3 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
index f1f63ad00a..a2996e3533 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -1402,6 +1402,11 @@ QNetworkReply *QNetworkAccessManager::createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager::Opera
         req.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicyAttribute, redirectPolicy());
     }
 
+    if (autoDeleteReplies()
+        && req.attribute(QNetworkRequest::AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute).isNull()) {
+        req.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute, true);
+    }
+
     bool isLocalFile = req.url().isLocalFile();
     QString scheme = req.url().scheme();
 
@@ -1672,6 +1677,40 @@ void QNetworkAccessManager::clearConnectionCache()
     QNetworkAccessManagerPrivate::clearConnectionCache(this);
 }
 
+
+/*!
+    \since 5.14
+
+    Returns the true if QNetworkAccessManager is currently configured
+    to automatically delete QNetworkReplies, false otherwise.
+
+    \sa setAutoDeleteReplies,
+    QNetworkRequest::AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute
+*/
+bool QNetworkAccessManager::autoDeleteReplies()
+{
+    return d_func()->autoDeleteReplies;
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 5.14
+
+    Enables or disables automatic deletion of \l {QNetworkReply} {QNetworkReplies}.
+
+    Setting \a shouldAutoDelete to true is the same as setting the
+    QNetworkRequest::AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute attribute to
+    true on all \e{future} \l {QNetworkRequest} {QNetworkRequests}
+    passed to this instance of QNetworkAccessManager unless the
+    attribute was already explicitly set on the QNetworkRequest.
+
+    \sa autoDeleteReplies,
+    QNetworkRequest::AutoDeleteReplyOnFinishAttribute
+*/
+void QNetworkAccessManager::setAutoDeleteReplies(bool shouldAutoDelete)
+{
+    d_func()->autoDeleteReplies = shouldAutoDelete;
+}
+
 void QNetworkAccessManagerPrivate::_q_replyFinished()
 {
     Q_Q(QNetworkAccessManager);
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h
index fa23537c68..601d0420ff 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.h
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ public:
     void setRedirectPolicy(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicy policy);
     QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicy redirectPolicy() const;
 
+    bool autoDeleteReplies();
+    void setAutoDeleteReplies(bool autoDelete);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
 #ifndef QT_NO_NETWORKPROXY
     void proxyAuthenticationRequired(const QNetworkProxy &proxy, QAuthenticator *authenticator);
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager_p.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager_p.h
index dfd747a767..67ea2094b3 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager_p.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager_p.h
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ public:
     bool stsEnabled = false;
     mutable QNetworkStatusMonitor statusMonitor;
 
+    bool autoDeleteReplies = false;
+
 #ifndef QT_NO_BEARERMANAGEMENT
     Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT static const QWeakPointer<const QNetworkSession> getNetworkSession(const QNetworkAccessManager *manager);
 #endif