diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
index 75110fa031..ba91db3b5d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,19 @@ QPropertyBindingSourceLocation QPropertyBindingError::location() const
   this property is read.
 */
 
+/*!
+  \fn template <typename T> QPropertyBinding<T> bool QProperty<T>::setBinding(const QUntypedPropertyBinding &newBinding)
+  \overload
+
+  Associates the value of this property with the provided \a newBinding
+  expression. The first time the property value is read, the binding is evaluated.
+  Whenever a dependency of the binding changes, the binding will be re-evaluated
+  the next time the value of this property is read.
+
+  Returns true if the type of this property is the same as the type the binding
+  function returns; false otherwise.
+*/
+
 /*!
   \fn template <typename T> QPropertyBinding<T> QProperty<T>::binding() const
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
index 60e4193827..7fd8c2e17e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
 #include <QtCore/QSharedDataPointer>
 #include <QtCore/QString>
+#include <QtCore/qmetatype.h>
 #include <functional>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <variant>
@@ -120,10 +121,10 @@ public:
     using BindingEvaluationResult = std::variant<bool, QPropertyBindingError>;
     // returns true if value changed, false if the binding evaluation lead to the same value as the property
     // already has.
-    using BindingEvaluationFunction = std::function<BindingEvaluationResult(int version, void *propertyStoragePtr)>;
+    using BindingEvaluationFunction = std::function<BindingEvaluationResult(const QMetaType &metaType, void *dataPtr)>;
 
     QUntypedPropertyBinding();
-    QUntypedPropertyBinding(BindingEvaluationFunction function, const QPropertyBindingSourceLocation &location);
+    QUntypedPropertyBinding(const QMetaType &metaType, BindingEvaluationFunction function, const QPropertyBindingSourceLocation &location);
     QUntypedPropertyBinding(QUntypedPropertyBinding &&other);
     QUntypedPropertyBinding(const QUntypedPropertyBinding &other);
     QUntypedPropertyBinding &operator=(const QUntypedPropertyBinding &other);
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ public:
 
     QPropertyBindingError error() const;
 
+    QMetaType valueMetaType() const;
+
 private:
     explicit QUntypedPropertyBinding(const QPropertyBindingPrivatePtr &priv);
     friend class QtPrivate::QPropertyBase;
@@ -149,15 +152,18 @@ class QPropertyBinding : public QUntypedPropertyBinding
     struct BindingAdaptor
     {
         Functor impl;
-        QUntypedPropertyBinding::BindingEvaluationResult operator()(int /*version*/, void *propertyStoragePtr)
+        QUntypedPropertyBinding::BindingEvaluationResult operator()(const QMetaType &/*metaType*/, void *dataPtr)
         {
             std::variant<PropertyType, QPropertyBindingError> result(impl());
             if (auto errorPtr = std::get_if<QPropertyBindingError>(&result))
                 return *errorPtr;
 
             if (auto valuePtr = std::get_if<PropertyType>(&result)) {
-                auto storagePtr = reinterpret_cast<QtPrivate::QPropertyValueStorage<PropertyType>*>(propertyStoragePtr);
-                return storagePtr->setValueAndReturnTrueIfChanged(std::move(*valuePtr));
+                PropertyType *propertyPtr = reinterpret_cast<PropertyType *>(dataPtr);
+                if (*propertyPtr == *valuePtr)
+                    return false;
+                *propertyPtr = std::move(*valuePtr);
+                return true;
             }
 
             return false;
@@ -169,7 +175,7 @@ public:
 
     template<typename Functor>
     QPropertyBinding(Functor &&f, const QPropertyBindingSourceLocation &location)
-        : QUntypedPropertyBinding(BindingAdaptor<Functor>{std::forward<Functor>(f)}, location)
+        : QUntypedPropertyBinding(QMetaType::fromType<PropertyType>(), BindingAdaptor<Functor>{std::forward<Functor>(f)}, location)
     {}
 
     QPropertyBinding(const QProperty<PropertyType> &property)
@@ -212,6 +218,8 @@ template <typename T>
 class QProperty
 {
 public:
+    using value_type = T;
+
     QProperty() = default;
     explicit QProperty(const T &initialValue) : d(initialValue) {}
     explicit QProperty(T &&initialValue) : d(std::move(initialValue)) {}
@@ -299,6 +307,15 @@ public:
         return oldBinding;
     }
 
+    bool setBinding(const QUntypedPropertyBinding &newBinding)
+    {
+        if (newBinding.valueMetaType().id() != qMetaTypeId<T>())
+            return false;
+        d.priv.setBinding(newBinding, &d);
+        notify();
+        return true;
+    }
+
 #ifndef Q_CLANG_QDOC
     template <typename Functor>
     QPropertyBinding<T> setBinding(Functor f,
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding.cpp
index 8acaaeee72..fb372fcdfc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding.cpp
@@ -79,22 +79,37 @@ bool QPropertyBindingPrivate::evaluateIfDirtyAndReturnTrueIfValueChanged()
     QScopedValueRollback<bool> updateGuard(updating, true);
 
