diff --git a/src/protobuf/qprotobufjsonserializer.cpp b/src/protobuf/qprotobufjsonserializer.cpp
index e9f15fce..c16b2e10 100644
--- a/src/protobuf/qprotobufjsonserializer.cpp
+++ b/src/protobuf/qprotobufjsonserializer.cpp
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ void QProtobufJsonSerializer::serializeMapPair(const QVariant &key, const QVaria
     auto store = d_ptr->activeValue.toObject();
     QJsonObject mapObject = store.value(fieldName).toObject();
     d_ptr->activeValue = QJsonObject();
-    d_ptr->serializeProperty(value, fieldInfo.infoForMapValue());
-    mapObject.insert(key.toString(), d_ptr->activeValue.toObject().value(fieldName));
+    d_ptr->serializeProperty(value, QProtobufSerializerPrivate::mapValueOrdering);
+    mapObject.insert(key.toString(), d_ptr->activeValue.toObject().value("value"_L1));
     store.insert(fieldName, mapObject);
     d_ptr->activeValue = store;
 }
diff --git a/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer.cpp b/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer.cpp
index 50ff4037..24d5d482 100644
--- a/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer.cpp
+++ b/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,48 @@ using SerializerRegistryType =
         std::array<QProtobufSerializerPrivate::ProtobufSerializationHandler, N>;
 
 namespace {
+
+static constexpr struct {
+    QtProtobufPrivate::QProtobufPropertyOrdering::Data data;
+    const std::array<uint, 9> qt_protobuf_Maptest_uint_data;
+    const char qt_protobuf_Maptest_char_data[23];
+} qt_protobuf_Maptest_metadata {
+    // data
+    {
+        0, /* = version */
+        2, /* = num fields */
+        3, /* = field number offset */
+        5, /* = property index offset */
+        7, /* = field flags offset */
+        4, /* = message full name length */
+    },
+    // uint_data
+    {
+        // JSON name offsets:
+        5, /* = key */
+        9, /* = value */
+        15, /* = end-of-string-marker */
+        // Field numbers:
+        1, /* = key */
+        2, /* = value */
+        // Property indices:
+        0, /* = key */
+        2, /* = value */
+        // Field flags:
+        QtProtobufPrivate::Optional, /* = key */
+        QtProtobufPrivate::Optional, /* = value */
+    },
+    // char_data
+    /* metadata char_data: */
+    "pair\0" /* = full message name */
+    /* field char_data: */
+    "key\0value\0"
+};
+
+const QtProtobufPrivate::QProtobufPropertyOrdering mapPropertyOrdering = {
+    &qt_protobuf_Maptest_metadata.data
+};
+
 #define QT_CONSTRUCT_PROTOBUF_SERIALIZATION_HANDLER(Type, WireType)          \
   {                                                                          \
     QMetaType::fromType<Type>(),                                             \
@@ -266,6 +308,10 @@ QByteArray QProtobufSerializer::serializeMessage(
     return d_ptr->result;
 }
 
+const QProtobufPropertyOrderingInfo QProtobufSerializerPrivate::mapValueOrdering{
+    mapPropertyOrdering, 1
+};
+
 void QProtobufSerializerPrivate::serializeMessage(const QProtobufMessage *message,
                                                   const QtProtobufPrivate::QProtobufPropertyOrdering
                                                       &ordering)
@@ -375,7 +421,7 @@ void QProtobufSerializer::serializeMapPair(const QVariant &key, const QVariant &
                     ->serializer(key,
                                  QProtobufSerializerPrivate::encodeHeader(1,
                                                                           keyHandler->wireType)));
-    d_ptr->serializeProperty(value, fieldInfo.infoForMapValue());
+    d_ptr->serializeProperty(value, QProtobufSerializerPrivate::mapValueOrdering);
     store.append(QProtobufSerializerPrivate::encodeHeader(fieldInfo.getFieldNumber(),
                                                           QtProtobuf::WireTypes::LengthDelimited));
     store.append(QProtobufSerializerPrivate::serializeVarintCommon<uint32_t>(d_ptr->result.size()));
diff --git a/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer_p.h b/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer_p.h
index 93e7ab48..d0453167 100644
--- a/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer_p.h
+++ b/src/protobuf/qprotobufserializer_p.h
@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ public:
     QByteArray result;
 
     bool preserveUnknownFields = true;
+
+    static const QtProtobufPrivate::QProtobufPropertyOrderingInfo mapValueOrdering;
+
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(QProtobufSerializerPrivate)
     QProtobufSerializer *q_ptr;
diff --git a/src/protobuf/qtprotobuftypes.h b/src/protobuf/qtprotobuftypes.h
index dfcf2763..ae4b9f2a 100644
--- a/src/protobuf/qtprotobuftypes.h
+++ b/src/protobuf/qtprotobuftypes.h
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ struct QProtobufPropertyOrderingInfo
     int getPropertyIndex() const { return ordering.getPropertyIndex(index); }
     uint getFieldFlags() const { return ordering.getFieldFlags(index); }
 
-    // Needed for maps, which uses field number 1 and 2 for key and value respectively
-    QProtobufPropertyOrderingInfo infoForMapKey() const { return { ordering, index, 1 }; }
-    QProtobufPropertyOrderingInfo infoForMapValue() const { return { ordering, index, 2 }; }
-
 private:
     QProtobufPropertyOrderingInfo(QProtobufPropertyOrdering ord, int ind, int fieldNumber)
         : ordering(ord), index(ind), overrideFieldNumber(fieldNumber)
diff --git a/tests/auto/protobuf/json/tst_protobuf_serialization_json_maptypes.cpp b/tests/auto/protobuf/json/tst_protobuf_serialization_json_maptypes.cpp
index 43d389de..680699ea 100644
--- a/tests/auto/protobuf/json/tst_protobuf_serialization_json_maptypes.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/protobuf/json/tst_protobuf_serialization_json_maptypes.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ void QtProtobufJsonMapTypesSerializationTest::SimpleFixed32StringMapSerializeTes
                        { 15, { "fifteen" } },
                        { 0, { "" } } });
     QByteArray result = test.serialize(m_serializer.get());
-    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "Map value with no presence are ignored by json serializer.", Continue);
     QCOMPARE(
         result,
         "{\"mapField\":{\"0\":\"\",\"10\":\"ten\",\"15\":\"fifteen\",\"42\":\"fourty two\"}}"_ba);