diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
index 82b7657016..7603fe2230 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
@@ -134,7 +134,12 @@
     you can attach multiple continuations to a signal, which are invoked in the
     same thread or a new thread.
 
-    \sa QtFuture::connect(), QFutureWatcher, {Qt Concurrent}
+    A ready QFuture object with a value or a QFuture object holding exception can
+    be created using convenience functions QtFuture::makeReadyFuture and
+    QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture.
+
+    \sa QtFuture::connect(), QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(),
+    QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture(), QFutureWatcher, {Qt Concurrent}
 */
 
 /*! \fn template <typename T> QFuture<T>::QFuture()
@@ -944,6 +949,107 @@
     \sa QFuture, QFuture::then()
 */
 
+/*! \fn template<typename T> static QFuture<std::decay_t<T>> QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(T &&value)
+
+    \since 6.1
+    \overload
+
+    Creates and returns a QFuture which already has a result \a value.
+    The returned QFuture has a type of std::decay_t<T>, where T is not void.
+
+    \code
+    auto f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(std::make_unique<int>(42));
+    ...
+    const int result = *f.takeResult(); // result == 42
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa QFuture, QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture()
+*/
+
+/*! \fn QFuture<void> QtFuture::makeReadyFuture()
+
+    \since 6.1
+    \overload
+
+    Creates and returns a void QFuture. Such QFuture can't store any result.
+    One can use it to query the state of the computation.
+    The returned QFuture will always be in the finished state.
+
+    \code
+    auto f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture();
+    ...
+    const bool started = f.isStarted(); // started == true
+    const bool running = f.isRunning(); // running == false
+    const bool finished = f.isFinished(); // finished == true
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa QFuture, QFuture::isStarted(), QFuture::isRunning(),
+    QFuture::isFinished(), QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture()
+*/
+
+/*! \fn template<typename T> static QFuture<T> QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(const QList<T> &values)
+
+    \since 6.1
+    \overload
+
+    Creates and returns a QFuture which already has multiple results set from \a values.
+
+    \code
+    const QList<int> values { 1, 2, 3 };
+    auto f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(values);
+    ...
+    const int count = f.resultCount(); // count == 3
+    const auto results = f.results(); // results == { 1, 2, 3 }
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa QFuture, QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture()
+*/
+
+/*! \fn template<typename T> static QFuture<T> QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture(const QException &exception)
+
+    \since 6.1
+
+    Creates and returns a QFuture which already has an exception \a exception.
+
+    \code
+    QException e;
+    auto f = QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture<int>(e);
+    ...
+    try {
+        f.result(); // throws QException
+    } catch (QException &) {
+        // handle exception here
+    }
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa QFuture, QException, QtFuture::makeReadyFuture()
+*/
+
+/*! \fn template<typename T> static QFuture<T> QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture(std::exception_ptr exception)
+
+    \since 6.1
+    \overload
+
+    Creates and returns a QFuture which already has an exception \a exception.
+
+    \code
+    struct TestException
+    {
+    };
+    ...
+    auto exception = std::make_exception_ptr(TestException());
+    auto f = QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture<int>(exception);
+    ...
+    try {
+        f.result(); // throws TestException
+    } catch (TestException &) {
+        // handle exception here
+    }
+    \endcode
+
+    \sa QFuture, QException, QtFuture::makeReadyFuture()
+*/
+
 /*! \fn template<class T> template<class Function> QFuture<typename QFuture<T>::ResultType<Function>> QFuture<T>::then(Function &&function)
 
     \since 6.0
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture_impl.h b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture_impl.h
index b8b9f39951..1a02cc9cf1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture_impl.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture_impl.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
 #include <QtCore/qfutureinterface.h>
 #include <QtCore/qthreadpool.h>
+#include <QtCore/qexception.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -741,6 +742,68 @@ static QFuture<ArgsType<Signal>> connect(Sender *sender, Signal signal)
     return promise.future();
 }
 
+template<typename T, typename = QtPrivate::EnableForNonVoid<T>>
+static QFuture<std::decay_t<T>> makeReadyFuture(T &&value)
+{
+    QFutureInterface<std::decay_t<T>> promise;
+    promise.reportStarted();
+    promise.reportResult(std::forward<T>(value));
+    promise.reportFinished();
+
+    return promise.future();
+}
+
+#if defined(Q_CLANG_QDOC)
+static QFuture<void> makeReadyFuture()
+#else
+template<typename T = void>
+static QFuture<T> makeReadyFuture()
+#endif
+{
+    QFutureInterface<T> promise;
+    promise.reportStarted();
+    promise.reportFinished();
+
+    return promise.future();
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+static QFuture<T> makeReadyFuture(const QList<T> &values)
+{
+    QFutureInterface<T> promise;
+    promise.reportStarted();
+    promise.reportResults(values);
+    promise.reportFinished();
+
+    return promise.future();
+}
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+
+template<typename T = void>
+static QFuture<T> makeExceptionalFuture(std::exception_ptr exception)
+{
+    QFutureInterface<T> promise;
+    promise.reportStarted();
+    promise.reportException(exception);
+    promise.reportFinished();
+
+    return promise.future();
+}
+
+template<typename T = void>
+static QFuture<T> makeExceptionalFuture(const QException &exception)
+{
+    try {
+        exception.raise();
+    } catch (...) {
+        return makeExceptionalFuture<T>(std::current_exception());
+    }
+    Q_UNREACHABLE();
+}
+
+#endif // QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+
 } // namespace QtFuture
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
index 0d1097ce1c..c7d552cb30 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ private slots:
     void rejectPendingResultOverwrite_data() { rejectResultOverwrite_data(); }
     void rejectPendingResultOverwrite();
 
+    void createReadyFutures();
+
 private:
     using size_type = std::vector<int>::size_type;
 
@@ -3338,5 +3340,72 @@ void tst_QFuture::rejectPendingResultOverwrite()
     QCOMPARE(f.results(), initResults);
 }
 
+void tst_QFuture::createReadyFutures()
+{
+    // using const T &
+    {
+        const int val = 42;
+        QFuture<int> f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(val);
+        QCOMPARE(f.result(), val);
+    }
+
+    // using T
+    {
+        int val = 42;
+        QFuture<int> f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(val);
+        QCOMPARE(f.result(), val);
+    }
+
+    // using T &&
+    {
+        auto f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(std::make_unique<int>(42));
+        QCOMPARE(*f.takeResult(), 42);
+    }
+
+    // using void
+    {
+        auto f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture();
+        QVERIFY(f.isStarted());
+        QVERIFY(!f.isRunning());
+        QVERIFY(f.isFinished());
+    }
+
+    // using const QList<T> &
+    {
+        const QList<int> values { 1, 2, 3 };
+        auto f = QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(values);
+        QCOMPARE(f.resultCount(), 3);
+        QCOMPARE(f.results(), values);
+    }
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
+    // using QException
+    {
+        QException e;
+        auto f = QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture<int>(e);
+        bool caught = false;
+        try {
+            f.result();
+        } catch (QException &) {
+            caught = true;
+        }
+        QVERIFY(caught);
+    }
+
+    // using std::exception_ptr and QFuture<void>
+    {
+        auto exception = std::make_exception_ptr(TestException());
+        auto f = QtFuture::makeExceptionalFuture(exception);
+        bool caught = false;
+        try {
+            f.waitForFinished();
+        } catch (TestException &) {
+            caught = true;
+        }
+        QVERIFY(caught);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QFuture)
 #include "tst_qfuture.moc"