diff --git a/src/network/access/qrestreply.cpp b/src/network/access/qrestreply.cpp
index a736660786..8c575733dc 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qrestreply.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qrestreply.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ void QRestReply::abort()
 }
 
 /*!
-    Returns the received data as a QJsonObject. Requires the reply to be
-    finished.
+    Returns the received data as a QJsonDocument.
 
     The returned value is wrapped in \c std::optional. If the conversion
     from the received data fails (empty data or JSON parsing error),
@@ -166,44 +165,24 @@ void QRestReply::abort()
     This function returns \c {std::nullopt} and will not consume
     any data if the reply is not finished.
 
-    \sa jsonArray(), body(), text(), finished(), isFinished()
+    \sa body(), text(), finished(), isFinished()
 */
-std::optional<QJsonObject> QRestReply::json()
+std::optional<QJsonDocument> QRestReply::json()
 {
     Q_D(QRestReply);
     if (!isFinished()) {
         qCWarning(lcQrest, "Attempt to read json() of an unfinished reply, ignoring.");
         return std::nullopt;
     }
-    const QJsonDocument json = d->replyDataToJson();
-    return json.isObject() ? std::optional{json.object()} : std::nullopt;
-}
-
-/*!
-    Returns the received data as a QJsonArray. Requires the reply to be
-    finished.
-
-    The returned value is wrapped in \c std::optional. If the conversion
-    from the received data fails (empty data or JSON parsing error),
-    \c std::nullopt is returned.
-
-    Calling this function consumes the received data, and any further calls
-    to get response data will return empty.
-
-    This function returns \c {std::nullopt} and will not consume
-    any data if the reply is not finished.
-
-    \sa json(), body(), text(), finished(), isFinished()
-*/
-std::optional<QJsonArray> QRestReply::jsonArray()
-{
-    Q_D(QRestReply);
-    if (!isFinished()) {
-        qCWarning(lcQrest, "Attempt to read jsonArray() of an unfinished reply, ignoring.");
+    QJsonParseError parseError;
+    const QByteArray data = d->networkReply->readAll();
+    const QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(data, &parseError);
+    if (parseError.error != QJsonParseError::NoError) {
+        qCDebug(lcQrest) << "Response data not JSON:" << parseError.errorString()
+                         << "at" << parseError.offset << data;
         return std::nullopt;
     }
-    const QJsonDocument json = d->replyDataToJson();
-    return json.isArray() ? std::optional{json.array()} : std::nullopt;
+    return doc;
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -472,19 +451,6 @@ bool QRestReplyPrivate::hasNonHttpError() const
     return networkReply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError;
 }
 
-QJsonDocument QRestReplyPrivate::replyDataToJson()
-{
-    QJsonParseError parseError;
-    const QByteArray data = networkReply->readAll();
-    const QJsonDocument json = QJsonDocument::fromJson(data, &parseError);
-
-    if (parseError.error != QJsonParseError::NoError) {
-        qCDebug(lcQrest) << "Response data not JSON:" << parseError.errorString()
-                         << "at" << parseError.offset << data;
-    }
-    return json;
-}
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #include "moc_qrestreply.cpp"
diff --git a/src/network/access/qrestreply.h b/src/network/access/qrestreply.h
index e022a7b853..02b6d1196d 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qrestreply.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qrestreply.h
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ public:
 
     QNetworkReply *networkReply() const;
 
-    std::optional<QJsonObject> json();
-    std::optional<QJsonArray> jsonArray();
+    std::optional<QJsonDocument> json();
     QByteArray body();
     QString text();
 
diff --git a/src/network/access/qrestreply_p.h b/src/network/access/qrestreply_p.h
index 7fe0842ff3..5e76b54bcb 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qrestreply_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qrestreply_p.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public:
 
