diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.cpp
index 565e3e598bf..67c75d708e1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.cpp
@@ -2509,6 +2509,16 @@ const char *QStringConverter::nameForEncoding(QStringConverter::Encoding e)
     \sa isValid()
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn constexpr QStringEncoder::QStringEncoder(const QString &name, Flags flags = Flag::Default)
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Creates an encoder object using \a name and \a flags.
+    If \a name is not the name of a known encoding an invalid converter will get created.
+
+    \sa isValid()
+*/
+
 /*!
     \fn QStringEncoder::DecodedData<const QString &> QStringEncoder::encode(const QString &in)
     \fn QStringEncoder::DecodedData<QStringView> QStringEncoder::encode(QStringView in)
@@ -2600,6 +2610,16 @@ const char *QStringConverter::nameForEncoding(QStringConverter::Encoding e)
     \sa isValid()
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn constexpr QStringDecoder::QStringDecoder(const QString &name, Flags flags = Flag::Default)
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Creates an decoder object using \a name and \a flags.
+    If \a name is not the name of a known encoding an invalid converter will get created.
+
+    \sa isValid()
+*/
+
 /*!
     \fn QStringDecoder::EncodedData<const QByteArray &> QStringDecoder::operator()(const QByteArray &ba)
     \fn QStringDecoder::EncodedData<const QByteArray &> QStringDecoder::decode(const QByteArray &ba)
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.h
index 055019836a2..40791f8e26c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringconverter.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public:
     explicit QStringEncoder(const char *name, Flags flags = Flag::Default)
         : QStringConverter(name, flags)
     {}
+    Q_WEAK_OVERLOAD explicit QStringEncoder(const QString &name, Flags flags = Flag::Default)
+        : QStringEncoder(name.toLatin1().constData(), flags)
+    {}
 
     template<typename T>
     struct DecodedData
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@ public:
     explicit QStringDecoder(const char *name, Flags f = Flag::Default)
         : QStringConverter(name, f)
     {}
+    Q_WEAK_OVERLOAD explicit QStringDecoder(const QString &name, Flags f = Flag::Default)
+        : QStringDecoder(name.toLatin1().constData(), f)
+    {}
 
     template<typename T>
     struct EncodedData