diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
index 5c9ebac283..84c814cca4 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket.cpp
@@ -2644,6 +2644,20 @@ QByteArray QSslSocketPrivate::peek(qint64 maxSize)
     }
 }
 
+/*!
+    \internal
+*/
+qint64 QSslSocketPrivate::skip(qint64 maxSize)
+{
+    if (mode == QSslSocket::UnencryptedMode && !autoStartHandshake)
+        return plainSocket->skip(maxSize);
+
+    // In encrypted mode, the SSL backend writes decrypted data directly into the
+    // QIODevice's read buffer. As this buffer is always emptied by the caller,
+    // we need to wait for more incoming data.
+    return (state == QAbstractSocket::ConnectedState) ? Q_INT64_C(0) : Q_INT64_C(-1);
+}
+
 /*!
     \internal
 */
diff --git a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
index 9d45d01695..ced861805b 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
+++ b/src/network/ssl/qsslsocket_p.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual qint64 peek(char *data, qint64 maxSize) override;
     virtual QByteArray peek(qint64 maxSize) override;
+    qint64 skip(qint64 maxSize) override;
     bool flush() override;
 
     // Platform specific functions