diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.h b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.h
index d2e018834a..a0c6766833 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public:
     void wakeOne();
     void wakeAll();
 
+    void notify_one() { wakeOne(); }
+    void notify_all() { wakeAll(); }
+
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QWaitCondition)
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.qdoc b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.qdoc
index d7de323922..eebc28f059 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition.qdoc
@@ -172,3 +172,18 @@
 
     \sa wakeOne(), wakeAll()
 */
+
+
+/*! \fn void QWaitCondition::notify_one()
+    \since 5.8
+
+    This function is provided for STL compatibility. It is equivalent
+    to wakeOne().
+*/
+
+/*! \fn void QWaitCondition::notify_all()
+    \since 5.8
+
+    This function is provided for STL compatibility. It is equivalent
+    to wakeAll().
+*/