diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/android_testdata.qrc b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/android_testdata.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52cf4da330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/android_testdata.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/android_testdata">
+        <file>tst_qdir.cpp</file>
+        <file>entrylist/file</file>
+        <file>entrylist/directory/dummy</file>
+        <file>searchdir/subdir1/picker.png</file>
+        <file>searchdir/subdir2/picker.png</file>
+        <file>testData/empty</file>
+        <file>testdir/dir/tmp/empty</file>
+        <file>testdir/dir/qdir.pro</file>
+        <file>testdir/dir/qrc_qdir.cpp</file>
+        <file>testdir/dir/tst_qdir.cpp</file>
+        <file>testdir/spaces/foo. bar</file>
+        <file>testdir/spaces/foo.bar</file>
+        <file>types/a</file>
+        <file>types/a.a</file>
+        <file>types/a.b</file>
+        <file>types/a.c</file>
+        <file>types/b</file>
+        <file>types/b.a</file>
+        <file>types/b.b</file>
+        <file>types/b.c</file>
+        <file>types/c</file>
+        <file>types/c.a</file>
+        <file>types/c.b</file>
+        <file>types/c.c</file>
+        <file>types/d/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/d.a/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/d.c/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/d.b/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/e/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/e.a/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/e.c/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/f/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/f.a/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/f.b/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/f.c/dummy</file>
+        <file>types/e.b/dummy</file>
+        <file>resources/entryList/file1.data</file>
+        <file>resources/entryList/file2.data</file>
+        <file>resources/entryList/file3.data</file>
+        <file>resources/entryList/file4.nothing</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/qdir.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/qdir.pro
index e2b25866df..d3e954bd32 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/qdir.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/qdir.pro
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ RESOURCES += qdir.qrc
 
 TESTDATA += testdir testData searchdir resources entrylist types tst_qdir.cpp
 DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0
+
+android:!android-no-sdk {
+    RESOURCES += android_testdata.qrc
+}
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
index 49e3264617..484130f163 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
@@ -214,8 +214,35 @@ private:
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(tst_QDir::UncHandling)
 
 tst_QDir::tst_QDir()
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID_NO_SDK)
+    : m_dataPath(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation))
+#else
     : m_dataPath(QFileInfo(QFINDTESTDATA("testData")).absolutePath())
+#endif
 {
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID_NO_SDK)
+    QString resourceSourcePath = QStringLiteral(":/android_testdata/");
+    QDirIterator it(resourceSourcePath, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
+    while (it.hasNext()) {
+        it.next();
+
+        QFileInfo fileInfo = it.fileInfo();
+
+        if (!fileInfo.isDir()) {
+            QString destination = m_dataPath + QLatin1Char('/') + fileInfo.filePath().mid(resourceSourcePath.length());
+            QFileInfo destinationFileInfo(destination);
+            if (!destinationFileInfo.exists()) {
+                QDir().mkpath(destinationFileInfo.path());
+                if (!QFile::copy(fileInfo.filePath(), destination))
+                    qWarning("Failed to copy %s", qPrintable(fileInfo.filePath()));
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    if (!QDir::setCurrent(m_dataPath))
+        qWarning("Couldn't set current path to %s", qPrintable(m_dataPath));
+#endif
 }
 
 void tst_QDir::init()
@@ -2028,6 +2055,8 @@ void tst_QDir::equalityOperator_data()
     //need a path in the root directory that is unlikely to be a symbolic link.
 #if defined (Q_OS_WIN)
     QString pathinroot("c:/windows/..");
+#elif defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID_NO_SDK)
+    QString pathinroot("/system/..");
 #else
     QString pathinroot("/usr/..");
 #endif