diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp
index 0de10253c63..7e7bbfd86ae 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ StartProcessPacket::StartProcessPacket(quintptr token)
 
 void StartProcessPacket::doSerialize(QDataStream &stream) const
 {
-    stream << command << arguments << workingDir << env << openMode << channelMode;
+    stream << command << arguments << workingDir << env << openMode << channelMode << standardInputFile;
 }
 
 void StartProcessPacket::doDeserialize(QDataStream &stream)
 {
-    stream >> command >> arguments >> workingDir >> env >> openMode >> channelMode;
+    stream >> command >> arguments >> workingDir >> env >> openMode >> channelMode >> standardInputFile;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h
index 6844292e07f..cd5a8a35ec2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
     QStringList env;
     QIODevice::OpenMode openMode = QIODevice::ReadWrite;
     QProcess::ProcessChannelMode channelMode = QProcess::SeparateChannels;
+    QString standardInputFile;
 
 private:
     void doSerialize(QDataStream &stream) const override;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
index cae4265a034..c5b997f3068 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ void LauncherHandle::doStart()
     p.workingDir = m_workingDirectory;
     p.openMode = m_openMode;
     p.channelMode = m_channelMode;
+    p.standardInputFile = m_standardInputFile;
     sendPacket(p);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.h b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.h
index c4a425dbf8b..a8499bd5466 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
 
     QProcess::ProcessError error() const { QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex); return m_error; }
     QString program() const { QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex); return m_command; }
+    void setStandardInputFile(const QString &fileName) { QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex); m_standardInputFile = fileName; }
     void setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ProcessChannelMode mode) {
         QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex);
         if (mode != QProcess::SeparateChannels && mode != QProcess::MergedChannels) {
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ private:
     QString m_workingDirectory;
     QIODevice::OpenMode m_openMode = QIODevice::ReadWrite;
     QProcess::ProcessChannelMode m_channelMode = QProcess::SeparateChannels;
+    QString m_standardInputFile;
 
     CallerHandle *m_callerHandle = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index 81fc9076a2b..824c3eff0b6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public:
     qint64 write(const QByteArray &data) override { QTC_CHECK(false); return -1; }
     void closeWriteChannel() override { /*QTC_CHECK(false);*/ }
 
-    void setStandardInputFile(const QString &fileName) override { QTC_CHECK(false); }
+    void setStandardInputFile(const QString &fileName) override { m_handle->setStandardInputFile(fileName); }
     void setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ProcessChannelMode mode) override { m_handle->setProcessChannelMode(mode); }
 
     qint64 bytesAvailable() const override { QTC_CHECK(false); return 0; }
diff --git a/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp b/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
index 98beca57d28..bfe08d26fc8 100644
--- a/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ void LauncherSocketHandler::handleStartPacket()
     process->setEnvironment(packet.env);
     process->setWorkingDirectory(packet.workingDir);
     process->setProcessChannelMode(packet.channelMode);
+    process->setStandardInputFile(packet.standardInputFile);
     process->start(packet.command, packet.arguments, packet.openMode);
     process->closeWriteChannel();
 }