diff --git a/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager.cpp b/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager.cpp
index 4efe2d3b1b..9be888c3a8 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::postWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reque
                                                  QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&](auto req, auto json) { return d->qnam->post(req, json); },
+    return d->executeRequest([](auto qnam, auto req, auto data) { return qnam->post(req, data); },
                              data, request, context, slot);
 }
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::postWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reque
                                                  QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->post(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->post(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::postWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::postWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reque
                                                  QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->post(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->post(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::postWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
@@ -601,14 +601,14 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::postWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reque
                                                  QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->post(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->post(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::getNoDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
                                      const QObject *context, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->get(request); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->get(request); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::getWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::getWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reques
                                                 QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->get(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->get(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::getWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::getWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reques
                                                 QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&](auto req, auto json) { return d->qnam->get(req, json); },
+    return d->executeRequest([](auto qnam, auto req, auto data) { return qnam->get(req, data); },
                              data, request, context, slot);
 }
 
@@ -633,21 +633,21 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::getWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reques
                                                 QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->get(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->get(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::deleteResourceNoDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
                                      const QObject *context, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->deleteResource(request); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->deleteResource(request); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::headNoDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
                                      const QObject *context, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->head(request); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->head(request); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::putWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::putWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reques
                                                 QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&](auto req, auto json) { return d->qnam->put(req, json); },
+    return d->executeRequest([](auto qnam, auto req, auto data) { return qnam->put(req, data); },
                              data, request, context, slot);
 }
 
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::putWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reques
                                                 QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->put(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->put(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::putWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
@@ -679,14 +679,14 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::putWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &reques
                                                 QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->put(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->put(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::putWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request, QIODevice *data,
                                      const QObject *context, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->put(request, data); }, context, slot);
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->put(request, data); }, context, slot);
 }
 
 static const auto PATCH = "PATCH"_ba;
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::patchWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &requ
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
     return d->executeRequest(
-            [&](auto req, auto json){ return d->qnam->sendCustomRequest(req, PATCH, json); },
-            data, request, context, slot);
+           [](auto qnam, auto req, auto data) { return qnam->sendCustomRequest(req, PATCH, data); },
+           data, request, context, slot);
 }
 
 QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::patchWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &request,
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::patchWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &requ
                                                 QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, PATCH, data); },
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, PATCH, data); },
                              context, slot);
 }
 
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::patchWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &requ
                                            const QObject *context, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, PATCH, data); },
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, PATCH, data); },
                              context, slot);
 }
 
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::customWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &req
                                                    QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, method, data); },
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, method, data); },
                              context, slot);
 }
 
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::customWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &req
                                                    QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, method, data); },
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, method, data); },
                              context, slot);
 }
 
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ QNetworkReply *QRestAccessManager::customWithDataImpl(const QNetworkRequest &req
                                                    QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
 {
     Q_D(QRestAccessManager);
-    return d->executeRequest([&]() { return d->qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, method, data); },
+    return d->executeRequest([&](auto qnam) { return qnam->sendCustomRequest(request, method, data); },
                              context, slot);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager_p.h b/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager_p.h
index 5a232ceadd..51af299f5c 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qrestaccessmanager_p.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/qhash.h>
 #include <QtCore/qjsondocument.h>
 #include <QtCore/qjsonobject.h>
+#include <QtCore/qxpfunctional.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -38,19 +39,21 @@ public:
                                        QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot);
     void handleReplyFinished(QNetworkReply *reply);
 
-    template<typename Functor>
-    QNetworkReply *executeRequest(Functor requestOperation,
+    using ReqOpRef = qxp::function_ref<QNetworkReply*(QNetworkAccessManager*) const>;
+    QNetworkReply *executeRequest(ReqOpRef requestOperation,
                                const QObject *context, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
     {
         if (!qnam)
             return warnNoAccessManager();
         verifyThreadAffinity(context);
-        QNetworkReply *reply = requestOperation();
+        QNetworkReply *reply = requestOperation(qnam);
         return createActiveRequest(reply, context, slot);
     }
 
-    template<typename Functor>
-    QNetworkReply *executeRequest(Functor requestOperation, const QJsonDocument &jsonDoc,
+    using ReqOpRefJson = qxp::function_ref<QNetworkReply*(QNetworkAccessManager*,
+                                                          const QNetworkRequest &,
+                                                          const QByteArray &) const>;
+    QNetworkReply *executeRequest(ReqOpRefJson requestOperation, const QJsonDocument &jsonDoc,
                                const QNetworkRequest &request,
                                const QObject *context, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot)
     {
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ public:
             req.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader,
                           QLatin1StringView{"application/json"});
         }
-        QNetworkReply *reply = requestOperation(req, jsonDoc.toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact));
+        QNetworkReply *reply = requestOperation(qnam, req, jsonDoc.toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact));
         return createActiveRequest(reply, context, slot);
     }