diff --git a/python/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.sip b/python/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.sip
index 7514e1cbbd96..22bf6406c3d6 100644
--- a/python/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.sip
+++ b/python/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.sip
@@ -774,5 +774,8 @@ class QgsGeometry
      */
     static void convertPointList( const QList<QgsPointV2>& input, QList<QgsPoint>& output );
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from geometry.
+    operator QVariant() const;
+
 }; // class QgsGeometry
 
diff --git a/python/core/qgsfeature.sip b/python/core/qgsfeature.sip
index 95af0af971ee..596f8a839feb 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsfeature.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsfeature.sip
@@ -496,6 +496,9 @@ class QgsFeature
      */
     int fieldNameIndex( const QString& fieldName ) const;
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from features.
+    operator QVariant() const;
+
 }; // class QgsFeature
 
 typedef QSet<qint64> QgsFeatureIds;
diff --git a/python/core/qgsfield.sip b/python/core/qgsfield.sip
index c377c86511a9..ce63bdc41f2d 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsfield.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsfield.sip
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ class QgsField
 
     return NULL;
 %End
+
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from fields.
+    operator QVariant() const;
+
 }; // class QgsField
 
 
@@ -364,6 +368,9 @@ class QgsFields
       }
     %End
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from fields.
+    operator QVariant() const;
+
 /*  SIP_PYOBJECT __getitem__(int key);
 %MethodCode
   if (a0 = sipConvertFromSequenceIndex(a0, sipCpp->count()) < 0)
diff --git a/python/core/qgsinterval.sip b/python/core/qgsinterval.sip
index 6d332d137c19..59d39ef449d9 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsinterval.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsinterval.sip
@@ -132,5 +132,8 @@ class QgsInterval
      */
     static QgsInterval fromString( const QString& string );
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from intervals.
+    operator QVariant() const;
+
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.h b/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.h
index 2bd5d6d4152b..8e7a6c186c85 100644
--- a/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.h
+++ b/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometry.h
@@ -819,6 +819,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsGeometry
      */
     static void convertPointList( const QgsPointSequenceV2 &input, QList<QgsPoint> &output );
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from geometry.
+    operator QVariant() const
+    {
+      return QVariant::fromValue( *this );
+    }
+
   private:
 
     QgsGeometryPrivate* d; //implicitely shared data pointer
diff --git a/src/core/qgsfeature.h b/src/core/qgsfeature.h
index ffb5808c3f9f..36d56c1d6a4e 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsfeature.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsfeature.h
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsFeature
      */
     int fieldNameIndex( const QString& fieldName ) const;
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from features.
+    operator QVariant() const
+    {
+      return QVariant::fromValue( *this );
+    }
+
   private:
 
     QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<QgsFeaturePrivate> d;
diff --git a/src/core/qgsfield.h b/src/core/qgsfield.h
index 8732045ad4ec..13efb9276c3c 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsfield.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsfield.h
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsField
      */
     bool convertCompatible( QVariant& v ) const;
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from fields.
+    operator QVariant() const
+    {
+      return QVariant::fromValue( *this );
+    }
+
   private:
 
     QSharedDataPointer<QgsFieldPrivate> d;
@@ -288,6 +294,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsFields
      */
     QIcon iconForField( int fieldIdx ) const;
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from fields.
+    operator QVariant() const
+    {
+      return QVariant::fromValue( *this );
+    }
+
     ///@cond PRIVATE
 
     class const_iterator;
diff --git a/src/core/qgsinterval.h b/src/core/qgsinterval.h
index a5e9c7f751fb..f3762c052dd2 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsinterval.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsinterval.h
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsInterval
      */
     static QgsInterval fromString( const QString& string );
 
+    //! Allows direct construction of QVariants from intervals.
+    operator QVariant() const
+    {
+      return QVariant::fromValue( *this );
+    }
+
   private:
 
     //! Duration of interval in seconds