diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 7759b07d8fe..89478ebef5a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Core
         global/qtnamespacemacros.h
         global/qtrace_p.h
         global/qtranslation.h
+        global/qtversionchecks.h
         global/qtypeinfo.h
         global/qvolatile_p.h
         global/q20algorithm.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
index 9811a6003ae..f8db9e948ee 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
@@ -1214,50 +1214,6 @@ static_assert(sizeof(qint64) == 8, "Internal error, qint64 is misdefined");
     \sa qMin(), qMax()
 */
 
-/*!
-    \macro QT_VERSION_CHECK(major, minor, patch)
-    \relates <QtGlobal>
-
-    Turns the \a major, \a minor and \a patch numbers of a version into an
-    integer that encodes all three. When expressed in hexadecimal, this integer
-    is of form \c 0xMMNNPP wherein \c{0xMM ==} \a major, \c{0xNN ==} \a minor,
-    and \c{0xPP ==} \a patch. This can be compared with another similarly
-    processed version ID.
-
-    Example:
-
-    \snippet code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp qt-version-check
-
-    \note the parameters are read as integers in the normal way, so should
-    normally be written in decimal (so a \c 0x prefix must be used if writing
-    them in hexadecimal). Thus \c{QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 0)} is equal to \c
-    0x050f00, which could equally be written \c{QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0xf, 0)}.
-
-    \sa QT_VERSION
-*/
-
-/*!
-    \macro QT_VERSION
-    \relates <QtGlobal>
-
-    This macro expands to a numeric value of the same form as \l
-    QT_VERSION_CHECK() constructs, that specifies the version of Qt with which
-    code using it is compiled. For example, if you compile your application with
-    Qt 6.1.2, the QT_VERSION macro will expand to \c 0x060102, the same as
-    \c{QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 1, 2)}. Note that this need not agree with the
-    version the application will find itself using at \e runtime.
-
-    You can use QT_VERSION to select the latest Qt features where available
-    while falling back to older implementations otherwise. Using
-    QT_VERSION_CHECK() for the value to compare with is recommended.
-
-    Example:
-
-    \snippet code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp 16
-
-    \sa QT_VERSION_STR, QT_VERSION_CHECK(), qVersion()
-*/
-
 /*!
     \macro QT_VERSION_STR
     \relates <QtGlobal>
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
index a161170c99d..a5584c22ee8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.h
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@
 #  include <stddef.h>
 #endif
 
-/*
-   QT_VERSION is (major << 16) | (minor << 8) | patch.
-*/
-#define QT_VERSION      QT_VERSION_CHECK(QT_VERSION_MAJOR, QT_VERSION_MINOR, QT_VERSION_PATCH)
-/*
-   can be used like #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 4, 0))
-*/
-#define QT_VERSION_CHECK(major, minor, patch) ((major<<16)|(minor<<8)|(patch))
+#include <QtCore/qtversionchecks.h>
 
 #ifdef QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
 #include <QtCore/qconfig-bootstrapped.h>
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qtversionchecks.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qtversionchecks.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e80eab63cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qtversionchecks.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
+
+/*!
+    \macro QT_VERSION_CHECK(major, minor, patch)
+    \relates <QtVersionChecks>
+
+    Turns the \a major, \a minor and \a patch numbers of a version into an
+    integer that encodes all three. When expressed in hexadecimal, this integer
+    is of form \c 0xMMNNPP wherein \c{0xMM ==} \a major, \c{0xNN ==} \a minor,
+    and \c{0xPP ==} \a patch. This can be compared with another similarly
+    processed version ID.
+
+    Example:
+
+    \snippet code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp qt-version-check
+
+    \note the parameters are read as integers in the normal way, so should
+    normally be written in decimal (so a \c 0x prefix must be used if writing
+    them in hexadecimal). Thus \c{QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 0)} is equal to \c
+    0x050f00, which could equally be written \c{QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 0xf, 0)}.
+
+    \sa QT_VERSION
+*/
+
+/*!
+    \macro QT_VERSION
+    \relates <QtVersionChecks>
+
+    This macro expands to a numeric value of the same form as \l
+    QT_VERSION_CHECK() constructs, that specifies the version of Qt with which
+    code using it is compiled. For example, if you compile your application with
+    Qt 6.1.2, the QT_VERSION macro will expand to \c 0x060102, the same as
+    \c{QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 1, 2)}. Note that this need not agree with the
+    version the application will find itself using at \e runtime.
+
+    You can use QT_VERSION to select the latest Qt features where available
+    while falling back to older implementations otherwise. Using
+    QT_VERSION_CHECK() for the value to compare with is recommended.
+
+    Example:
+
+    \snippet code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp 16
+
+    \sa QT_VERSION_STR, QT_VERSION_CHECK(), qVersion()
+*/
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qtversionchecks.h b/src/corelib/global/qtversionchecks.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b02849e96da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qtversionchecks.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#ifndef QTVERSIONCHECKS_H
+#define QTVERSIONCHECKS_H
+
+#if 0
+#pragma qt_class(QtVersionChecks)
+#pragma qt_sync_stop_processing
+#endif
+
+/*
+   QT_VERSION is (major << 16) | (minor << 8) | patch.
+*/
+#define QT_VERSION      QT_VERSION_CHECK(QT_VERSION_MAJOR, QT_VERSION_MINOR, QT_VERSION_PATCH)
+/*
+   can be used like #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 4, 0))
+*/
+#define QT_VERSION_CHECK(major, minor, patch) ((major<<16)|(minor<<8)|(patch))
+
+#endif /* QTVERSIONCHECKS_H */