diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
index d67e4735b3..6b9e2640db 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -2798,6 +2798,27 @@ bool QPlainTextEdit::find(const QString &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)
     return d->control->find(exp, options);
 }
 
+/*!
+    \fn bool QPlainTextEdit::find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)
+
+    \since 5.3
+    \overload
+
+    Finds the next occurrence, matching the regular expression, \a exp, using the given
+    \a options. The QTextDocument::FindCaseSensitively option is ignored for this overload,
+    use QRegExp::caseSensitivity instead.
+
+    Returns \c true if a match was found and changes the cursor to select the match;
+    otherwise returns \c false.
+*/
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+bool QPlainTextEdit::find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)
+{
+    Q_D(QPlainTextEdit);
+    return d->control->find(exp, options);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*!
     \fn void QPlainTextEdit::copyAvailable(bool yes)
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
index c276c23571..1fb4625fb1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ public:
     bool centerOnScroll() const;
 
     bool find(const QString &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options = 0);
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+    bool find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options = 0);
+#endif
 
     inline QString toPlainText() const
     { return document()->toPlainText(); }
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
index e47abace4d..e4a705464a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
@@ -2455,6 +2455,27 @@ bool QTextEdit::find(const QString &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)
     return d->control->find(exp, options);
 }
 
+/*!
+    \fn bool QTextEdit::find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)
+
+    \since 5.3
+    \overload
+
+    Finds the next occurrence, matching the regular expression, \a exp, using the given
+    \a options. The QTextDocument::FindCaseSensitively option is ignored for this overload,
+    use QRegExp::caseSensitivity instead.
+
+    Returns \c true if a match was found and changes the cursor to select the match;
+    otherwise returns \c false.
+*/
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+bool QTextEdit::find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)
+{
+    Q_D(QTextEdit);
+    return d->control->find(exp, options);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*!
     \fn void QTextEdit::copyAvailable(bool yes)
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.h
index 06ec5fb889..406d8b2c4b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ public:
     void setWordWrapMode(QTextOption::WrapMode policy);
 
     bool find(const QString &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options = 0);
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+    bool find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options = 0);
+#endif
 
     QString toPlainText() const;
 #ifndef QT_NO_TEXTHTMLPARSER
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
index 9112e738da..06b513f3e0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
@@ -2958,6 +2958,19 @@ bool QWidgetTextControl::find(const QString &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags optio
     return true;
 }
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+bool QWidgetTextControl::find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options)
+{
+    Q_D(QWidgetTextControl);
+    QTextCursor search = d->doc->find(exp, d->cursor, options);
+    if (search.isNull())
+        return false;
+
+    setTextCursor(search);
+    return true;
+}
+#endif
+
 QString QWidgetTextControl::toPlainText() const
 {
     return document()->toPlainText();
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol_p.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol_p.h
index e857fffba5..847371e194 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol_p.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ public:
     QTextCharFormat currentCharFormat() const;
 
     bool find(const QString &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options = 0);
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+    bool find(const QRegExp &exp, QTextDocument::FindFlags options = 0);
+#endif
 
     QString toPlainText() const;
 #ifndef QT_NO_TEXTHTMLPARSER
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
index 11c4e238ec..61eb390fd3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit/tst_qplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ private slots:
     void insertAndScrollToBottom();
     void inputMethodQueryImHints_data();
     void inputMethodQueryImHints();
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+    void findWithRegExp();
+    void findBackwardWithRegExp();
+    void findWithRegExpReturnsFalseIfNoMoreResults();
+#endif
 
 private:
     void createSelection();
@@ -1523,5 +1528,44 @@ void tst_QPlainTextEdit::inputMethodQueryImHints()
     QCOMPARE(static_cast<Qt::InputMethodHints>(value.toInt()), hints);
 }
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+void tst_QPlainTextEdit::findWithRegExp()
+{
+    ed->setPlainText(QStringLiteral("arbitrary text"));
+    QRegExp rx("\\w{2}xt");
+
+    bool found = ed->find(rx);
+
+    QVERIFY(found == true);
+    QCOMPARE(ed->textCursor().selectedText(), QStringLiteral("text"));
+}
+
+void tst_QPlainTextEdit::findBackwardWithRegExp()
+{
+    ed->setPlainText(QStringLiteral("arbitrary text"));
+    QTextCursor cursor = ed->textCursor();
+    cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
+    ed->setTextCursor(cursor);
+    QRegExp rx("a\\w*t");
+
+    bool found = ed->find(rx, QTextDocument::FindBackward);
+
+    QVERIFY(found == true);
+    QCOMPARE(ed->textCursor().selectedText(), QStringLiteral("arbit"));
+}
+
+void tst_QPlainTextEdit::findWithRegExpReturnsFalseIfNoMoreResults()
+{
+    ed->setPlainText(QStringLiteral("arbitrary text"));
+    QRegExp rx("t.xt");
+    ed->find(rx);
+
+    bool found = ed->find(rx);
+
+    QVERIFY(found == false);
+    QCOMPARE(ed->textCursor().selectedText(), QStringLiteral("text"));
+}
+#endif
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QPlainTextEdit)
 #include "tst_qplaintextedit.moc"
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp
index d06807eedb..53c76a0da6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextedit/tst_qtextedit.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ private slots:
 
     void countTextChangedOnRemove();
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+    void findWithRegExp();
+    void findBackwardWithRegExp();
+    void findWithRegExpReturnsFalseIfNoMoreResults();
+#endif
+
 private:
     void createSelection();
     int blockCount() const;
@@ -2515,5 +2521,44 @@ void tst_QTextEdit::countTextChangedOnRemove()
     QCOMPARE(spy.count(), 1);
 }
 
+#ifndef QT_NO_REGEXP
+void tst_QTextEdit::findWithRegExp()
+{
+    ed->setHtml(QStringLiteral("arbitrary te<span style=\"color:#ff0000\">xt</span>"));
+    QRegExp rx("\\w{2}xt");
+
+    bool found = ed->find(rx);
+
+    QVERIFY(found == true);
+    QCOMPARE(ed->textCursor().selectedText(), QStringLiteral("text"));
+}
+
+void tst_QTextEdit::findBackwardWithRegExp()
+{
+    ed->setPlainText(QStringLiteral("arbitrary text"));
+    QTextCursor cursor = ed->textCursor();
+    cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
+    ed->setTextCursor(cursor);
+    QRegExp rx("a\\w*t");
+
+    bool found = ed->find(rx, QTextDocument::FindBackward);
+
+    QVERIFY(found == true);
+    QCOMPARE(ed->textCursor().selectedText(), QStringLiteral("arbit"));
+}
+
+void tst_QTextEdit::findWithRegExpReturnsFalseIfNoMoreResults()
+{
+    ed->setPlainText(QStringLiteral("arbitrary text"));
+    QRegExp rx("t.xt");
+    ed->find(rx);
+
+    bool found = ed->find(rx);
+
+    QVERIFY(found == false);
+    QCOMPARE(ed->textCursor().selectedText(), QStringLiteral("text"));
+}
+#endif
+
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QTextEdit)
 #include "tst_qtextedit.moc"