diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qendian_p.h b/src/corelib/global/qendian_p.h
index b279701a31..42d91cf735 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qendian_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qendian_p.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 // We mean it.
 //
 
-#include "qendian.h"
+#include <QtCore/qendian.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -136,6 +136,88 @@ typedef QBEInteger<quint16> quint16_be;
 typedef QBEInteger<quint32> quint32_be;
 typedef QBEInteger<quint64> quint64_be;
 
+// Note if using multiple of these bitfields in a union; the underlying storage type must
+// match. Since we always use an unsigned storage type, unsigned and signed versions may
+// be used together, but different bit-widths may not.
+template<class S, int pos, int width>
+class QSpecialIntegerBitfield
+{
+protected:
+    typedef typename S::StorageType T;
+    typedef typename std::make_unsigned<T>::type UT;
+
+    static Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR UT mask()
+    {
+        return ((UT(1) << width) - 1) << pos;
+    }
+public:
+    // FIXME: val is public until qtdeclarative is fixed to not access it directly.
+    UT val;
+
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator =(T t)
+    {
+        UT i = S::fromSpecial(val);
+        i &= ~mask();
+        i |= (UT(t) << pos) & mask();
+        val  = S::toSpecial(i);
+        return *this;
+    }
+    operator T() const
+    {
+        if (std::is_signed<T>::value) {
+            UT i = S::fromSpecial(val);
+            i <<= (sizeof(T) * 8) - width - pos;
+            T t = T(i);
+            t >>= (sizeof(T) * 8) - width;
+            return t;
+        }
+        return (S::fromSpecial(val) & mask()) >> pos;
+    }
+
+    bool operator !() const { return !(val & S::toSpecial(mask())); }
+    bool operator ==(QSpecialIntegerBitfield<S, pos, width> i) const
+    {   return ((val ^ i.val) & S::toSpecial(mask())) == 0; }
+    bool operator !=(QSpecialIntegerBitfield<S, pos, width> i) const
+    {   return ((val ^ i.val) & S::toSpecial(mask())) != 0; }
+
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator +=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) + i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator -=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) - i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator *=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) * i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator /=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) / i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator %=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) % i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator |=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) | i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator &=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) & i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator ^=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) ^ i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator >>=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) >> i)); }
+    QSpecialIntegerBitfield &operator <<=(T i)
+    {   return (*this = (T(*this) << i)); }
+};
+
+template<typename T, int pos, int width>
+using QLEIntegerBitfield = QSpecialIntegerBitfield<QLittleEndianStorageType<T>, pos, width>;
+
+template<typename T, int pos, int width>
+using QBEIntegerBitfield = QSpecialIntegerBitfield<QBigEndianStorageType<T>, pos, width>;
+
+template<int pos, int width>
+using qint32_le_bitfield = QLEIntegerBitfield<int, pos, width>;
+template<int pos, int width>
+using quint32_le_bitfield = QLEIntegerBitfield<uint, pos, width>;
+template<int pos, int width>
+using qint32_be_bitfield = QBEIntegerBitfield<int, pos, width>;
+template<int pos, int width>
+using quint32_be_bitfield = QBEIntegerBitfield<uint, pos, width>;
+
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // QENDIAN_P_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/json/qjson_p.h b/src/corelib/json/qjson_p.h
index 5d600843aa..131528376b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/json/qjson_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/json/qjson_p.h
@@ -140,97 +140,10 @@ typedef q_littleendian<int> qle_int;
 typedef q_littleendian<unsigned int> qle_uint;
 
 template<int pos, int width>
-class qle_bitfield
-{
-public:
-    uint val;
-
-    enum {
-        mask = ((1u << width) - 1) << pos
-    };
-
-    void operator =(uint t) {
-        uint i = qFromLittleEndian(val);
-        i &= ~mask;
-        i |= t << pos;
-        val = qToLittleEndian(i);
-    }
-    operator uint() const {
-        uint t = qFromLittleEndian(val);
-        t &= mask;
-        t >>= pos;
-        return t;
-    }
-    bool operator !() const {
-        return !operator uint();
-    }
-
-    bool operator ==(uint t) { return uint(*this) == t; }
-    bool operator !=(uint t) { return uint(*this) != t; }
-    bool operator <(uint t) { return uint(*this) < t; }
-    bool operator >(uint t) { return uint(*this) > t; }
-    bool operator <=(uint t) { return uint(*this) <= t; }
-    bool operator >=(uint t) { return uint(*this) >= t; }
-    qle_bitfield &operator +=(uint i) {
-        *this = (uint(*this) + i);
-        return *this;
-    }
-    qle_bitfield &operator -=(uint i) {
-        *this = (uint(*this) - i);
-        return *this;
-    }
-    qle_bitfield &operator |=(uint i) {
-        *this = (uint(*this) | i);
-        return *this;
-    }
-    qle_bitfield &operator &=(uint i) {
-        *this = (uint(*this) & i);
-        return *this;
-    }
-};
+using qle_bitfield = QLEIntegerBitfield<uint, pos, width>;
 
