diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
index 9fee172283..246b9a7bad 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -1104,6 +1104,47 @@ QNetworkReply *QNetworkAccessManager::sendCustomRequest(const QNetworkRequest &r
     return d_func()->postProcess(createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager::CustomOperation, newRequest, data));
 }
 
+/*!
+    \since 5.8
+
+    \overload
+
+    Sends the contents of the \a data byte array to the destination
+    specified by \a request.
+*/
+QNetworkReply *QNetworkAccessManager::sendCustomRequest(const QNetworkRequest &request, const QByteArray &verb, const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    QBuffer *buffer = new QBuffer;
+    buffer->setData(data);
+    buffer->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+
+    QNetworkReply *reply = sendCustomRequest(request, verb, buffer);
+    buffer->setParent(reply);
+    return reply;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 5.8
+
+    \overload
+
+    Sends a custom request to the server identified by the URL of \a request.
+
+    Sends the contents of the \a multiPart message to the destination
+    specified by \a request.
+
+    This can be used for sending MIME multipart messages for custom verbs.
+
+    \sa QHttpMultiPart, QHttpPart, put()
+*/
+QNetworkReply *QNetworkAccessManager::sendCustomRequest(const QNetworkRequest &request, const QByteArray &verb, QHttpMultiPart *multiPart)
+{
+    QNetworkRequest newRequest = d_func()->prepareMultipart(request, multiPart);
+    QIODevice *device = multiPart->d_func()->device;
+    QNetworkReply *reply = sendCustomRequest(newRequest, verb, device);
+    return reply;
+}
+
 /*!
     Returns a new QNetworkReply object to handle the operation \a op
     and request \a req. The device \a outgoingData is always 0 for Get and
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h
index 69753e3e4d..4b8c4ddf0e 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public:
     QNetworkReply *put(const QNetworkRequest &request, QHttpMultiPart *multiPart);
     QNetworkReply *deleteResource(const QNetworkRequest &request);
     QNetworkReply *sendCustomRequest(const QNetworkRequest &request, const QByteArray &verb, QIODevice *data = Q_NULLPTR);
+    QNetworkReply *sendCustomRequest(const QNetworkRequest &request, const QByteArray &verb, const QByteArray &data);
+    QNetworkReply *sendCustomRequest(const QNetworkRequest &request, const QByteArray &verb, QHttpMultiPart *multiPart);
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_BEARERMANAGEMENT
     void setConfiguration(const QNetworkConfiguration &config);