diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
index 5d68a283bd..65a5174abf 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
     QVector<T> &operator=(std::initializer_list<T> args);
     template <typename InputIterator, QtPrivate::IfIsInputIterator<InputIterator> = true>
     inline QVector(InputIterator first, InputIterator last);
+    explicit QVector(QArrayDataPointerRef<T> ref) noexcept : d(ref.ptr) {}
 
     bool operator==(const QVector<T> &v) const;
     inline bool operator!=(const QVector<T> &v) const { return !(*this == v); }
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.qdoc b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.qdoc
index c1b5054f93..4c442511ea 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.qdoc
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@
     The value type of \c InputIterator must be convertible to \c T.
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn template <typename T> QVector<T>::QVector(QArrayDataPointerRef<T> ref)
+    \internal
+*/
+
 /*! \fn template <typename T> QVector<T>::~QVector()
 
     Destroys the vector.