diff --git a/src/core/qgsvariantutils.cpp b/src/core/qgsvariantutils.cpp
index 375a6884b2a..5cf1091bb21 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvariantutils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvariantutils.cpp
@@ -594,3 +594,13 @@ QVariant::Type QgsVariantUtils::metaTypeToVariantType( QMetaType::Type metaType
   // NOLINTEND(bugprone-branch-clone)
   return QVariant::Type::UserType;
 }
+
+QVariant QgsVariantUtils::createVariant( QMetaType::Type metaType )
+{
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+  return QgsVariantUtils::metaTypeToVariantType( metaType );
+#else
+  return QVariant( QMetaType( metaType ) );
+#endif
+
+}
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvariantutils.h b/src/core/qgsvariantutils.h
index af91da7ea1e..862d157a8ec 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvariantutils.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsvariantutils.h
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsVariantUtils
      */
     static QVariant::Type metaTypeToVariantType( QMetaType::Type metaType ) SIP_SKIP;
 
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to properly create a QVariant from a \a metaType
+     * Returns the created QVariant
+     * TODO QGIS 4 remove this method
+     */
+    static QVariant createVariant( QMetaType::Type metaType ) SIP_SKIP;
+
 };
 
 #endif // QGSVARIANTUTILS_H