diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
index 6c13215ac5..c591b0ecec 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
@@ -630,8 +630,9 @@ QBindable<bool> QTimer::bindableSingleShot()
 void QTimer::setInterval(int msec)
 {
     Q_D(QTimer);
-    const bool intervalChanged = msec != d->inter;
-    d->inter.setValue(msec);
+    d->inter.removeBindingUnlessInWrapper();
+    const bool intervalChanged = msec != d->inter.valueBypassingBindings();
+    d->inter.setValueBypassingBindings(msec);
     if (d->id != QTimerPrivate::INV_TIMER) { // create new timer
         QObject::killTimer(d->id);                        // restart timer
         d->id = QObject::startTimer(std::chrono::milliseconds{msec}, d->type);
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/CMakeLists.txt
index e7ac67d12e..4959caa2ad 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qtimer
         tst_qtimer.cpp
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::CorePrivate
+        Qt::TestPrivate
 )
 
 if(QT_FEATURE_glib AND UNIX)
@@ -26,5 +27,6 @@ if(QT_FEATURE_glib AND UNIX)
             DISABLE_GLIB
         LIBRARIES
             Qt::CorePrivate
+            Qt::TestPrivate
     )
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp
index dcce526a35..4ece1dc2b4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qtimer/tst_qtimer.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/private/qglobal_p.h>
 #include <QTest>
 #include <QSignalSpy>
+#include <QtTest/private/qpropertytesthelper_p.h>
 
 #include <qtimer.h>
 #include <qthread.h>
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ private slots:
 
     void bindToTimer();
     void bindTimer();
+    void automatedBindingTests();
 };
 
 void tst_QTimer::zeroTimer()
@@ -1326,6 +1328,42 @@ void tst_QTimer::bindTimer()
     QCOMPARE(timer.timerType(), Qt::VeryCoarseTimer);
 }
 
+void tst_QTimer::automatedBindingTests()
+{
+    QTimer timer;
+
+    QVERIFY(!timer.isSingleShot());
+    QTestPrivate::testReadWritePropertyBasics(timer, true, false, "singleShot");
+    if (QTest::currentTestFailed()) {
+        qDebug("Failed property test for QTimer::singleShot");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QCOMPARE_NE(timer.interval(), 10);
+    QTestPrivate::testReadWritePropertyBasics(timer, 10, 20, "interval");
+    if (QTest::currentTestFailed()) {
+        qDebug("Failed property test for QTimer::interval");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QCOMPARE_NE(timer.timerType(), Qt::PreciseTimer);
+    QTestPrivate::testReadWritePropertyBasics(timer, Qt::PreciseTimer, Qt::CoarseTimer,
+                                              "timerType");
+    if (QTest::currentTestFailed()) {
+        qDebug("Failed property test for QTimer::timerType");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    timer.start(1000);
+    QVERIFY(timer.isActive());
+    QTestPrivate::testReadOnlyPropertyBasics(timer, true, false, "active",
+                                             [&timer]() { timer.stop(); });
+    if (QTest::currentTestFailed()) {
+        qDebug("Failed property test for QTimer::active");
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
 class OrderHelper : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguitimer/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguitimer/CMakeLists.txt
index c3bd8a0a59..1f27b5b919 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguitimer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguitimer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qguitimer
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::CorePrivate
         Qt::Gui
+        Qt::TestPrivate
 )
 
 if(QT_FEATURE_glib AND UNIX)
@@ -29,5 +30,6 @@ if(QT_FEATURE_glib AND UNIX)
         LIBRARIES
             Qt::CorePrivate
             Qt::Gui
+            Qt::TestPrivate
     )
 endif()