diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.cpp
index 5e30ae291e..41db3485f0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,46 @@ QAssociativeIterable::iterator QAssociativeIterable::mutableFind(const QVariant
     return mutableEnd();
 }
 
+/*!
+    Returns \c true if the container has an entry with the given \a key, or
+    \c false otherwise. If the \a key isn't convertible to the expected type,
+    \c false is returned.
+ */
+bool QAssociativeIterable::containsKey(const QVariant &key)
+{
+    QtPrivate::QVariantTypeCoercer keyCoercer;
+    QMetaAssociation meta = metaContainer();
+    if (const void *keyData = keyCoercer.convert(key, meta.keyMetaType()))
+        return meta.containsKey(constIterable(), keyData);
+    return false;
+}
+
+/*!
+    Inserts a new entry with the given \a key, or resets the mapped value of
+    any existing entry with the given \a key to the default constructed
+    mapped value. The \a key is coerced to the expected type: If it isn't
+    convertible, a default value is inserted.
+ */
+void QAssociativeIterable::insertKey(const QVariant &key)
+{
+    QMetaAssociation meta = metaContainer();
+    QtPrivate::QVariantTypeCoercer keyCoercer;
+    meta.insertKey(mutableIterable(), keyCoercer.coerce(key, meta.keyMetaType()));
+}
+
+/*!
+    Removes the entry with the given \a key from the container. The \a key is
+    coerced to the expected type: If it isn't convertible, the default value
+    is removed.
+ */
+void QAssociativeIterable::removeKey(const QVariant &key)
+{
+    QMetaAssociation meta = metaContainer();
+    QtPrivate::QVariantTypeCoercer keyCoercer;
+    meta.removeKey(mutableIterable(), keyCoercer.coerce(key, meta.keyMetaType()));
+}
+
+
 /*!
     Retrieves the mapped value at the given \a key, or a default-constructed
     QVariant of the mapped type, if the key does not exist. If the \a key is not
@@ -230,6 +270,21 @@ QVariant QAssociativeIterable::value(const QVariant &key) const
     return result;
 }
 
+/*!
+    Sets the mapped value associated with \a key to \a mapped, if possible.
+    Inserts a new entry if none exists yet, for the given \a key. If the \a key
+    is not convertible to the key type, the value for the default-constructed
+    key type is overwritten.
+ */
+void QAssociativeIterable::setValue(const QVariant &key, const QVariant &mapped)
+{
+    QtPrivate::QVariantTypeCoercer keyCoercer;
+    QtPrivate::QVariantTypeCoercer mappedCoercer;
+    QMetaAssociation meta = metaContainer();
+    meta.setMappedAtKey(mutableIterable(), keyCoercer.coerce(key, meta.keyMetaType()),
+                        mappedCoercer.coerce(mapped, meta.mappedMetaType()));
+}
+
 /*!
     \class QAssociativeIterable::const_iterator
     \since 5.2
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.h
index ba20af0327..4a1942fbc9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qassociativeiterable.h
@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ public:
     const_iterator constFind(const QVariant &key) const { return find(key); }
     iterator mutableFind(const QVariant &key);
 
+    bool containsKey(const QVariant &key);
+    void insertKey(const QVariant &key);
+    void removeKey(const QVariant &key);
+
     QVariant value(const QVariant &key) const;
+    void setValue(const QVariant &key, const QVariant &mapped);
 };
 
 template<>
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
index 4ff404e12a..d3feabfac1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qvariant/tst_qvariant.cpp
@@ -4355,6 +4355,16 @@ void testAssociativeIteration()
     else if (mappingIter.metaContainer().mappedMetaType() == QMetaType::fromType<bool>())
         QCOMPARE(mappingIter.value(5).toBool(), true);
 
+    QVERIFY(mappingIter.containsKey("5"));
+    mappingIter.removeKey(QStringLiteral("5"));
+    QCOMPARE(mappingIter.find(5), mappingIter.end());
+
+    mappingIter.setValue(5, 44);
+    if (mappingIter.metaContainer().mappedMetaType() == QMetaType::fromType<int>())
+        QCOMPARE(mappingIter.value(5).toInt(), 44);
+    else if (mappingIter.metaContainer().mappedMetaType() == QMetaType::fromType<bool>())
+        QCOMPARE(mappingIter.value(5).toBool(), true);
+
     // Test that find() does not coerce
     auto container = Container();
     container[0] = true;