diff --git a/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst b/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
index 41ef31420a..b99ca43a2e 100644
--- a/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/query-builder.rst
@@ -555,6 +555,24 @@ using ``addCriteria``:
     $qb->addCriteria($criteria);
     // then execute your query like normal
 
+Adding hints to a Query
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+You can also set query hints to a QueryBuilder by using ``setHint``:
+
+.. code-block:: php
+
+    <?php
+    // ...
+
+    // $qb instanceof QueryBuilder
+    $qb->setHint('hintName', 'hintValue');
+    // then execute your query like normal
+
+The query hint can hold anything the usual query hints can hold
+except null. Those hints will be applied to the query when the
+query is created.
+
 Low Level API
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/src/QueryBuilder.php b/src/QueryBuilder.php
index 02dc28956b..dd5975b603 100644
--- a/src/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ class QueryBuilder implements Stringable
      */
     private int $boundCounter = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * The hints to set on the query.
+     *
+     * @var array<string, string|int|bool|iterable<mixed>|object>
+     */
+    private array $hints = [];
+
     /**
      * Initializes a new <tt>QueryBuilder</tt> that uses the given <tt>EntityManager</tt>.
      *
@@ -208,6 +215,39 @@ public function setLifetime(int $lifetime): static
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /** @return array<string, string|int|bool|iterable<mixed>|object> */
+    public function getHints(): array
+    {
+        return $this->hints;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the value of a query hint. If the hint name is not recognized, FALSE is returned.
+     *
+     * @return mixed The value of the hint or FALSE, if the hint name is not recognized.
+     */
+    public function getHint(string $name): mixed
+    {
+        return $this->hints[$name] ?? false;
+    }
+
+    public function hasHint(string $name): bool
+    {
+        return isset($this->hints[$name]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds hints for the query.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setHint(string $name, mixed $value): static
+    {
+        $this->hints[$name] = $value;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /** @phpstan-return Cache::MODE_*|null */
     public function getCacheMode(): int|null
     {
@@ -288,6 +328,10 @@ public function getQuery(): Query
             $query->setCacheRegion($this->cacheRegion);
         }
 
+        foreach ($this->hints as $name => $value) {
+            $query->setHint($name, $value);
+        }
+
         return $query;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
index 274d4bde20..91a083e241 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser;
 use Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\WithoutErrorHandler;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
@@ -1375,4 +1376,99 @@ public function test(): void
 
         $qb->test();
     }
+
+    #[DataProvider('provideHint')]
+    public function testSingleHint(mixed $expected): void
+    {
+        $qb = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+            ->delete(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->select('u.id', 'u.username')
+            ->setHint('foo', $expected);
+
+        $this->assertValidQueryBuilder($qb, 'SELECT u.id, u.username FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u');
+
+        $query = $qb->getQuery();
+        self::assertTrue($query->hasHint('foo'));
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $query->getHint('foo'));
+    }
+
+    public static function provideHint(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            ['bar'],
+            [new CmsUser()],
+            [['a','b','c']],
+            [1],
+            [true],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function testMultipleHints(): void
+    {
+        $object = new CmsUser();
+        $qb     = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+            ->delete(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->select('u.id', 'u.username')
+            ->setHint('string', 'bar')
+            ->setHint('object', $object)
+            ->setHint('array', ['a', 'b', 'c'])
+            ->setHint('int', 5)
+            ->setHint('bool', true);
+
+        $this->assertValidQueryBuilder($qb, 'SELECT u.id, u.username FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u');
+
+        $query = $qb->getQuery();
+        self::assertTrue($query->hasHint('string'));
+        self::assertTrue($query->hasHint('object'));
+        self::assertTrue($query->hasHint('array'));
+        self::assertTrue($query->hasHint('int'));
+        self::assertTrue($query->hasHint('bool'));
+
+        self::assertEquals('bar', $query->getHint('string'));
+        self::assertInstanceOf(CmsUser::class, $query->getHint('object'));
+        self::assertEquals(['a', 'b', 'c'], $query->getHint('array'));
+        self::assertEquals(5, $query->getHint('int'));
+        self::assertTrue($query->getHint('bool'));
+    }
+
+    public function testHasHint(): void
+    {
+        $qb = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+            ->delete(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->select('u.id', 'u.username')
+            ->setHint('foo', 'bar');
+
+        $this->assertValidQueryBuilder($qb, 'SELECT u.id, u.username FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u');
+
+        self::assertTrue($qb->hasHint('foo'));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetHint(): void
+    {
+        $qb = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+            ->delete(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->select('u.id', 'u.username')
+            ->setHint('foo', 'bar');
+
+        $this->assertValidQueryBuilder($qb, 'SELECT u.id, u.username FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u');
+
+        self::assertEquals('bar', $qb->getHint('foo'));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetHints(): void
+    {
+        $object = new CmsUser();
+        $qb     = $this->entityManager->createQueryBuilder()
+            ->delete(CmsUser::class, 'u')
+            ->select('u.id', 'u.username')
+            ->setHint('string', 'bar')
+            ->setHint('object', $object)
+            ->setHint('array', ['a', 'b', 'c'])
+            ->setHint('int', 5)
+            ->setHint('bool', true);
+
+        $this->assertValidQueryBuilder($qb, 'SELECT u.id, u.username FROM Doctrine\Tests\Models\CMS\CmsUser u');
+
+        self::assertCount(5, $qb->getHints('foo'));
+    }
 }