diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
index cf0e88c7cd..f27fde6b8d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@ bool QMetaType::save(QDataStream &stream, int type, const void *data)
     case QMetaType::UnknownType:
     case QMetaType::Void:
     case QMetaType::VoidStar:
+    case QMetaType::Nullptr:
     case QMetaType::QObjectStar:
     case QMetaType::QModelIndex:
     case QMetaType::QPersistentModelIndex:
@@ -1489,6 +1490,7 @@ bool QMetaType::load(QDataStream &stream, int type, void *data)
     case QMetaType::UnknownType:
     case QMetaType::Void:
     case QMetaType::VoidStar:
+    case QMetaType::Nullptr:
     case QMetaType::QObjectStar:
     case QMetaType::QModelIndex:
     case QMetaType::QPersistentModelIndex:
@@ -1838,6 +1840,8 @@ public:
 
     template<typename T>
     void delegate(const T *where) { DestructorImpl<T>::Destruct(m_type, const_cast<T*>(where)); }
+    // MSVC2013 and earlier can not const_cast a std::nullptr_t pointer.
+    void delegate(const std::nullptr_t *) {}
     void delegate(const void *) {}
     void delegate(const QMetaTypeSwitcher::UnknownType*) {}
     void delegate(const QMetaTypeSwitcher::NotBuiltinType *where)
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
index a36d247c3c..9abeefa8d8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ inline Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR int qMetaTypeId();
     F(UChar, 37, uchar) \
     F(Float, 38, float) \
     F(SChar, 40, signed char) \
+    F(Nullptr, 51, std::nullptr_t) \
 
 #define QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_PRIMITIVE_POINTER(F)\
     F(VoidStar, 31, void*) \
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ public:
         QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_TYPE(QT_DEFINE_METATYPE_ID)
 
         FirstCoreType = Bool,
-        LastCoreType = QPersistentModelIndex,
+        LastCoreType = Nullptr,
         FirstGuiType = QFont,
         LastGuiType = QPolygonF,
         FirstWidgetsType = QSizePolicy,
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp
index fbb6a30917..86f47f3511 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qmetatype/tst_qmetatype.cpp
@@ -669,6 +669,9 @@ template<> struct TestValueFactory<QMetaType::QModelIndex> {
 template<> struct TestValueFactory<QMetaType::QPersistentModelIndex> {
     static QPersistentModelIndex *create() { return new QPersistentModelIndex(); }
 };
+template<> struct TestValueFactory<QMetaType::Nullptr> {
+    static std::nullptr_t *create() { return new std::nullptr_t; }
+};
 template<> struct TestValueFactory<QMetaType::QRegExp> {
     static QRegExp *create()
     {
@@ -1798,6 +1801,7 @@ DECLARE_NONSTREAMABLE(QJsonArray)
 DECLARE_NONSTREAMABLE(QJsonDocument)
 DECLARE_NONSTREAMABLE(QObject*)
 DECLARE_NONSTREAMABLE(QWidget*)
+DECLARE_NONSTREAMABLE(std::nullptr_t)
 
 #define DECLARE_GUI_CLASS_NONSTREAMABLE(MetaTypeName, MetaTypeId, RealType) \
     DECLARE_NONSTREAMABLE(RealType)