diff --git a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
index c02ebd3814..4bca576ed4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -959,6 +959,8 @@ bool QFileInfo::operator==(const QFileInfo &fileinfo) const
     return comparesEqual(*this, fileinfo);
 }
 
+#include "qitemselectionmodel.h" // inlined API
+
 #include "qjsonarray.h"
 
 bool QJsonArray::operator==(const QJsonArray &other) const
diff --git a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp
index 70063a10bf..6df60aaf61 100644
--- a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ QT_IMPL_METATYPE_EXTERN(QItemSelection)
 
     \ingroup model-view
 
+    \compares equality
+
     A QItemSelectionRange contains information about a range of
     selected items in a model. A range of items is a contiguous array
     of model items, extending to cover a number of adjacent rows and
@@ -216,17 +218,17 @@ QItemSelectionRange QItemSelectionRange::intersected(const QItemSelectionRange &
 }
 
 /*!
-    \fn bool QItemSelectionRange::operator==(const QItemSelectionRange &other) const
+    \fn bool QItemSelectionRange::operator==(const QItemSelectionRange &lhs, const QItemSelectionRange &rhs)
 
-    Returns \c true if the selection range is exactly the same as the \a other
+    Returns \c true if \a lhs selection range is exactly the same as the \a rhs
     range given; otherwise returns \c false.
 
 */
 
 /*!
-    \fn bool QItemSelectionRange::operator!=(const QItemSelectionRange &other) const
+    \fn bool QItemSelectionRange::operator!=(const QItemSelectionRange &lhs, const QItemSelectionRange &rhs)
 
-    Returns \c true if the selection range differs from the \a other range given;
+    Returns \c true if \a lhs selection range differs from the \a rhs range given;
     otherwise returns \c false.
 
 */
diff --git a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.h b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.h
index a19923a90b..c4b8dadc97 100644
--- a/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.h
+++ b/src/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel.h
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ public:
     bool intersects(const QItemSelectionRange &other) const;
     QItemSelectionRange intersected(const QItemSelectionRange &other) const;
 
-
+#if QT_CORE_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 8)
     inline bool operator==(const QItemSelectionRange &other) const
-        { return (tl == other.tl && br == other.br); }
+    { return comparesEqual(*this, other); }
     inline bool operator!=(const QItemSelectionRange &other) const
-        { return !operator==(other); }
-
+    { return !operator==(other); }
+#endif
     inline bool isValid() const
     {
         return (tl.isValid() && br.isValid() && tl.parent() == br.parent()
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ public:
     QModelIndexList indexes() const;
 
 private:
+    friend bool comparesEqual(const QItemSelectionRange &lhs,
+                              const QItemSelectionRange &rhs) noexcept
+    {
+        return (lhs.tl == rhs.tl && lhs.br == rhs.br);
+    }
+    Q_DECLARE_EQUALITY_COMPARABLE(QItemSelectionRange)
     QPersistentModelIndex tl, br;
 };
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QItemSelectionRange, Q_RELOCATABLE_TYPE);
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel/tst_qitemselectionmodel.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel/tst_qitemselectionmodel.cpp
index 02e0f86ea7..45f7a6c08d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel/tst_qitemselectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/itemmodels/qitemselectionmodel/tst_qitemselectionmodel.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only
 
 #include <QTest>
+#include <QtTest/private/qcomparisontesthelper_p.h>
 #include <QtTest/private/qpropertytesthelper_p.h>
 #include <QSignalSpy>
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public slots:
     void cleanupTestCase();
     void init();
 private slots:
+    void compareCompiles();
     void clear_data();
     void clear();
     void clearAndSelect();
@@ -213,6 +215,11 @@ void tst_QItemSelectionModel::init()
         model->insertRow(0, QModelIndex());
 }
 
+void tst_QItemSelectionModel::compareCompiles()
+{
+    QTestPrivate::testEqualityOperatorsCompile<QItemSelectionRange>();
+}
+
 void tst_QItemSelectionModel::clear_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QModelIndexList>("indexList");
@@ -2714,6 +2721,9 @@ void tst_QItemSelectionModel::QTBUG48402()
     model.removeRows(removeTop, removeBottom - removeTop + 1);
 
     QCOMPARE(QItemSelectionRange(helper.tl, helper.br), QItemSelectionRange(dtl, dbr));
+    QT_TEST_EQUALITY_OPS(QItemSelectionRange(helper.tl, helper.br), QItemSelectionRange(dtl, dbr), true);
+    QT_TEST_EQUALITY_OPS(QItemSelectionRange(), QItemSelectionRange(), true);
+    QT_TEST_EQUALITY_OPS(QItemSelectionRange(helper.tl, helper.br), QItemSelectionRange(), false);
 }
 
 void tst_QItemSelectionModel::QTBUG58851_data()