diff --git a/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.h b/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.h
--- a/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.h
+++ b/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     void testLocalizedTranslator();
     void semanticTags();
     void multipleLanguages();
+    void untranslatedText();
 
 private:
     bool m_hasFrench;
diff --git a/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.cpp b/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.cpp
--- a/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/klocalizedstringtest.cpp
@@ -572,6 +572,18 @@
     QCOMPARE(i18n("Loadable modules"), QString::fromUtf8("Modules chargeables")); // The Catalan po doesn't have a translation so we get the English text
 }
 
+void KLocalizedStringTest::untranslatedText()
+{
+    if (!m_hasFrench) {
+        QSKIP("French test files not usable.");
+    }
+    KLocalizedString s = ki18n("Job");
+    KLocalizedString::setLanguages({"fr"});
+    QCOMPARE(s.untranslatedText(), "Job");
+    QCOMPARE(s.toString(), QString::fromUtf8("Tâche"));
+    QCOMPARE(s.untranslatedText(), "Job");
+}
+
 
 #include <QThreadPool>
 #include <QtConcurrentRun>
diff --git a/src/klocalizedstring.h b/src/klocalizedstring.h
--- a/src/klocalizedstring.h
+++ b/src/klocalizedstring.h
@@ -439,6 +439,13 @@
      */
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT KLocalizedString ignoreMarkup() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the untranslated text.
+     *
+     * \since 5.64
+     */
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QByteArray untranslatedText() const;
+
     /**
      * Set the given domain as application's main domain.
      *
diff --git a/src/klocalizedstring.cpp b/src/klocalizedstring.cpp
--- a/src/klocalizedstring.cpp
+++ b/src/klocalizedstring.cpp
@@ -1264,6 +1264,11 @@
     return kls;
 }
 
+QByteArray KLocalizedString::untranslatedText() const
+{
+    return d->text;
+}
+
 void KLocalizedString::setApplicationDomain(const char *domain)
 {
     KLocalizedStringPrivateStatics *s = staticsKLSP();