diff --git a/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake b/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
index c53b479982d..9ea9c3e829f 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
@@ -1119,3 +1119,28 @@ function(qtc_add_public_header header)
     COMPONENT Devel EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
   )
 endfunction()
+
+function (add_qtc_lua_plugin name)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(_arg "EXCLUDE_FROM_INSTALL;" "" "SOURCES;" ${ARGN})
+
+  add_custom_target(${name} ALL SOURCES ${_arg_SOURCES})
+
+  foreach(SOURCE ${_arg_SOURCES})
+    add_custom_command(TARGET ${name} POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND
+        ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
+        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SOURCE}
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${IDE_PLUGIN_PATH}/lua-plugins/${SOURCE}
+    COMMENT "Copying ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SOURCE} to ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${IDE_PLUGIN_PATH}/lua-plugins/${SOURCE}"
+    )
+
+    if (NOT _arg_EXCLUDE_FROM_INSTALL)
+      cmake_path(GET SOURCE PARENT_PATH SOURCE_DIR)
+
+      install(FILES
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${SOURCE}
+      DESTINATION ${IDE_PLUGIN_PATH}/lua-plugins/${SOURCE_DIR}
+      )
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 976f2875700..3e32757ff86 100644
--- a/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,3 +118,4 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(qnx)
 add_subdirectory(mcusupport)
 add_subdirectory(qtapplicationmanager)
+add_subdirectory(tellajoke)
diff --git a/src/plugins/tellajoke/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/tellajoke/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9dfcf23d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/tellajoke/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_qtc_lua_plugin(tellajoke SOURCES tellajoke/tellajoke.lua)
diff --git a/src/plugins/tellajoke/tellajoke/tellajoke.lua b/src/plugins/tellajoke/tellajoke/tellajoke.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..680e0420d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/tellajoke/tellajoke/tellajoke.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--- Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
+--- SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+local function fetchJoke()
+    print("Fetching ...")
+
+    local a = require("async")
+    local fetch = require("Fetch").fetch
+    local utils = require("Utils")
+    local mm = require("MessageManager")
+
+    local r = a.wait(fetch({ url = "https://official-joke-api.appspot.com/random_joke", convertToTable = true }))
+    if (type(r) == "table") then
+        mm.writeDisrupting(r.setup)
+        a.wait(utils.waitms(1000))
+        mm.writeSilently(".")
+        a.wait(utils.waitms(1000))
+        mm.writeSilently(".")
+        a.wait(utils.waitms(1000))
+        mm.writeSilently(".")
+        a.wait(utils.waitms(1000))
+        mm.writeDisrupting(r.punchline)
+    else
+        print("echo Error fetching: " .. r)
+    end
+end
+
+local function fetchJokeSafe()
+    local ok, err = pcall(fetchJoke)
+    if not ok then
+        print("echo Error fetching: " .. err)
+    end
+end
+
+local function setup()
+    local a = require("async")
+    Action = require("Action")
+    Action.create("Simple.joke", {
+        text = "Tell a joke",
+        onTrigger = function() a.sync(fetchJokeSafe)() end,
+        defaultKeySequences = { "Meta+Ctrl+Shift+J", "Ctrl+Shift+Alt+J" },
+    })
+end
+
+return {
+    Name = "Tell A Joke",
+    Version = "1.0.0",
+    CompatVersion = "1.0.0",
+    Vendor = "The Qt Company",
+    Category = "Fun",
+    Description = "This plugin adds an action that tells a joke.",
+    Dependencies = {
+        { Name = "Lua", Version = "13.0.82", Required = true },
+    },
+    setup = setup,
+} --[[@as QtcPlugin]]