diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout.cpp
index 2f1b7aa6e60..27eed4075f9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout.cpp
@@ -172,13 +172,27 @@ QDockAreaLayoutItem
 }
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockAreaLayoutItem *item)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    dbg.nospace();
+    return item ? dbg << *item : dbg << "QDockAreaLayoutItem(0x0)";
+}
+
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockAreaLayoutItem &item)
 {
     QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
     dbg.nospace();
     dbg << "QDockAreaLayoutItem(" << static_cast<const void *>(&item) << "->";
     if (item.widgetItem) {
-        dbg << "widgetItem(" << item.widgetItem->widget() << ")";
+        QWidget *widget = item.widgetItem->widget();
+        if (auto *dockWidget = qobject_cast<QDockWidget *>(widget)) {
+            dbg << "widgetItem(" << dockWidget << ")";
+        } else if (auto *groupWindow = qobject_cast<QDockWidgetGroupWindow *>(widget)) {
+            dbg << "widgetItem(" << groupWindow << "->(" << groupWindow->dockWidgets() << "))";
+        } else {
+            dbg << "widgetItem(" << widget << ")";
+        }
     } else if (item.subinfo) {
         dbg << "subInfo(" << item.subinfo << "->(" << item.subinfo->item_list << ")";
     } else if (item.placeHolderItem) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout_p.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout_p.h
index 4a5e8901504..7f89a09b58b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockarealayout_p.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QDockAreaLayoutItem
     uint flags;
 #ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
     friend Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockAreaLayoutItem &item);
+    friend Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockAreaLayoutItem *item);
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
index 24cfbe4430e..89e696950fb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.cpp
@@ -1816,6 +1816,27 @@ QWidget *QDockWidget::titleBarWidget() const
     return layout->widgetForRole(QDockWidgetLayout::TitleBar);
 }
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockWidget *dockWidget)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    dbg.nospace();
+    return dockWidget ? dbg << *dockWidget : dbg << "QDockWidget(0x0)";
+}
+
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockWidget &dockWidget)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    dbg.nospace();
+    dbg << "QDockWidget(" << static_cast<const void *>(&dockWidget);
+    dbg << "->(ObjectName=" << dockWidget.objectName();
+    dbg << "; floating=" << dockWidget.isFloating();
+    dbg << "; features=" << dockWidget.features();
+    dbg << ";))";
+    return dbg;
+}
+#endif // QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #include "qdockwidget.moc"
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.h
index 8123bbb7298..ebd7ef27709 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget.h
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public:
     inline bool isAreaAllowed(Qt::DockWidgetArea area) const
     { return (allowedAreas() & area) == area; }
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+    friend Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockWidget &dockWidget);
+    friend Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QDockWidget *dockWidget);
+#endif
+
 #ifndef QT_NO_ACTION
     QAction *toggleViewAction() const;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h
index d2891ab2280..e554d2b30e4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindowlayout_p.h
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ public:
     void updateCurrentGapRect();
     void restore();
     void apply();
+    QList<QDockWidget *> dockWidgets() const { return findChildren<QDockWidget *>(); }
 
     QRect currentGapRect;
     QList<int> currentGapPos;