diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusargument.h b/src/dbus/qdbusargument.h
index 9687f21051..97b5a69613 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusargument.h
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusargument.h
@@ -397,6 +397,23 @@ inline QDBusArgument &operator<<(QDBusArgument &arg, const QVariantHash &map)
     return arg;
 }
 
+template <typename T1, typename T2>
+inline QDBusArgument &operator<<(QDBusArgument &arg, const QPair<T1, T2> &pair)
+{
+    arg.beginStructure();
+    arg << pair.first << pair.second;
+    arg.endStructure();
+    return arg;
+}
+
+template <typename T1, typename T2>
+inline const QDBusArgument &operator>>(const QDBusArgument &arg, QPair<T1, T2> &pair)
+{
+    arg.beginStructure();
+    arg >> pair.first >> pair.second;
+    arg.endStructure();
+    return arg;
+}
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE