diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.cpp
index 8d84b3beca..f3a4f0ca1f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     still owns the object pointed to.
 */
 
+/*!
+    \fn T *QScopedPointer::get() const
+    \since 5.11
+
+    Same as data().
+*/
+
 /*!
     \fn T &QScopedPointer::operator*() const
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.h b/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.h
index 141a3f8c70..eeed3afd83 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer.h
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ public:
         return d;
     }
 
+    T *get() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+    {
+        return d;
+    }
+
     bool isNull() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
     {
         return !d;
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer/tst_qscopedpointer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer/tst_qscopedpointer.cpp
index a4b06d1b3b..b943b04e23 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer/tst_qscopedpointer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qscopedpointer/tst_qscopedpointer.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void tst_QScopedPointer::defaultConstructor()
     /* Check that the members, one, is correctly initialized. */
     QScopedPointer<int> p;
     QCOMPARE(p.data(), static_cast<int *>(0));
+    QCOMPARE(p.get(), static_cast<int *>(0));
 }
 
 void tst_QScopedPointer::dataOnDefaultConstructed()
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ void tst_QScopedPointer::dataOnDefaultConstructed()
     QScopedPointer<int> p;
 
     QCOMPARE(p.data(), static_cast<int *>(0));
+    QCOMPARE(p.get(), static_cast<int *>(0));
 }
 
 class MyClass
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ void tst_QScopedPointer::reset()
         QScopedPointer<int> p;
         p.reset();
         QCOMPARE(p.data(), static_cast<int *>(0));
+        QCOMPARE(p.get(), static_cast<int *>(0));
     }
 
     /* Call reset() on an active value. */
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ void tst_QScopedPointer::reset()
         QScopedPointer<int> p(new int(3));
         p.reset();
         QCOMPARE(p.data(), static_cast<int *>(0));
+        QCOMPARE(p.get(), static_cast<int *>(0));
     }
 
     /* Call reset() with a value, on an active value. */
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ void tst_QScopedPointer::reset()
         int *const value = new int(9);
         p.reset(value);
         QCOMPARE(*p.data(), 9);
+        QCOMPARE(*p.get(), 9);
     }
 
     /* Call reset() with a value, on default constructed value. */
@@ -138,6 +143,7 @@ void tst_QScopedPointer::reset()
         int *const value = new int(9);
         p.reset(value);
         QCOMPARE(*p.data(), 9);
+        QCOMPARE(*p.get(), 9);
     }
 }