2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
index 3f6075f2aa..b9984f0b01 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,16 @@ void QCryptographicHash::reset() noexcept
     d->reset();
 }
 
+/*!
+    Returns the algorithm used to generate the cryptographic hash.
+
+    \since 6.5
+*/
+QCryptographicHash::Algorithm QCryptographicHash::algorithm() const noexcept
+{
+    return d->method;
+}
+
 void QCryptographicHashPrivate::reset() noexcept
 {
     switch (method) {
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.h b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.h
index 94fc82783b..5f9104fe9f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
     void swap(QCryptographicHash &other) noexcept { qt_ptr_swap(d, other.d); }
 
     void reset() noexcept;
+    [[nodiscard]] Algorithm algorithm() const noexcept;
 
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 4)
     QT_DEPRECATED_VERSION_X_6_4("Use the QByteArrayView overload instead")