3 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
index d201b9e211..f1f63ad00a 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -1677,8 +1677,11 @@ void QNetworkAccessManagerPrivate::_q_replyFinished()
     Q_Q(QNetworkAccessManager);
 
     QNetworkReply *reply = qobject_cast<QNetworkReply *>(q->sender());
-    if (reply)
+    if (reply) {
         emit q->finished(reply);
+        if (reply->request().attribute(QNetworkRequest::AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute, false).toBool())
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(reply, [reply] { reply->deleteLater(); }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    }
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_BEARERMANAGEMENT
     // If there are no active requests, release our reference to the network session.
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.cpp
index f15c43cdd8..deb0792938 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
     \omitvalue ResourceTypeAttribute
 
+    \value AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute
+        Requests only, type: QMetaType::Bool (default: false)
+        If set, this attribute will make QNetworkAccessManager delete
+        the QNetworkReply after having emitted "finished".
+        (This value was introduced in 5.14.)
+
     \value User
         Special type. Additional information can be passed in
         QVariants with types ranging from User to UserMax. The default
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.h
index de27b9fede..846ead1592 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkrequest.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
         RedirectPolicyAttribute,
         Http2DirectAttribute,
         ResourceTypeAttribute, // internal
+        AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute,
 
         User = 1000,
         UserMax = 32767