diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.cpp
index ba02b10f7..24595e229 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QTranslator>
 
+// Qt version specific includes
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
     #include <QUrlQuery>
+    #include <QJsonDocument>
+#else
+    #include <qjson/parser.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -842,6 +846,21 @@ compareVersionStrings( const QString& first, const QString& second )
 }
 
 
+QVariant
+parseJson( const QByteArray& jsonData, bool* ok )
+{
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK( 5, 0, 0 )
+    QJsonParseError error;
+    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson( jsonData, &error );
+    *ok = ( error.error == QJsonParseError::NoError );
+    return doc.toVariant();
+#else
+    QJson::Parser p;
+    return p.parse( jsonData, ok );
+#endif
+}
+
+
 void
 urlAddQueryItem( QUrl& url, const QString& key, const QString& value )
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.h
index 03cdfed68..c85749a34 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/TomahawkUtils.h
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ namespace TomahawkUtils
      * Qt4 / Qt5 compatibility layer
      */
 
+    /* QJson */
+    DLLEXPORT QVariant parseJson( const QByteArray& jsonData, bool* ok = 0 );
+
     /* QUrl */
     DLLEXPORT void urlAddQueryItem( QUrl& url, const QString& key, const QString& value );
     DLLEXPORT QString urlQueryItemValue( const QUrl& url, const QString& key );