diff --git a/autotests/propertyinfotest.cpp b/autotests/propertyinfotest.cpp
--- a/autotests/propertyinfotest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/propertyinfotest.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@
 
     PropertyMap propMap2 = toPropertyMap(toVariantMap(propMap));
     QCOMPARE(propMap, propMap2);
+
+    QVariantMap varMap = toNamedVariantMap(propMap);
+    QCOMPARE(varMap.value(QStringLiteral("title")).toString(), QStringLiteral("Title"));
+    const auto artists = varMap.values(QStringLiteral("artist"));
+    QVERIFY(artists.contains(QVariant(QStringLiteral("Artist1"))));
+    QVERIFY(artists.contains(QVariant(QStringLiteral("Artist2"))));
+    QCOMPARE(varMap.value(QStringLiteral("lyricist")).toStringList().join(", "), QStringLiteral("Lyricist1, Lyricist2"));
+    QCOMPARE(varMap.value(QStringLiteral("releaseYear")).toInt(), 2019);
 }
 
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(PropertyInfoTest)
diff --git a/src/propertyinfo.h b/src/propertyinfo.h
--- a/src/propertyinfo.h
+++ b/src/propertyinfo.h
@@ -97,5 +97,23 @@
     Private* d;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Converts a PropertyMap to a QVariantMap.
+ * The name of the Property::Property enum
+ * as defined by PropertyInfo is used as key.
+ * @since 5.56
+ */
+inline QVariantMap toNamedVariantMap(const PropertyMap& propMap)
+{
+    QVariantMap map;
+    PropertyMap::const_iterator it = propMap.constBegin();
+    for (; it != propMap.constEnd(); it++) {
+        PropertyInfo pi(it.key());
+        map.insertMulti(pi.name(), it.value());
+    }
+
+    return map;
+}
+
 }
 #endif // _KFILEMETADATA_PROPERTYINFO_H