diff --git a/src/tqdbusdata.cpp b/src/tqdbusdata.cpp
index 629df57..7dc8c63 100644
--- a/src/tqdbusdata.cpp
+++ b/src/tqdbusdata.cpp
@@ -731,6 +731,14 @@ TQT_DBusVariant TQT_DBusData::toVariant(bool* ok) const
     return *((TQT_DBusVariant*)d->value.pointer);
 }
 
+TQT_DBusData TQT_DBusData::getAsVariantData()
+{
+    TQT_DBusVariant variant;
+    variant.value = *this;
+    variant.signature = variant.value.buildDBusSignature();
+    return TQT_DBusData::fromVariant(variant);
+}
+
 TQT_DBusData TQT_DBusData::fromByteKeyMap(const TQT_DBusDataMap<TQ_UINT8>& map)
 {
     TQT_DBusData data;
diff --git a/src/tqdbusdata.h b/src/tqdbusdata.h
index ae64706..20c2c82 100644
--- a/src/tqdbusdata.h
+++ b/src/tqdbusdata.h
@@ -851,6 +851,13 @@ public:
      */
     TQT_DBusVariant toVariant(bool* ok = 0) const;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a variant from @p this object and returns it as a TQT_DBusData object
+     *
+     * @return a data object of type #Variant containing @p this object
+     */
+    TQT_DBusData getAsVariantData();
+
     /**
      * @brief Creates a data object for the given @p map
      *