diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.cpp
index 9e724446ff..23ab8535a0 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void QInputMethod::hide()
 
     \sa show(), hide()
 */
-bool QInputMethod::visible() const
+bool QInputMethod::isVisible() const
 {
     Q_D(const QInputMethod);
     QPlatformInputContext *ic = d->platformInputContext();
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.h b/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.h
index 0acddc05e2..92ae016b97 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qinputmethod.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Q_GUI_EXPORT QInputMethod : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(QObject *inputItem READ inputItem WRITE setInputItem NOTIFY inputItemChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QRectF cursorRectangle READ cursorRectangle NOTIFY cursorRectangleChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QRectF keyboardRectangle READ keyboardRectangle NOTIFY keyboardRectangleChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool visible READ visible NOTIFY visibleChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool visible READ isVisible NOTIFY visibleChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool animating READ isAnimating NOTIFY animatingChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QLocale locale READ locale NOTIFY localeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(Qt::LayoutDirection inputDirection READ inputDirection NOTIFY inputDirectionChanged)
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ public:
         ContextMenu
     };
 
-    bool visible() const;
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5,0)
+    QT_DEPRECATED bool visible() const { return isVisible(); }
+#endif
+
+    bool isVisible() const;
     void setVisible(bool visible);
 
     bool isAnimating() const;
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp
index bc364e37f1..3810546146 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qinputmethod/tst_qinputmethod.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~tst_qinputmethod() {}
 private slots:
     void initTestCase();
-    void visible();
+    void isVisible();
     void animating();
     void keyboarRectangle();
     void inputItem();
@@ -133,20 +133,20 @@ void tst_qinputmethod::initTestCase()
     inputMethodPrivate->testContext = &m_platformInputContext;
 }
 
-void tst_qinputmethod::visible()
+void tst_qinputmethod::isVisible()
 {
-    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->visible(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->isVisible(), false);
     qApp->inputMethod()->show();
-    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->visible(), true);
+    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->isVisible(), true);
 
     qApp->inputMethod()->hide();
-    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->visible(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->isVisible(), false);
 
     qApp->inputMethod()->setVisible(true);
-    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->visible(), true);
+    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->isVisible(), true);
 
     qApp->inputMethod()->setVisible(false);
-    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->visible(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(qApp->inputMethod()->isVisible(), false);
 }
 
 void tst_qinputmethod::animating()