 template<int pos, int width>
-class qle_signedbitfield
-{
-public:
-    uint val;
-
-    enum {
-        mask = ((1u << width) - 1) << pos
-    };
-
-    void operator =(int t) {
-        uint i = qFromLittleEndian(val);
-        i &= ~mask;
-        i |= t << pos;
-        val = qToLittleEndian(i);
-    }
-    operator int() const {
-        uint i = qFromLittleEndian(val);
-        i <<= 32 - width - pos;
-        int t = (int) i;
-        t >>= 32 - width;
-        return t;
-    }
-    bool operator !() const {
-        return !operator int();
-    }
-
-    bool operator ==(int t) { return int(*this) == t; }
-    bool operator !=(int t) { return int(*this) != t; }
-    bool operator <(int t) { return int(*this) < t; }
-    bool operator >(int t) { return int(*this) > t; }
-    bool operator <=(int t) { return int(*this) <= t; }
-    bool operator >=(int t) { return int(*this) >= t; }
-    qle_signedbitfield &operator +=(int i) {
-        *this = (int(*this) + i);
-        return *this;
-    }
-    qle_signedbitfield &operator -=(int i) {
-        *this = (int(*this) - i);
-        return *this;
-    }
-};
+using qle_signedbitfield = QLEIntegerBitfield<int, pos, width>;
 
 typedef qle_uint offset;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/qtendian.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/qtendian.pro
index 214c706ca5..890976d26c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/qtendian.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/qtendian.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qtendian
-QT = core testlib
+QT = core core-private testlib
 SOURCES = tst_qtendian.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/tst_qtendian.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/tst_qtendian.cpp
index 915e40954b..6934818dcf 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/tst_qtendian.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/global/qtendian/tst_qtendian.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <QtTest/QtTest>
 #include <QtCore/qendian.h>
+#include <QtCore/private/qendian_p.h>
 
 
 class tst_QtEndian: public QObject
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ private slots:
 
     void toBigEndian();
     void toLittleEndian();
+
+    void endianIntegers_data();
+    void endianIntegers();
+
+    void endianBitfields();
 };
 
 struct TestData
@@ -129,5 +135,83 @@ void tst_QtEndian::toLittleEndian()
 
 #undef ENDIAN_TEST
 
+void tst_QtEndian::endianIntegers_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<int>("val");
+
+    QTest::newRow("-30000") << -30000;
+    QTest::newRow("-1") << -1;
+    QTest::newRow("0") << 0;
+    QTest::newRow("1020") << 1020;
+    QTest::newRow("16385") << 16385;
+}
+
+void tst_QtEndian::endianIntegers()
+{
+    QFETCH(int, val);
+
+    qint16 vi16 = val;
+    qint32 vi32 = val;
+    qint64 vi64 = val;
+    quint16 vu16 = val;
+    quint32 vu32 = val;
+    quint64 vu64 = val;
+
+#if Q_BYTE_ORDER == Q_BIG_ENDIAN
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint16_be*>(&vi16), vi16);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint32_be*>(&vi32), vi32);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint64_be*>(&vi64), vi64);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint16_le*>(&vi16), qbswap(vi16));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint32_le*>(&vi32), qbswap(vi32));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint64_le*>(&vi64), qbswap(vi64));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint16_be*>(&vu16), vu16);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint32_be*>(&vu32), vu32);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint64_be*>(&vu64), vu64);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint16_le*>(&vu16), qbswap(vu16));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint32_le*>(&vu32), qbswap(vu32));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint64_le*>(&vu64), qbswap(vu64));
+#else
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint16_be*>(&vi16), qbswap(vi16));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint32_be*>(&vi32), qbswap(vi32));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint64_be*>(&vi64), qbswap(vi64));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint16_le*>(&vi16), vi16);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint32_le*>(&vi32), vi32);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<qint64_le*>(&vi64), vi64);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint16_be*>(&vu16), qbswap(vu16));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint32_be*>(&vu32), qbswap(vu32));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint64_be*>(&vu64), qbswap(vu64));
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint16_le*>(&vu16), vu16);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint32_le*>(&vu32), vu32);
+    QCOMPARE(*reinterpret_cast<quint64_le*>(&vu64), vu64);
+#endif
+}
+
+void tst_QtEndian::endianBitfields()
+{
+    union {
+        quint32_be_bitfield<21, 11> upper;
+        quint32_be_bitfield<10, 11> lower;
+        qint32_be_bitfield<0, 10> bottom;
+    } u;
+
+    u.upper = 200;
+    QCOMPARE(u.upper, 200U);
+    u.lower = 1000;
+    u.bottom = -8;
+    QCOMPARE(u.lower, 1000U);
+    QCOMPARE(u.upper, 200U);
+
+    u.lower += u.upper;
+    QCOMPARE(u.upper, 200U);
+    QCOMPARE(u.lower, 1200U);
+
+    u.upper = 65536 + 7;
+    u.lower = 65535;
+    QCOMPARE(u.lower, 65535U & ((1<<11) - 1));
+    QCOMPARE(u.upper, 7U);
+
+    QCOMPARE(u.bottom, -8);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QtEndian)
 #include "tst_qtendian.moc"