diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_foundation.mm b/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_foundation.mm
index 623d462749..eb3c70756a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_foundation.mm
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_foundation.mm
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ NSData *QByteArray::toRawNSData() const
 
     Constructs a new QString containing a copy of the \a string CFString.
 
-    \note this function is only available on OS X and iOS.
+    \note this function is only available on \macos and iOS.
 */
 QString QString::fromCFString(CFStringRef string)
 {
@@ -222,11 +222,24 @@ QString QString::fromCFString(CFStringRef string)
     Creates a CFString from a QString. The caller owns the CFString and is
     responsible for releasing it.
 
-    \note this function is only available on OS X and iOS.
+    \note this function is only available on \macos and iOS.
 */
 CFStringRef QString::toCFString() const
 {
-    return CFStringCreateWithCharacters(0, reinterpret_cast<const UniChar *>(unicode()), length());
+    return QStringView{*this}.toCFString();
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 6.0
+
+    Creates a CFString from this QStringView. The caller owns the CFString and is
+    responsible for releasing it.
+
+    \note this function is only available on \macos and iOS.
+*/
+CFStringRef QStringView::toCFString() const
+{
+    return CFStringCreateWithCharacters(0, reinterpret_cast<const UniChar *>(data()), size());
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -234,7 +247,7 @@ CFStringRef QString::toCFString() const
 
     Constructs a new QString containing a copy of the \a string NSString.
 
-    \note this function is only available on OS X and iOS.
+    \note this function is only available on \macos and iOS.
 */
 QString QString::fromNSString(const NSString *string)
 {
@@ -251,11 +264,23 @@ QString QString::fromNSString(const NSString *string)
 
     Creates a NSString from a QString. The NSString is autoreleased.
 
-    \note this function is only available on OS X and iOS.
+    \note this function is only available on \macos and iOS.
 */
 NSString *QString::toNSString() const
 {
-    return [NSString stringWithCharacters: reinterpret_cast<const UniChar*>(unicode()) length: length()];
+    return QStringView{*this}.toNSString();
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 6.0
+
+    Creates an NSString from this QStringView. The NSString is autoreleased.
+
+    \note this function is only available on \macos and iOS.
+*/
+NSString *QStringView::toNSString() const
+{
+    return [NSString stringWithCharacters:reinterpret_cast<const UniChar*>(data()) length:size()];
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
index a2e55f5b16..2dd933284b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN) || defined(Q_QDOC)
+Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_CF_TYPE(CFString);
+Q_FORWARD_DECLARE_OBJC_CLASS(NSString);
+#endif
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QString;
@@ -215,6 +220,11 @@ public:
         : QStringView(str.data(), qsizetype(str.size())) {}
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT inline QString toString() const; // defined in qstring.h
+#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN) || defined(Q_QDOC)
+    // defined in qcore_foundation.mm
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT CFStringRef toCFString() const Q_DECL_CF_RETURNS_RETAINED;
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT NSString *toNSString() const Q_DECL_NS_RETURNS_AUTORELEASED;
+#endif
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR qsizetype size() const noexcept { return m_size; }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT const_pointer data() const noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<const_pointer>(m_data); }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
index c117ce6a84..653e4a337e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ NSString *keySequenceToKeyEqivalent(const QKeySequence &accel)
     // Similar to qt_mac_removePrivateUnicode change the delete key so the symbol is correctly seen in native menubar
     if (cocoa_key.unicode() == NSDeleteFunctionKey)
         cocoa_key = NSDeleteCharacter;
-    return [NSString stringWithCharacters:&cocoa_key.unicode() length:1];
+    return QStringView{&cocoa_key, 1}.toNSString();
 }
 
 // return the cocoa modifier mask for the QKeySequence (currently only looks at the first one).