diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index 1dd0eb65cd0..5678be86b2b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,15 @@ bool FilePath::isRootPath() const
     return *this == HostOsInfo::root();
 }
 
+bool FilePath::isResourceFile() const
+{
+    if (scheme() == u"qrc")
+        return true;
+    if (needsDevice())
+        return false;
+    return pathView().startsWith(':');
+}
+
 QString FilePath::encodedHost() const
 {
     QString result = host().toString();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
index 69667a0d7e5..2b1eb14069e 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public:
     bool isSymLink() const;
     bool hasHardLinks() const;
     bool isRootPath() const;
+    bool isResourceFile() const;
     bool isNewerThan(const QDateTime &timeStamp) const;
     QDateTime lastModified() const;
     QFile::Permissions permissions() const;