diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.cpp
index f7d72b80420..d2515760493 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.cpp
@@ -559,18 +559,17 @@ QString PluginSpec::errorString() const
 }
 
 /*!
-    Returns whether this plugin can be used to fill in a dependency of the given
-    \a pluginName and \a pluginVersion.
+    Returns whether the plugin \a spec can be used to fill the \a dependency of this plugin.
 
-        \sa PluginSpec::dependencies()
+    \sa PluginSpec::dependencies()
 */
-bool PluginSpec::provides(const QString &pluginName, const QString &pluginVersion) const
+bool PluginSpec::provides(PluginSpec *spec, const PluginDependency &dependency) const
 {
-    if (QString::compare(pluginName, name(), Qt::CaseInsensitive) != 0)
+    if (QString::compare(dependency.name, spec->name(), Qt::CaseInsensitive) != 0)
         return false;
 
-    return (versionCompare(version(), pluginVersion) >= 0)
-           && (versionCompare(compatVersion(), pluginVersion) <= 0);
+    return (versionCompare(spec->version(), dependency.version) >= 0)
+           && (versionCompare(spec->compatVersion(), dependency.version) <= 0);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1075,8 +1074,8 @@ bool PluginSpec::resolveDependencies(const PluginSpecs &specs)
 
     QHash<PluginDependency, PluginSpec *> resolvedDependencies;
     for (const PluginDependency &dependency : d->dependencies) {
-        PluginSpec *const found = findOrDefault(specs, [&dependency](PluginSpec *spec) {
-            return spec->provides(dependency.name, dependency.version);
+        PluginSpec *const found = findOrDefault(specs, [this, &dependency](PluginSpec *spec) {
+            return provides(spec, dependency);
         });
         if (!found) {
             if (dependency.type == PluginDependency::Required) {
diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.h b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.h
index 49a972d9149..e9a771d4a99 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.h
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginspec.h
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ class PluginView;
 
 struct EXTENSIONSYSTEM_EXPORT PluginDependency
 {
-    enum Type {
-        Required,
-        Optional,
-        Test
-    };
+    enum Type { Required, Optional, Test };
 
     PluginDependency() : type(Required) {}
+    PluginDependency(const QString &name, const QString &version, Type type = Required)
+        : name(name)
+        , version(version)
+        , type(type)
+    {}
 
     QString name;
     QString version;
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ public:
     virtual void addArgument(const QString &argument);
     virtual QHash<PluginDependency, PluginSpec *> dependencySpecs() const;
 
-    virtual bool provides(const QString &pluginName, const QString &pluginVersion) const;
+    virtual bool provides(PluginSpec *spec, const PluginDependency &dependency) const;
     virtual bool requiresAny(const QSet<PluginSpec *> &plugins) const;
     virtual PluginSpecs enableDependenciesIndirectly(bool enableTestDependencies);
     virtual bool resolveDependencies(const PluginSpecs &pluginSpecs);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
index 250ed0a31a5..e9f91ffbb8e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void checkContents(QPromise<ArchiveIssue> &promise, const FilePath &tempDir)
                 [coreplugin](const PluginDependency &d) { return d.name == coreplugin->name(); });
             if (found == dependencies.constEnd())
                 return;
-            if (coreplugin->provides(found->name, found->version))
+            if ((*spec)->provides(coreplugin, *found))
                 return;
             promise.addResult(
                 ArchiveIssue{Tr::tr("Plugin requires an incompatible version of %1 (%2).")
diff --git a/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp b/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp
index 66828f8e63b..ed8476a0b09 100644
--- a/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp
@@ -190,25 +190,25 @@ void tst_PluginSpec::provides()
     CppPluginSpec spec;
     QVERIFY(spec.readMetaData(metaData("testspecs/simplespec.json")));
 
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("SomeOtherPlugin", "2.2.3_9"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.2.3_10"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.2.4"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.3.11_1"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.3"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "3.0"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "1.9.9_99"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "1.9"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "0.9"));
-    QVERIFY(!spec.provides("MyPlugin", "1"));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"SomeOtherPlugin", "2.2.3_9"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.2.3_10"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.2.4"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.3.11_1"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.3"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "3.0"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "1.9.9_99"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "1.9"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "0.9"}));
+    QVERIFY(!spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "1"}));
 
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("myplugin", "2.2.3_9"));
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.2.3_9"));
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.2.3_8"));
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.2.3"));
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.2.2"));
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.1.2_10"));
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2.0_10"));
-    QVERIFY(spec.provides("MyPlugin", "2"));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"myplugin", "2.2.3_9"}));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.2.3_9"}));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.2.3_8"}));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.2.3"}));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.2.2"}));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.1.2_10"}));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2.0_10"}));
+    QVERIFY(spec.provides(&spec, {"MyPlugin", "2"}));
 }
 
 void tst_PluginSpec::experimental()