diff --git a/src/core/utils/geometryutils.cpp b/src/core/utils/geometryutils.cpp
index 1aa3235341..9771af88f0 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/geometryutils.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils/geometryutils.cpp
@@ -228,3 +228,7 @@ QgsPoint GeometryUtils::reprojectPoint( const QgsPoint &point, const QgsCoordina
                    point.is3D() ? point.z() : std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),
                    point.isMeasure() ? point.m() : std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN() );
 }
+QgsGeometry GeometryUtils::createGeometryFromWkt( const QString &wkt )
+{
+  return QgsGeometry::fromWkt( wkt );
+}
diff --git a/src/core/utils/geometryutils.h b/src/core/utils/geometryutils.h
index 9a483d602b..c79da49f98 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/geometryutils.h
+++ b/src/core/utils/geometryutils.h
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class QFIELD_CORE_EXPORT GeometryUtils : public QObject
 
     //! Creates a point from \a x and \a y.
     static Q_INVOKABLE QgsPoint point( double x, double y ) { return QgsPoint( x, y ); }
+
+    //! Creates a geometry from a WKT string.
+    static Q_INVOKABLE QgsGeometry createGeometryFromWkt( const QString &wkt );
 };
 
 #endif // GEOMETRYUTILS_H