diff --git a/lang/qt/src/job.cpp b/lang/qt/src/job.cpp
index 85de2ce7..5e07f787 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/job.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/job.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ void QGpgME::setJobPrivate(const Job *job, std::unique_ptr<JobPrivate> d)
     ref = std::move(d);
 }
 
-QGpgME::JobPrivate *QGpgME::getJobPrivate(const Job *job)
+const QGpgME::JobPrivate *QGpgME::getJobPrivate(const Job *job)
+{
+    return d_func()->operator[](job).get();
+}
+
+QGpgME::JobPrivate *QGpgME::getJobPrivate(Job *job)
 {
     return d_func()->operator[](job).get();
 }
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/job_p.h b/lang/qt/src/job_p.h
index 7d0f9952..43063dd1 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/job_p.h
+++ b/lang/qt/src/job_p.h
@@ -56,10 +56,18 @@ public:
 // BCI: Add a real d-pointer to Job
 void setJobPrivate(const Job *job, std::unique_ptr<JobPrivate> d);
 
-JobPrivate *getJobPrivate(const Job *job);
+const JobPrivate *getJobPrivate(const Job *job);
+
+JobPrivate *getJobPrivate(Job *job);
 
 template <typename T>
-static T *jobPrivate(const Job *job) {
+static const T *jobPrivate(const Job *job) {
+    auto d = getJobPrivate(job);
+    return dynamic_cast<const T *>(d);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static T *jobPrivate(Job *job) {
     auto d = getJobPrivate(job);
     return dynamic_cast<T *>(d);
 }