1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
index 066e9e390a6..a936d189f4c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread.cpp
@@ -438,6 +438,15 @@ QThread::QThread(QThreadPrivate &dd, QObject *parent)
     isFinished() returns \c false) will result in a program
     crash. Wait for the finished() signal before deleting the
     QThread.
+
+    Since Qt 6.3, it is allowed to delete a QThread instance created by
+    a call to QThread::create() even if the corresponding thread is
+    still running. In such a case, Qt will post an interruption request
+    to that thread (via requestInterruption()); will ask the thread's
+    event loop (if any) to quit (via quit()); and will block until the
+    thread has finished.
+
+    \sa create(), isInterruptionRequested(), exec(), quit()
 */
 QThread::~QThread()
 {
@@ -1101,6 +1110,13 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
+    ~QThreadCreateThread()
+    {
+        requestInterruption();
+        quit();
+        wait();
+    }
+
 private:
     void run() override
     {