diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
index 483650afcb..3b78351809 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
@@ -1545,16 +1545,40 @@ void QProcess::setWorkingDirectory(const QString &dir)
     d->workingDirectory = dir;
 }
 
+
 /*!
+    \deprecated
+    Use processId() instead.
+
     Returns the native process identifier for the running process, if
-    available.  If no process is currently running, 0 is returned.
+    available.  If no process is currently running, \c 0 is returned.
+
+    \note Unlike \l processId(), pid() returns an integer on Unix and a pointer on Windows.
+
+    \sa Q_PID, processId()
 */
-Q_PID QProcess::pid() const
+Q_PID QProcess::pid() const // ### Qt 6 remove or rename this method to processInformation()
 {
     Q_D(const QProcess);
     return d->pid;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \since 5.3
+
+    Returns the native process identifier for the running process, if
+    available. If no process is currently running, \c 0 is returned.
+ */
+qint64 QProcess::processId() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QProcess);
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    return d->pid ? d->pid->dwProcessId : 0;
+#else
+    return d->pid;
+#endif
+}
+
 /*! \reimp
 
     This function operates on the current read channel.
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h
index c0b3ab945e..6be267f15f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public:
 
     // #### Qt 5: Q_PID is a pointer on Windows and a value on Unix
     Q_PID pid() const;
+    qint64 processId() const;
 
     bool waitForStarted(int msecs = 30000);
     bool waitForReadyRead(int msecs = 30000);
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp
index 37f224ff28..f5aa2c2412 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qprocess/tst_qprocess.cpp
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ void tst_QProcess::hardExit()
 void tst_QProcess::softExit()
 {
     QProcess proc;
-
+    QCOMPARE(proc.processId(), 0);
     proc.start("testSoftExit/testSoftExit");
 
     QVERIFY(proc.waitForStarted(10000));
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ void tst_QProcess::softExit()
     QVERIFY(proc.waitForReadyRead(10000));
 #endif
 
+    QVERIFY(proc.processId() > 0);
+
     proc.terminate();
 
     QVERIFY(proc.waitForFinished(10000));