diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp
index fcb757e1..b8622167 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ static GpgME::Error setUpDirmngrAssuanConnection(Context *ctx)
     return err;
 }
 
-static GpgME::Error run_wkd_get(Context *ctx, const QString &email)
+static GpgME::Error run_wkd_get(Context *ctx, const std::string &email)
 {
     Error err;
 
-    const auto cmd = std::string{"WKD_GET "} + email.toUtf8().toStdString();
+    const auto cmd = std::string{"WKD_GET "} + email;
     err = ctx->assuanTransact(cmd.c_str());
     if (err.code() == GPG_ERR_NO_NAME || err.code() == GPG_ERR_NO_DATA) {
         // ignore those benign errors; GPG_ERR_NO_NAME indicates that the domain
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ static QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::result_type lookup_keys(Context *ctx, const QString &
 
     Error err = setUpDirmngrAssuanConnection(ctx);
 
+    const auto pattern = email.toUtf8().toStdString();
     if (!err) {
-        err = run_wkd_get(ctx, email);
+        err = run_wkd_get(ctx, pattern);
     }
 
     if (!err) {
@@ -156,14 +157,14 @@ static QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::result_type lookup_keys(Context *ctx, const QString &
         const auto rawData = transaction->data();
         if (rawData.size() == 0) {
             qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "No key found for" << email;
-            result = WKDLookupResult{GpgME::Data::null, {}, {}};
+            result = WKDLookupResult{pattern, GpgME::Data::null, {}, {}};
         } else {
             qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "Found key for" << email << "at" << source.c_str();
-            result = WKDLookupResult{GpgME::Data{rawData.c_str(), rawData.size()}, source, {}};
+            result = WKDLookupResult{pattern, GpgME::Data{rawData.c_str(), rawData.size()}, source, {}};
         }
     }
 
-    return std::make_tuple(err ? WKDLookupResult{err} : result, QString{}, Error{});
+    return std::make_tuple(err ? WKDLookupResult{pattern, err} : result, QString{}, Error{});
 }
 
 Error QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::start(const QString &email)
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.cpp b/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.cpp
index 71aa75cf..ac1a89e9 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ using namespace GpgME;
 class WKDLookupResult::Private
 {
 public:
+    std::string pattern;
     GpgME::Data keyData;
     std::string source;
 };
@@ -53,15 +54,15 @@ WKDLookupResult::WKDLookupResult() = default;
 
 WKDLookupResult::~WKDLookupResult() = default;
 
-WKDLookupResult::WKDLookupResult(const Error &error)
+WKDLookupResult::WKDLookupResult(const std::string &pattern, const Error &error)
     : Result{error}
-    , d{}
+    , d{new Private{pattern, {}, {}}}
 {
 }
 
-WKDLookupResult::WKDLookupResult(const Data &keyData, const std::string &source, const Error &error)
+WKDLookupResult::WKDLookupResult(const std::string &pattern, const Data &keyData, const std::string &source, const Error &error)
     : Result{error}
-    , d{new Private{keyData, source}}
+    , d{new Private{pattern, keyData, source}}
 {
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ bool WKDLookupResult::isNull() const
     return !d && !bool(error());
 }
 
+std::string WKDLookupResult::pattern() const
+{
+    return d ? d->pattern : std::string{};
+}
+
 Data WKDLookupResult::keyData() const
 {
     return d ? d->keyData : Data{};
diff --git a/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.h b/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.h
index c40220a6..5696fb6d 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.h
+++ b/lang/qt/src/wkdlookupresult.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ public:
     WKDLookupResult();
     ~WKDLookupResult();
 
-    explicit WKDLookupResult(const GpgME::Error &err);
-    explicit WKDLookupResult(const GpgME::Data &keyData, const std::string &source, const GpgME::Error &err);
+    explicit WKDLookupResult(const std::string &pattern, const GpgME::Error &err);
+    explicit WKDLookupResult(const std::string &pattern, const GpgME::Data &keyData, const std::string &source, const GpgME::Error &err);
 
     WKDLookupResult(const WKDLookupResult &other);
     WKDLookupResult &operator=(const WKDLookupResult &other);
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public:
 
     bool isNull() const;
 
+    std::string pattern() const;
     GpgME::Data keyData() const;
     std::string source() const;
 
diff --git a/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp b/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp
index 0fbe67a2..a09591cb 100644
--- a/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/tests/t-wkdlookup.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         QVERIFY(spy.wait(QSIGNALSPY_TIMEOUT));
 
         QVERIFY(result.error().code() == GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR);
+        QCOMPARE(result.pattern(), "wk@gnupg.org");
         QCOMPARE(result.source(), "https://openpgpkey.gnupg.org");
         const auto keys = result.keyData().toKeys(GpgME::OpenPGP);
         QVERIFY(keys.size() == 1);
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         const auto result = job->exec(email);
 
         QVERIFY(result.error().code() == GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR);
+        QCOMPARE(result.pattern(), "wk@gnupg.org");
         QCOMPARE(result.source(), "https://openpgpkey.gnupg.org");
         const auto keys = result.keyData().toKeys(GpgME::OpenPGP);
         QVERIFY(keys.size() == 1);
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         QVERIFY(spy.wait(QSIGNALSPY_TIMEOUT));
 
         QVERIFY(result.error().code() == GPG_ERR_NO_ERROR);
+        QCOMPARE(result.pattern(), "alfa@example.net");
         QCOMPARE(result.source(), "");
         QVERIFY(result.keyData().isNull());
     }