diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp
index 5c034680c2..c872753ffd 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &ds, QCborSimpleType &st)
     return ds;
 }
 
-QDebug &operator<<(QDebug &d, QCborSimpleType st)
-{
-    return d << quint8(st);
-}
-
 QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &ds, QCborTag tag)
 {
     return ds << quint64(tag);
@@ -115,11 +110,6 @@ QDataStream &operator>>(QDataStream &ds, QCborTag &tag)
     return ds;
 }
 
-QDebug &operator<<(QDebug &d, QCborTag tag)
-{
-    return d << quint64(tag);
-}
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 // We can't use QCborValue::toVariant directly because that would destroy
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.cpp
index 71a1ad2e9a..020841d604 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.cpp
@@ -1138,4 +1138,18 @@ void QCborArray::detach(qsizetype reserved)
     Returns the offset of this iterator relative to \a other.
 */
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QCborArray &a)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    dbg.nospace() << "QCborArray{";
+    const char *comma = "";
+    for (auto v : a) {
+        dbg << comma << v;
+        comma = ", ";
+    }
+    return dbg << '}';
+}
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.h
index c3c319b8dd..f10fcac2cb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborarray.h
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ inline QCborArray QCborValueRef::toArray(const QCborArray &a) const
     return concrete().toArray(a);
 }
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+Q_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug, const QCborArray &a);
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // QCBORARRAY_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborcommon.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborcommon.h
index fe77e65a67..95e40ccedc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborcommon.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborcommon.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qobjectdefs.h>
 #include <QtCore/qmetatype.h>
+#include <QtCore/qdebug.h>
 
 #if 0
 #pragma qt_class(QtCborCommon)
@@ -119,6 +120,12 @@ public:
     QString toString() const;
 };
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+Q_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug, QCborSimpleType st);
+Q_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug, QCborKnownTags tg);
+Q_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug, QCborTag tg);
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QCborSimpleType)
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.cpp
index f7d58ca90b..46ac9c1ec8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.cpp
@@ -1550,4 +1550,18 @@ void QCborMap::detach(qsizetype reserved)
     \sa operator+=(), operator-()
 */
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QCborMap &m)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    dbg.nospace() << "QCborMap{";
+    const char *open = "{";
+    for (auto pair : m) {
+        dbg << open << pair.first <<  ", " << pair.second << '}';
+        open = ", {";
+    }
+    return dbg << '}';
+}
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.h
index 63bfa154fa..9499f46ace 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcbormap.h
@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@ inline QCborMap QCborValueRef::toMap(const QCborMap &m) const
     return concrete().toMap(m);
 }
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+Q_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug, const QCborMap &m);
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // QCBORMAP_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborstream.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborstream.cpp
index 3cc725e111..f4b96646e4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborstream.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborstream.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <private/qnumeric_p.h>
 #include <private/qutfcodec_p.h>
 #include <qbuffer.h>
+#include <qdebug.h>
 #include <qstack.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -171,6 +172,33 @@ Q_STATIC_ASSERT(int(QCborStreamReader::Invalid) == CborInvalidType);
        QCborStreamReader::toSimpleType(), QCborValue::isSimpleType(), QCborValue::toSimpleType()
  */
 
+Q_CORE_EXPORT const char *qt_cbor_simpletype_id(QCborSimpleType st)
+{
+    switch (st) {
+    case QCborSimpleType::False:
+        return "False";
+    case QCborSimpleType::True:
+        return "True";
+    case QCborSimpleType::Null:
+        return "Null";
+    case QCborSimpleType::Undefined:
+        return "Undefined";
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, QCborSimpleType st)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    const char *id = qt_cbor_simpletype_id(st);
+    if (id)
+        return dbg.nospace() << "QCborSimpleType::" << id;
+
+    return dbg.nospace() << "QCborSimpleType(" << uint(st) << ')';
+}
+#endif
+
 /*!
    \enum QCborTag
    \relates <QtCborCommon>
@@ -195,6 +223,79 @@ Q_STATIC_ASSERT(int(QCborStreamReader::Invalid) == CborInvalidType);
        QCborValue::isTag(), QCborValue::tag()
  */
 
