diff --git a/src/linalg.jl b/src/linalg.jl
index e3207cd4..ad83fc51 100644
--- a/src/linalg.jl
+++ b/src/linalg.jl
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ function dot(x::AbstractVector{T1}, A::AbstractSparseMatrixCSC{T2}, y::AbstractV
     end
     return s
 end
-function dot(x::SparseVector, A::AbstractSparseMatrixCSC, y::SparseVector)
+function dot(x::AbstractSparseVector, A::AbstractSparseMatrixCSC, y::AbstractSparseVector)
     m, n = size(A)
     length(x) == m && n == length(y) ||
         throw(DimensionMismatch("x has length $(length(x)), A has size ($m, $n), y has length $(length(y))"))
@@ -723,6 +723,71 @@ function dot(x::AbstractSparseVector, D::Diagonal, y::AbstractSparseVector)
     return s
 end
 
+function dot(
+    a::AbstractSparseVector,
+    Q::Union{DenseMatrixUnion,WrapperMatrixTypes{<:Any,<:DenseMatrixUnion}},
+    b::AbstractSparseVector,
+)
+    return _dot_quadratic_form(a, Q, b)
+end
+
+function dot(
+    a::AbstractSparseVector,
+    Q::LinearAlgebra.Transpose{<:Real,<:DenseMatrixUnion},
+    b::AbstractSparseVector,
+)
+    return _dot_quadratic_form(a, Q, b)
+end
+
+function dot(
+    a::AbstractSparseVector,
+    Q::LinearAlgebra.Transpose{<:Real,<:WrapperMatrixTypes{<:Real,<:DenseMatrixUnion}},
+    b::AbstractSparseVector,
+)
+    return _dot_quadratic_form(a, Q, b)
+end
+
+function dot(
+    a::AbstractSparseVector,
+    Q::LinearAlgebra.RealHermSymComplexHerm{<:Real,<:DenseMatrixUnion},
+    b::AbstractSparseVector)
+    return _dot_quadratic_form(a, Q, b)
+end
+
+function dot(
+    a::AbstractSparseVector,
+    Q::Union{
+        LinearAlgebra.Hermitian{<:Real,<:DenseMatrixUnion}, LinearAlgebra.Symmetric{<:Real,<:DenseMatrixUnion}
+    },
+    b::AbstractSparseVector)
+    return _dot_quadratic_form(a, Q, b)
+end
+
+# actual function implementation called by the method dispatch
+function _dot_quadratic_form(a, Q, b)
+    n = length(a)
+    m = length(b)
+    if size(Q) != (n, m)
+        throw(DimensionMismatch("Matrix has a size $(size(Q)) but vectors have length $n, $m"))
+    end
+    anzind = nonzeroinds(a)
+    bnzind = nonzeroinds(b)
+    anzval = nonzeros(a)
+    bnzval = nonzeros(b)
+    s = zero(Base.promote_eltype(a, Q, b))
+    if isempty(anzind) || isempty(bnzind)
+        return s
+    end
+    @inbounds for a_idx in eachindex(anzind)
+        for b_idx in eachindex(bnzind)
+            ia = anzind[a_idx]
+            ib = bnzind[b_idx]
+            s += dot(anzval[a_idx], Q[ia, ib], bnzval[b_idx])
+        end
+    end
+    return s
+end
+
 ## triangular sparse handling
 ## triangular multiplication
 function LinearAlgebra.generic_trimatmul!(C::StridedVecOrMat, uploc, isunitc, tfun::Function, A::SparseMatrixCSCUnion, B::AbstractVecOrMat)
diff --git a/test/linalg.jl b/test/linalg.jl
index a48d17b6..ce4f4e31 100644
--- a/test/linalg.jl
+++ b/test/linalg.jl
@@ -952,6 +952,16 @@ end
         y = sprand(ComplexF64, 15, 0.5)
         @test dot(x, A, y) ≈ dot(Vector(x), A, Vector(y)) ≈ (Vector(x)' * Matrix(A)) * Vector(y)
         @test dot(x, A, y) ≈ dot(x, Av, y)
+        @test dot(x, collect(A), y) ≈ dot(x, A, y)
+        @test dot(y, collect(A)', x) ≈ dot(y, A', x)
+        @test dot(y, transpose(collect(A)), x) ≈ dot(y, transpose(A), x)
+        @test dot(y, Hermitian(collect(A)' * collect(A)), y) ≈ dot(y, Hermitian(A' * A), y)
+        @test dot(y, Symmetric(collect(A)' * collect(A)), y) ≈ dot(y, Symmetric(A' * A), y)
+        B = BitMatrix(rand(Bool, 10, 15))
+        @test dot(x, A, y) ≈ dot(x, Matrix(A), y)
+        @test_throws DimensionMismatch dot([x, x], A, y)
+        @test_throws DimensionMismatch dot(x, A, [y, y])
+        @test iszero(dot(spzeros(length(x)), A, y))
     end
 
     for T in (Float64, ComplexF64, Quaternion{Float64}), trans in (Symmetric,  Hermitian), uplo in (:U, :L)