     QByteArray contentCharset() const;
     bool hasNonHttpError() const;
-    QJsonDocument replyDataToJson();
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/network/doc/snippets/code/src_network_access_qrestaccessmanager.cpp b/src/network/doc/snippets/code/src_network_access_qrestaccessmanager.cpp
index fcc8dbaef5..4ef077d0c2 100644
--- a/src/network/doc/snippets/code/src_network_access_qrestaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/doc/snippets/code/src_network_access_qrestaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ manager->post(request, myJson, this, [this](QRestReply *reply) {
     if (!reply->isSuccess()) {
         // ...
     }
-    if (std::optional<QJsonObject> json = reply->json()) {
+    if (std::optional json = reply->json()) {
         // use *json
     }
 });
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ manager->post(request, myJson, this, [this](QRestReply *reply) {
 manager->get(request, this, [this](QRestReply *reply) {
     if (!reply->isSuccess())
         // handle error
-    if (std::optional<QJsonObject> json = reply->json())
+    if (std::optional json = reply->json())
         // use *json
 });
 //! [3]
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/access/qrestaccessmanager/tst_qrestaccessmanager.cpp b/tests/auto/network/access/qrestaccessmanager/tst_qrestaccessmanager.cpp
index 89c5c09659..f46cb6fc11 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/access/qrestaccessmanager/tst_qrestaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/access/qrestaccessmanager/tst_qrestaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -739,8 +739,7 @@ void tst_QRestAccessManager::json()
     QTRY_VERIFY(server.isListening());
     QNetworkRequest request(server.url());
     QRestReply *replyFromServer = nullptr;
-    QJsonObject responseJsonObject;
-    QJsonArray responseJsonArray;
+    QJsonDocument responseJsonDocument;
 
     HttpData serverSideRequest;  // The request data the server received
     HttpData serverSideResponse; // The response data the server responds with
@@ -754,9 +753,12 @@ void tst_QRestAccessManager::json()
     serverSideResponse.body = "{\"key1\":\"value1\",""\"key2\":\"value2\"}\n"_ba;
     manager.get(request, this, [&](QRestReply *reply) { replyFromServer = reply; });
     QTRY_VERIFY(replyFromServer);
-    responseJsonObject = *replyFromServer->json();
-    QCOMPARE(responseJsonObject["key1"], "value1");
-    QCOMPARE(responseJsonObject["key2"], "value2");
+    std::optional json = replyFromServer->json();
+    QVERIFY(json);
+    responseJsonDocument = *json;
+    QVERIFY(responseJsonDocument.isObject());
+    QCOMPARE(responseJsonDocument["key1"], "value1");
+    QCOMPARE(responseJsonDocument["key2"], "value2");
     replyFromServer->deleteLater();
     replyFromServer = nullptr;
 
@@ -772,10 +774,13 @@ void tst_QRestAccessManager::json()
     serverSideResponse.body = "[\"foo\", \"bar\"]\n"_ba;
     manager.get(request, this, [&](QRestReply *reply) { replyFromServer = reply; });
     QTRY_VERIFY(replyFromServer);
-    responseJsonArray = *replyFromServer->jsonArray();
-    QCOMPARE(responseJsonArray.size(), 2);
-    QCOMPARE(responseJsonArray[0].toString(), "foo"_L1);
-    QCOMPARE(responseJsonArray[1].toString(), "bar"_L1);
+    json = replyFromServer->json();
+    QVERIFY(json);
+    responseJsonDocument = *json;
+    QVERIFY(responseJsonDocument.isArray());
+    QCOMPARE(responseJsonDocument.array().size(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(responseJsonDocument[0].toString(), "foo"_L1);
+    QCOMPARE(responseJsonDocument[1].toString(), "bar"_L1);
     replyFromServer->deleteLater();
     replyFromServer = nullptr;
 
@@ -783,7 +788,7 @@ void tst_QRestAccessManager::json()
     serverSideResponse.body = "foobar"_ba;
     manager.get(request, this, [&](QRestReply *reply) { replyFromServer = reply; });
     QTRY_VERIFY(replyFromServer);
-    QVERIFY(!replyFromServer->jsonArray().has_value()); // std::nullopt returned
+    QVERIFY(!replyFromServer->json().has_value()); // std::nullopt returned
     replyFromServer->deleteLater();
     replyFromServer = nullptr;
 }