+Q_CORE_EXPORT const char *qt_cbor_tag_id(QCborTag tag)
+{
+    // Casting to QCborKnownTags's underlying type will make the comparison
+    // below fail if the tag value is out of range.
+    auto n = std::underlying_type<QCborKnownTags>::type(tag);
+    if (QCborTag(n) == tag) {
+        switch (QCborKnownTags(n)) {
+        case QCborKnownTags::DateTimeString:
+            return "DateTimeString";
+        case QCborKnownTags::UnixTime_t:
+            return "UnixTime_t";
+        case QCborKnownTags::PositiveBignum:
+            return "PositiveBignum";
+        case QCborKnownTags::NegativeBignum:
+            return "NegativeBignum";
+        case QCborKnownTags::Decimal:
+            return "Decimal";
+        case QCborKnownTags::Bigfloat:
+            return "Bigfloat";
+        case QCborKnownTags::COSE_Encrypt0:
+            return "COSE_Encrypt0";
+        case QCborKnownTags::COSE_Mac0:
+            return "COSE_Mac0";
+        case QCborKnownTags::COSE_Sign1:
+            return "COSE_Sign1";
+        case QCborKnownTags::ExpectedBase64url:
+            return "ExpectedBase64url";
+        case QCborKnownTags::ExpectedBase64:
+            return "ExpectedBase64";
+        case QCborKnownTags::ExpectedBase16:
+            return "ExpectedBase16";
+        case QCborKnownTags::EncodedCbor:
+            return "EncodedCbor";
+        case QCborKnownTags::Url:
+            return "Url";
+        case QCborKnownTags::Base64url:
+            return "Base64url";
+        case QCborKnownTags::Base64:
+            return "Base64";
+        case QCborKnownTags::RegularExpression:
+            return "RegularExpression";
+        case QCborKnownTags::MimeMessage:
+            return "MimeMessage";
+        case QCborKnownTags::Uuid:
+            return "Uuid";
+        case QCborKnownTags::COSE_Encrypt:
+            return "COSE_Encrypt";
+        case QCborKnownTags::COSE_Mac:
+            return "COSE_Mac";
+        case QCborKnownTags::COSE_Sign:
+            return "COSE_Sign";
+        case QCborKnownTags::Signature:
+            return "Signature";
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, QCborTag tag)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    const char *id = qt_cbor_tag_id(tag);
+    dbg.nospace() << "QCborTag(";
+    if (id)
+        dbg.nospace() << "QCborKnownTags::" << id;
+    else
+        dbg.nospace() << quint64(tag);
+
+    return dbg << ')';
+}
+#endif
+
 /*!
    \enum QCborKnownTags
    \relates <QtCborCommon>
@@ -273,6 +374,18 @@ Q_STATIC_ASSERT(int(QCborStreamReader::Invalid) == CborInvalidType);
        QCborValue::isTag(), QCborValue::tag()
  */
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, QCborKnownTags tag)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    const char *id = qt_cbor_tag_id(QCborTag(int(tag)));
+    if (id)
+        return dbg.nospace() << "QCborKnownTags::" << id;
+
+    return dbg.nospace() << "QCborKnownTags(" << int(tag) << ')';
+}
+#endif
+
 /*!
    \class QCborError
    \inmodule QtCore
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp
index 970ae23352..db5dc938df 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.cpp
@@ -2564,6 +2564,63 @@ inline QCborMap::QCborMap(QCborContainerPrivate &dd) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
 }
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+static QDebug debugContents(QDebug &dbg, const QCborValue &v)
+{
+    switch (v.type()) {
+    case QCborValue::Integer:
+        return dbg << v.toInteger();
+    case QCborValue::ByteArray:
+        return dbg << "QByteArray(" << v.toByteArray() << ')';
+    case QCborValue::String:
+        return dbg << v.toString();
+    case QCborValue::Array:
+        return dbg << v.toArray();
+    case QCborValue::Map:
+        return dbg << v.toMap();
+    case QCborValue::Tag:
+        dbg << v.tag() << ", ";
+        return debugContents(dbg, v.taggedValue());
+    case QCborValue::SimpleType:
+        break;
+    case QCborValue::True:
+        return dbg << true;
+    case QCborValue::False:
+        return dbg << false;
+    case QCborValue::Null:
+        return dbg << "nullptr";
+    case QCborValue::Undefined:
+        return dbg;
+    case QCborValue::Double: {
+        qint64 i = qint64(v.toDouble());
+        if (i == v.toDouble())
+            return dbg << i << ".0";
+        else
+            return dbg << v.toDouble();
+    }
+    case QCborValue::DateTime:
+        return dbg << v.toDateTime();
+    case QCborValue::Url:
+        return dbg << v.toUrl();
+    case QCborValue::RegularExpression:
+        return dbg << v.toRegularExpression();
+    case QCborValue::Uuid:
+        return dbg << v.toUuid();
+    case QCborValue::Invalid:
+        return dbg << "<invalid>";
+    }
+    if (v.isSimpleType())
+        return dbg << v.toSimpleType();
+    return dbg << "<unknown type " << hex << int(v.type()) << '>';
+}
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QCborValue &v)
+{
+    QDebugStateSaver saver(dbg);
+    dbg.nospace() << "QCborValue(";
+    return debugContents(dbg, v) << ')';
+}
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #include "qcborarray.cpp"
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h
index 64db66bc28..d2adc0a88b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qcborvalue.h
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ private:
     qsizetype i;
 };
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM)
+Q_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug, const QCborValue &v);
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // QCBORVALUE_H