diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
index 0e1ae93a25a..2845e4defe1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
@@ -683,4 +683,14 @@ void DeviceProcessKiller::start()
     m_signalOperation->killProcess(m_processPath.path());
 }
 
+KillerAdapter::KillerAdapter()
+{
+    connect(task(), &DeviceProcessKiller::done, this, &KillerAdapter::done);
+}
+
+void KillerAdapter::start()
+{
+    task()->start();
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
index 067262bcd57..71528bfb837 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <utils/id.h>
 #include <utils/filepath.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
+#include <utils/tasktree.h>
 
 #include <QAbstractSocket>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
@@ -294,4 +295,13 @@ private:
     QString m_errorString;
 };
 
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT KillerAdapter : public Utils::Tasking::TaskAdapter<DeviceProcessKiller>
+{
+public:
+    KillerAdapter();
+    void start() final;
+};
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
+
+QTC_DECLARE_CUSTOM_TASK(Killer, ProjectExplorer::KillerAdapter);