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diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
index 62b76c5bb7..0aedf4c6d6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
@@ -1300,6 +1300,57 @@
 */
 
 /*!
+    \fn template <class X, class T> std::shared_ptr<X> qSharedPointerObjectCast(const std::shared_ptr<T> &src)
+    \relates QSharedPointer
+    \since 5.14
+
+    Returns a shared pointer to the pointer held by \a src, using a
+    \l qobject_cast() to type \tt X to obtain an internal pointer of the
+    appropriate type. If the \tt qobject_cast fails, the object
+    returned will be null.
+
+    Note that \tt X must have the same cv-qualifiers (\tt const and
+    \tt volatile) that \tt T has, or the code will fail to
+    compile. Use const_pointer_cast to cast away the constness.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn template <class X, class T> std::shared_ptr<X> qobject_pointer_cast(const std::shared_ptr<T> &src)
+    \relates QSharedPointer
+    \since 5.14
+
+    Same as qSharedPointerObjectCast(). This function is provided for STL
+    compatibility.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn template <class X, class T> std::shared_ptr<X> qSharedPointerObjectCast(std::shared_ptr<T> &&src)
+    \relates QSharedPointer
+    \since 5.14
+
+    Returns a shared pointer to the pointer held by \a src, using a
+    \l qobject_cast() to type \tt X to obtain an internal pointer of the
+    appropriate type.
+
+    If the \tt qobject_cast succeeds, the function will return a valid shared
+    pointer, and \a src is reset to null. If the \tt qobject_cast fails, the
+    object returned will be null, and \a src will not be modified.
+
+    Note that \tt X must have the same cv-qualifiers (\tt const and
+    \tt volatile) that \tt T has, or the code will fail to
+    compile. Use const_pointer_cast to cast away the constness.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \fn template <class X, class T> std::shared_ptr<X> qobject_pointer_cast(std::shared_ptr<T> &&src)
+    \relates QSharedPointer
+    \since 5.14
+
+    Same as qSharedPointerObjectCast(). This function is provided for STL
+    compatibility.
+*/
+
+/*!
     \fn template <class X> template <class T> QSharedPointer<X> qSharedPointerObjectCast(const QWeakPointer<T> &src)
     \relates QSharedPointer
     \relates QWeakPointer
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h
index 81d8dcd839..0851121ff2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer_impl.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 #endif
 #include <QtCore/qhashfunctions.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 
@@ -996,6 +998,46 @@ qSharedPointerFromVariant(const QVariant &variant)
     return qSharedPointerObjectCast<T>(QtSharedPointer::sharedPointerFromVariant_internal(variant));
 }
 
+// std::shared_ptr helpers
+
+template <typename X, class T>
+std::shared_ptr<X> qobject_pointer_cast(const std::shared_ptr<T> &src)
+{
+    using element_type = typename std::shared_ptr<X>::element_type;
+    return std::shared_ptr<X>(src, qobject_cast<element_type *>(src.get()));
+}
+
+template <typename X, class T>
+std::shared_ptr<X> qobject_pointer_cast(std::shared_ptr<T> &&src)
+{
+    using element_type = typename std::shared_ptr<X>::element_type;
+    auto castResult = qobject_cast<element_type *>(src.get());
+    if (castResult) {
+        auto result = std::shared_ptr<X>(std::move(src), castResult);
+#if __cplusplus <= 201703L
+        // C++2a's move aliasing constructor will leave src empty.
+        // Before C++2a we don't really know if the compiler has support for it.
+        // The move aliasing constructor is the resolution for LWG2996,
+        // which does not impose a feature-testing macro. So: clear src.
+        src.reset();
+#endif
+        return result;
+    }
+    return std::shared_ptr<X>();
+}
+
+template <typename X, class T>
+std::shared_ptr<X> qSharedPointerObjectCast(const std::shared_ptr<T> &src)
+{
+    return qobject_pointer_cast<X>(src);
+}
+
+template <typename X, class T>
+std::shared_ptr<X> qSharedPointerObjectCast(std::shared_ptr<T> &&src)
+{
+    return qobject_pointer_cast<X>(std::move(src));
+}
+
 #endif
 
 template<typename T> Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO_BODY(QWeakPointer<T>, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);