diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
index 9c644f4f998..387cae9fef6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Core {
 struct CommandLocatorPrivate
 {
     QList<Command *> commands;
-    QList<QPair<QAction *, QString>> commandsData;
+    QList<QPair<int, QString>> commandsData;
 };
 
 /*!
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void CommandLocator::prepareSearch(const QString &entry)
             continue;
         QAction *action = command->action();
         if (action && action->isEnabled())
-            d->commandsData.append({action, action->text()});
+            d->commandsData.append({i, action->text()});
     }
 }
 
@@ -77,17 +77,8 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> CommandLocator::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFil
         const QString text = Utils::stripAccelerator(pair.second);
         const int index = text.indexOf(entry, 0, entryCaseSensitivity);
         if (index >= 0) {
-            QAction *action = pair.first;
-            LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry;
-            filterEntry.displayName = text;
-            filterEntry.acceptor = [action] {
-                // avoid nested stack trace and blocking locator by delayed triggering
-                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(action, [action] {
-                    if (action->isEnabled())
-                        action->trigger();
-                }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-                return AcceptResult();
-            };
+            LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, text);
+            filterEntry.internalData = QVariant(pair.first);
             filterEntry.highlightInfo = {index, int(entry.length())};
 
             if (index == 0)
@@ -100,4 +91,21 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> CommandLocator::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFil
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
+void CommandLocator::accept(const LocatorFilterEntry &entry,
+                            QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
+    // Retrieve action via index.
+    const int index = entry.internalData.toInt();
+    QTC_ASSERT(index >= 0 && index < d->commands.size(), return);
+    QAction *action = d->commands.at(index)->action();
+    // avoid nested stack trace and blocking locator by delayed triggering
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(action, [action] {
+        if (action->isEnabled())
+            action->trigger();
+    }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+}
+
 }  // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h
index e47fbde5c41..8199661bed6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public:
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
+    void accept(const LocatorFilterEntry &selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
+
 private:
     CommandLocatorPrivate *d = nullptr;
 };