diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.cpp b/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.cpp
index 7ec72df77c..e8c5f3e479 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ QSignalTransition::QSignalTransition(const QObject *sender, const char *signal,
     d->maybeRegister();
 }
 
+/*!
+  \fn QSignalTransition::QSignalTransition(const QObject *sender,
+                       PointerToMemberFunction signal, QState *sourceState);
+  \since 5.7
+  \overload
+
+  Constructs a new signal transition associated with the given \a signal of
+  the given \a sender object and with the given \a sourceSate.
+  This constructor is enabled if compiler supports delegating constructor.
+
+  \sa Q_COMPILER_DELEGATING_CONSTRUCTORS
+*/
+
 /*!
   Destroys this signal transition.
 */
diff --git a/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.h b/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.h
index c388323ec4..b428cb621d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.h
+++ b/src/corelib/statemachine/qsignaltransition.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define QSIGNALTRANSITION_H
 
 #include <QtCore/qabstracttransition.h>
+#include <QtCore/qmetaobject.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -52,6 +53,18 @@ public:
     QSignalTransition(QState *sourceState = Q_NULLPTR);
     QSignalTransition(const QObject *sender, const char *signal,
                       QState *sourceState = Q_NULLPTR);
+#ifdef Q_QDOC
+    QSignalTransition(const QObject *object, PointerToMemberFunction signal,
+                      QState *sourceState = Q_NULLPTR);
+#elif defined(Q_COMPILER_DELEGATING_CONSTRUCTORS)
+    template <typename Func>
+    QSignalTransition(const typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer<Func>::Object *obj,
+                      Func sig, QState *srcState = Q_NULLPTR)
+    : QSignalTransition(obj, QMetaMethod::fromSignal(sig).methodSignature().constData(), srcState)
+    {
+    }
+#endif
+
     ~QSignalTransition();
 
     QObject *senderObject() const;
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine/tst_qstatemachine.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine/tst_qstatemachine.cpp
index 1ae4057049..379215a6c5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine/tst_qstatemachine.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/statemachine/qstatemachine/tst_qstatemachine.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ private slots:
 
     void multiTargetTransitionInsideParallelStateGroup();
     void signalTransitionNormalizeSignature();
+#ifdef Q_COMPILER_DELEGATING_CONSTRUCTORS
+    void createPointerToMemberSignalTransition();
+#endif
     void createSignalTransitionWhenRunning();
     void createEventTransitionWhenRunning();
     void signalTransitionSenderInDifferentThread();
@@ -5876,6 +5879,31 @@ void tst_QStateMachine::signalTransitionNormalizeSignature()
     TEST_ACTIVE_CHANGED(s1, 1);
 }
 
+#ifdef Q_COMPILER_DELEGATING_CONSTRUCTORS
+void tst_QStateMachine::createPointerToMemberSignalTransition()
+{
+    QStateMachine machine;
+    QState *s1 = new QState(&machine);
+    DEFINE_ACTIVE_SPY(s1);
+    machine.setInitialState(s1);
+    machine.start();
+    TEST_ACTIVE_CHANGED(s1, 1);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(machine.configuration().contains(s1));
+
+    QState *s2 = new QState(&machine);
+    DEFINE_ACTIVE_SPY(s2);
+    SignalEmitter emitter;
+    QSignalTransition *t1 = new QSignalTransition(&emitter, &SignalEmitter::signalWithNoArg, s1);
+    QCOMPARE(t1->sourceState(), s1);
+    t1->setTargetState(s2);
+    s1->addTransition(t1);
+    emitter.emitSignalWithNoArg();
+    TEST_ACTIVE_CHANGED(s1, 2);
+    TEST_ACTIVE_CHANGED(s2, 1);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(machine.configuration().contains(s2));
+}
+#endif
+
 void tst_QStateMachine::createSignalTransitionWhenRunning()
 {
     QStateMachine machine;