diff --git a/settingsdialog/qtsettings.cpp b/settingsdialog/qtsettings.cpp
index 229f1bc..5b6d487 100644
--- a/settingsdialog/qtsettings.cpp
+++ b/settingsdialog/qtsettings.cpp
@@ -548,6 +548,17 @@ QWidget *QtEnvOptionPage::setupWidget()
     return widget;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns a handle to the internal data.
+ * \remarks
+ * This is an opaque data structure. It can be used to construct option pages
+ * like QtLanguageOptionPage.
+ */
+QtSettings::operator QtSettingsData &() const
+{
+    return *m_d.get();
+}
+
 } // namespace QtUtilities
 
 INSTANTIATE_UI_FILE_BASED_OPTION_PAGE(QtAppearanceOptionPage)
diff --git a/settingsdialog/qtsettings.h b/settingsdialog/qtsettings.h
index 478cca8..7c7f899 100644
--- a/settingsdialog/qtsettings.h
+++ b/settingsdialog/qtsettings.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     void reevaluatePaletteAndDefaultIconTheme();
     bool isPaletteDark();
     bool hasCustomFont() const;
+    operator QtSettingsData&() const;
 
     OptionCategory *category();