diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
index f1c432ce64a..95a1280c8e1 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
@@ -1997,7 +1997,49 @@ qdumpHelper_QVariants_F = [
 
 
 def qdump__QVariant(d, value):
-    (data, typeStuff) = d.split('8sI', value)
+    if d.qtVersion() >= 0x060000:
+        qdumpHelper__QVariant6(d, value)
+    else:
+        qdumpHelper__QVariant45(d, value)
+
+def qdumpHelper__QVariant6(d, value):
+    data, typeStuff = d.split('24sp', value)
+    packedType = typeStuff >> 2
+    metaTypeInterface = typeStuff - (typeStuff & 3)
+
+    if metaTypeInterface == 0:
+        qdumpHelper_QVariant_0(d, value)
+        return
+
+    revision, alignment, size, flags, variantType, metaObjectPtr, name = \
+        d.split('HHIIIpp', metaTypeInterface)
+
+    # Well-known simple type.
+    if variantType <= 6:
+        qdumpHelper_QVariants_A[variantType](d, value)
+        return None
+
+    # Extended Core type (Qt 5+)
+    if variantType >= 31 and variantType <= 38:
+        qdumpHelper_QVariants_D[variantType - 31](d, value)
+        return None
+
+    typeName = d.extractCString(name).decode('utf8')
+    isShared = bool(typeStuff & 0x1)
+
+    if isShared:
+        # indirectly stored items (QRectF, ...)
+        ptr = d.extractPointer(value)
+        _, data  = d.split('8s{%s}' % typeName, ptr)
+        d.putItem(data)
+    else:
+        d.putItem(d.createValue(data, typeName))
+
+    d.putBetterType('%sQVariant (%s)' % (d.qtNamespace(), typeName))
+
+
+def qdumpHelper__QVariant45(d, value):
+    data, typeStuff = d.split('8sI', value)
     variantType = typeStuff & 0x3fffffff
     isShared = bool(typeStuff & 0x40000000)
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
index e16cd7f1610..d0f76a352b5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_dumpers.cpp
@@ -4003,7 +4003,7 @@ void tst_Dumpers::dumper_data()
                //+ Check("this.@1.@1", "[@QObject]", "\"This is thread #3\"", "@QObject");
 
 
-    QTest::newRow("QVariant")
+    QTest::newRow("QVariant1")
             << Data("#include <QMap>\n"
                     "#include <QStringList>\n"
                     "#include <QVariant>\n"
@@ -4017,9 +4017,7 @@ void tst_Dumpers::dumper_data()
 
                     "QVariant v0;\n\n"
 
-                    "QVariant::Type t1 = QVariant::String;\n"
-                    "QVariant v1 = QVariant(t1, (void*)0);\n"
-                    //"*(QString*)v1.data() = QString(\"Some string\");\n\n"
+                    "QVariant v1 = QVariant(QString(\"A string\"));\n"
 
                     "MyType my;\n"
                     "my[1] = (QStringList() << \"Hello\");\n"
@@ -4033,7 +4031,7 @@ void tst_Dumpers::dumper_data()
                     "list << 1 << 2 << 3;\n"
                     "QVariant v3 = QVariant::fromValue(list);",
 
-                    "&my, &v0, &v1, &v2, &t, &s, &list, &v3, &t1")
+                    "&my, &v0, &v1, &v2, &t, &s, &list, &v3")
 
                + CoreProfile()