingStorage bindingStorage;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QObjectPrivate::ConnectionList, Q_RELOCATABLE_TYPE);
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
index 147103aed90..3eab02ac86c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
@@ -1426,8 +1426,7 @@ struct QBindingStoragePrivate
 
     QPropertyBindingData *get(const QUntypedPropertyData *data)
     {
-        if (!d)
-            return nullptr;
+        Q_ASSERT(d);
         Q_ASSERT(d->size && (d->size & (d->size - 1)) == 0); // size is a power of two
         size_t index = qHash(data) & (d->size - 1);
         Pair *p = pairs(d);
@@ -1497,13 +1496,13 @@ QBindingStorage::~QBindingStorage()
     QBindingStoragePrivate(d).destroy();
 }
 
-void QBindingStorage::maybeUpdateBindingAndRegister(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const
+void QBindingStorage::maybeUpdateBindingAndRegister_helper(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const
 {
     Q_ASSERT(bindingStatus);
     QUntypedPropertyData *dd = const_cast<QUntypedPropertyData *>(data);
     auto storage = bindingStatus->currentlyEvaluatingBinding ?
                 QBindingStoragePrivate(d).getAndCreate(dd) :
-                QBindingStoragePrivate(d).get(dd);
+                (d ? QBindingStoragePrivate(d).get(dd) : nullptr);
     if (!storage)
         return;
     if (auto *binding = storage->binding())
@@ -1511,12 +1510,12 @@ void QBindingStorage::maybeUpdateBindingAndRegister(const QUntypedPropertyData *
     storage->registerWithCurrentlyEvaluatingBinding();
 }
 
-QPropertyBindingData *QBindingStorage::bindingData(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const
+QPropertyBindingData *QBindingStorage::bindingData_helper(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const
 {
     return QBindingStoragePrivate(d).get(data);
 }
 
-QPropertyBindingData *QBindingStorage::bindingData(QUntypedPropertyData *data, bool create)
+QPropertyBindingData *QBindingStorage::bindingData_helper(QUntypedPropertyData *data, bool create)
 {
     auto storage = create ?
                 QBindingStoragePrivate(d).getAndCreate(data) :
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
index d612486e2c1..858724c0b7d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 #define QPROPERTY_H
 
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
-#include <QtCore/QSharedDataPointer>
-#include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtCore/qshareddata.h>
+#include <QtCore/qstring.h>
 #include <functional>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <variant>
@@ -774,7 +774,17 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-struct QBindingStatus;
+namespace QtPrivate {
+
+struct BindingEvaluationState;
+struct CurrentCompatProperty;
+}
+
+struct QBindingStatus
+{
+    QtPrivate::BindingEvaluationState *currentlyEvaluatingBinding = nullptr;
+    QtPrivate::CurrentCompatProperty *currentCompatProperty = nullptr;
+};
 
 struct QBindingStorageData;
 class Q_CORE_EXPORT QBindingStorage
@@ -790,9 +800,28 @@ public:
 
     bool isEmpty() { return !d; }
 
-    void maybeUpdateBindingAndRegister(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const;
-    QtPrivate::QPropertyBindingData *bindingData(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const;
-    QtPrivate::QPropertyBindingData *bindingData(QUntypedPropertyData *data, bool create);
+    void maybeUpdateBindingAndRegister(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const
+    {
+        if (!d && !bindingStatus->currentlyEvaluatingBinding)
+            return;
+        maybeUpdateBindingAndRegister_helper(data);
+    }
+    QtPrivate::QPropertyBindingData *bindingData(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const
+    {
+        if (!d)
+            return nullptr;
+        return bindingData_helper(data);
+    }
+    QtPrivate::QPropertyBindingData *bindingData(QUntypedPropertyData *data, bool create)
+    {
+        if (!d && !create)
+            return nullptr;
+        return bindingData_helper(data, create);
+    }
+private:
+    void maybeUpdateBindingAndRegister_helper(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const;
+    QtPrivate::QPropertyBindingData *bindingData_helper(const QUntypedPropertyData *data) const;
+    QtPrivate::QPropertyBindingData *bindingData_helper(QUntypedPropertyData *data, bool create);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
index 9a0daaee3a2..8f6577a2de4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
@@ -148,12 +148,6 @@ struct CurrentCompatProperty
 
 }
 
-struct QBindingStatus
-{
-    QtPrivate::BindingEvaluationState *currentlyEvaluatingBinding = nullptr;
-    QtPrivate::CurrentCompatProperty *currentCompatProperty = nullptr;
-};
-
 class Q_CORE_EXPORT QPropertyBindingPrivate : public QtPrivate::RefCounted
 {
 private:
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertyprivate.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertyprivate.h
index 6bac03243bd..0edfe5781b7 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertyprivate.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertyprivate.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 //
 
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
-#include <QtCore/QExplicitlySharedDataPointer>
 #include <QtCore/qtaggedpointer.h>
 #include <QtCore/qmetatype.h>
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/other/toolsupport/tst_toolsupport.cpp b/tests/auto/other/toolsupport/tst_toolsupport.cpp
index 7acf1ad08d6..bd6cc8b2938 100644
--- a/tests/auto/other/toolsupport/tst_toolsupport.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/other/toolsupport/tst_toolsupport.cpp
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ void tst_toolsupport::offsets_data()
     {
         QTestData &data = QTest::newRow("sizeof(QObjectData)")
                 << sizeof(QObjectData);
-        data << 36 << 64; // vptr + 2 ptr + (2*ptr + int) + 2 int + ptr
+        data << 44 << 80; // vptr + 2 ptr + (2*ptr + int) + 2 int + ptr
     }
 
 #if RUN_MEMBER_OFFSET_TEST
     {
         QTestData &data = QTest::newRow("QObjectPrivate::extraData")
                 << pmm_to_offsetof(&QObjectPrivate::extraData);
-        data << 36 << 64;    // sizeof(QObjectData)
+        data << 44 << 80;    // sizeof(QObjectData)
     }
 
     {