     BindingEvaluationState evaluationFrame(this);
+
+    QUntypedPropertyBinding::BindingEvaluationResult result;
     bool changed = false;
-    auto result = evaluationFunction(/*version*/1, propertyDataPtr);
-    if (auto changedPtr = std::get_if<bool>(&result))
-        changed = *changedPtr;
-    else if (auto errorPtr = std::get_if<QPropertyBindingError>(&result))
+    if (metaType.id() == QMetaType::Bool) {
+        auto propertyPtr = reinterpret_cast<QPropertyBase *>(propertyDataPtr);
+        bool temp = propertyPtr->extraBit();
+        result = evaluationFunction(metaType, &temp);
+        if (auto changedPtr = std::get_if<bool>(&result)) {
+            changed = *changedPtr;
+            if (changed)
+                propertyPtr->setExtraBit(temp);
+        }
+    } else {
+        result = evaluationFunction(metaType, propertyDataPtr);
+        if (auto changedPtr = std::get_if<bool>(&result))
+            changed = *changedPtr;
+    }
+
+    if (auto errorPtr = std::get_if<QPropertyBindingError>(&result))
         error = std::move(*errorPtr);
+
     dirty = false;
     return changed;
 }
 
 QUntypedPropertyBinding::QUntypedPropertyBinding() = default;
 
-QUntypedPropertyBinding::QUntypedPropertyBinding(QUntypedPropertyBinding::BindingEvaluationFunction function,
+QUntypedPropertyBinding::QUntypedPropertyBinding(const QMetaType &metaType, QUntypedPropertyBinding::BindingEvaluationFunction function,
                                                  const QPropertyBindingSourceLocation &location)
 {
-    d = new QPropertyBindingPrivate(std::move(function), std::move(location));
+    d = new QPropertyBindingPrivate(metaType, std::move(function), std::move(location));
 }
 
 QUntypedPropertyBinding::QUntypedPropertyBinding(QUntypedPropertyBinding &&other)
@@ -140,4 +155,11 @@ QPropertyBindingError QUntypedPropertyBinding::error() const
     return d->error;
 }
 
+QMetaType QUntypedPropertyBinding::valueMetaType() const
+{
+    if (!d)
+        return QMetaType();
+    return d->metaType;
+}
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding_p.h
index 12913b3088..92638c92cc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpropertybinding_p.h
@@ -74,13 +74,16 @@ struct QPropertyBindingPrivate : public QSharedData
     QPropertyBindingSourceLocation location;
     QPropertyBindingError error;
 
+    QMetaType metaType;
+
     bool dirty = false;
     bool updating = false;
 
-    QPropertyBindingPrivate(QUntypedPropertyBinding::BindingEvaluationFunction evaluationFunction,
+    QPropertyBindingPrivate(const QMetaType &metaType, QUntypedPropertyBinding::BindingEvaluationFunction evaluationFunction,
                             const QPropertyBindingSourceLocation &location)
         : evaluationFunction(std::move(evaluationFunction))
         , location(location)
+        , metaType(metaType)
     {}
     virtual ~QPropertyBindingPrivate();
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp
index 7f64072df6..942865f3a3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qproperty/tst_qproperty.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ private slots:
     void changePropertyFromWithinChangeHandlerThroughDependency();
     void changePropertyFromWithinChangeHandler2();
     void settingPropertyValueDoesRemoveBinding();
+    void genericPropertyBinding();
+    void genericPropertyBindingBool();
 };
 
 void tst_QProperty::functorBinding()
@@ -610,6 +612,54 @@ void tst_QProperty::settingPropertyValueDoesRemoveBinding()
     QVERIFY(property.binding().isNull());
 }
 
+void tst_QProperty::genericPropertyBinding()
+{
+    QProperty<int> property;
+
+    {
+        QUntypedPropertyBinding doubleBinding(QMetaType::fromType<double>(),
+                                              [](const QMetaType &, void *) -> bool {
+            Q_ASSERT(false);
+            return false;
+        }, QPropertyBindingSourceLocation());
+        QVERIFY(!property.setBinding(doubleBinding));
+    }
+
+    QUntypedPropertyBinding intBinding(QMetaType::fromType<int>(),
+                                    [](const QMetaType &metaType, void *dataPtr) -> bool {
+        Q_ASSERT(metaType.id() == qMetaTypeId<int>());
+
+        int *intPtr = reinterpret_cast<int*>(dataPtr);
+        if (*intPtr == 100)
+            return false;
+        *intPtr = 100;
+        return true;
+    }, QPropertyBindingSourceLocation());
+
+    QVERIFY(property.setBinding(intBinding));
+
+    QCOMPARE(property.value(), 100);
+}
+
+void tst_QProperty::genericPropertyBindingBool()
+{
+    QProperty<bool> property;
+
+    QVERIFY(!property.value());
+
+    QUntypedPropertyBinding boolBinding(QMetaType::fromType<bool>(),
+            [](const QMetaType &, void *dataPtr) -> bool {
+        auto boolPtr = reinterpret_cast<bool *>(dataPtr);
+        if (*boolPtr)
+            return false;
+        *boolPtr = true;
+        return true;
+    }, QPropertyBindingSourceLocation());
+    QVERIFY(property.setBinding(boolBinding));
+
+    QVERIFY(property.value());
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QProperty);
 
 #include "tst_qproperty.moc"