diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
index ade877b9d13..0cc5aefda79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppquickfixes.cpp
@@ -1919,11 +1919,11 @@ void AddIncludeForUndefinedIdentifier::match(const CppQuickFixInterface &interfa
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matches = classesFilter->matchesFor(dummyInterface, className);
     bool classExists = false;
     foreach (const Core::LocatorFilterEntry &entry, matches) {
-        const ModelItemInfo info = entry.internalData.value<ModelItemInfo>();
-        if (info.symbolName != className)
+        ModelItemInfo::Ptr info = entry.internalData.value<ModelItemInfo::Ptr>();
+        if (info->symbolName() != className)
             continue;
         classExists = true;
-        const QString &fileName = info.fileName;
+        const QString &fileName = info->fileName();
         const QFileInfo fileInfo(fileName);
 
         // find the shortest way to include fileName given the includePaths
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/builtinindexingsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/builtinindexingsupport.cpp
index 52877b73c8b..8db0a321408 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/builtinindexingsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/builtinindexingsupport.cpp
@@ -125,19 +125,19 @@ public:
                 break;
             if (m_fileNames.isEmpty() || m_fileNames.contains(it.value()->fileName())) {
                 QVector<Core::SearchResultItem> resultItems;
-                QList<ModelItemInfo> modelInfos = search(it.value());
-                foreach (const ModelItemInfo &info, modelInfos) {
-                    int index = matcher.indexIn(info.symbolName);
+                QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> modelInfos = search(it.value());
+                foreach (const ModelItemInfo::Ptr &info, modelInfos) {
+                    int index = matcher.indexIn(info->symbolName());
                     if (index != -1) {
-                        QString text = info.symbolName;
-                        QString scope = info.symbolScope;
-                        if (info.type == ModelItemInfo::Function) {
+                        QString text = info->symbolName();
+                        QString scope = info->symbolScope();
+                        if (info->type() == ModelItemInfo::Function) {
                             QString name;
-                            info.unqualifiedNameAndScope(info.symbolName, &name, &scope);
-                            text = name + info.symbolType;
-                        } else if (info.type == ModelItemInfo::Declaration){
-                            text = ModelItemInfo::representDeclaration(info.symbolName,
-                                                                       info.symbolType);
+                            info->unqualifiedNameAndScope(info->symbolName(), &name, &scope);
+                            text = name + info->symbolType();
+                        } else if (info->type() == ModelItemInfo::Declaration){
+                            text = ModelItemInfo::representDeclaration(info->symbolName(),
+                                                                       info->symbolType());
                         }
 
                         Core::SearchResultItem item;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
                         item.text = text;
                         item.textMarkPos = -1;
                         item.textMarkLength = 0;
-                        item.icon = info.icon;
+                        item.icon = info->icon();
                         item.lineNumber = -1;
                         item.userData = qVariantFromValue(info);
                         resultItems << item;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.cpp
index a32ec4a562f..2f9eb3809cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.cpp
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ CppClassesFilter::~CppClassesFilter()
 {
 }
 
-QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> > CppClassesFilter::itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const
+QList<QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > CppClassesFilter::itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const
 {
-    return QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> >() << m_data->classes();
+    return QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> >() << m_data->classes();
 }
 
-Core::LocatorFilterEntry CppClassesFilter::filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(const ModelItemInfo &info)
+Core::LocatorFilterEntry CppClassesFilter::filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(ModelItemInfo::Ptr info)
 {
     const QVariant id = qVariantFromValue(info);
-    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, info.symbolName, id, info.icon);
-    filterEntry.extraInfo = info.symbolScope.isEmpty()
-        ? info.shortNativeFilePath()
-        : info.symbolScope;
+    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, info->symbolName(), id, info->icon());
+    filterEntry.extraInfo = info->symbolScope().isEmpty()
+        ? info->shortNativeFilePath()
+        : info->symbolScope();
 
     return filterEntry;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.h
index 40888d6c336..09c70bb0cba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppclassesfilter.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public:
     ~CppClassesFilter();
 
 private:
-    QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> > itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const;
-    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(const ModelItemInfo &info);
+    QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const;
+    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(ModelItemInfo::Ptr info);
 };
 
 } // namespace CppTools
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp
index 78308e173a1..74068f19fde 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp
@@ -84,28 +84,28 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppCurrentDocumentFilter::matchesFor(
 
     const Qt::CaseSensitivity caseSensitivityForPrefix = caseSensitivity(entry);
 
-    foreach (const ModelItemInfo & info, m_itemsOfCurrentDoc)
-    {
+    foreach (ModelItemInfo::Ptr info, m_itemsOfCurrentDoc) {
         if (future.isCanceled())
             break;
 
-        QString matchString = info.symbolName;
-        if (info.type == ModelItemInfo::Declaration)
-            matchString = ModelItemInfo::representDeclaration(info.symbolName, info.symbolType);
-        else if (info.type == ModelItemInfo::Function)
-            matchString += info.symbolType;
+        QString matchString = info->symbolName();
+        if (info->type() == ModelItemInfo::Declaration)
+            matchString = ModelItemInfo::representDeclaration(info->symbolName(),
+                                                              info->symbolType());
+        else if (info->type() == ModelItemInfo::Function)
+            matchString += info->symbolType();
 
         if ((hasWildcard && regexp.exactMatch(matchString))
             || (!hasWildcard && matcher.indexIn(matchString) != -1))
         {
             QVariant id = qVariantFromValue(info);
             QString name = matchString;
-            QString extraInfo = info.symbolScope;
-            if (info.type == ModelItemInfo::Function) {
-                if (info.unqualifiedNameAndScope(matchString, &name, &extraInfo))
-                    name += info.symbolType;
+            QString extraInfo = info->symbolScope();
+            if (info->type() == ModelItemInfo::Function) {
+                if (info->unqualifiedNameAndScope(matchString, &name, &extraInfo))
+                    name += info->symbolType();
             }
-            Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, name, id, info.icon);
+            Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, name, id, info->icon());
             filterEntry.extraInfo = extraInfo;
 
             if (matchString.startsWith(entry, caseSensitivityForPrefix))
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppCurrentDocumentFilter::matchesFor(
 
 void CppCurrentDocumentFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
 {
-    ModelItemInfo info = qvariant_cast<CppTools::ModelItemInfo>(selection.internalData);
-    Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(info.fileName, info.line, info.column);
+    ModelItemInfo::Ptr info = qvariant_cast<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr>(selection.internalData);
+    Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(info->fileName(), info->line(), info->column());
 }
 
 void CppCurrentDocumentFilter::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h
index f3f7560ce19..0b24fe4ee4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
     CppModelManager * m_modelManager;
     QString m_currentFileName;
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> m_itemsOfCurrentDoc;
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> m_itemsOfCurrentDoc;
     SearchSymbols search;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.cpp
index 1f17402763d..2b555e8df32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.cpp
@@ -44,22 +44,22 @@ CppFunctionsFilter::~CppFunctionsFilter()
 {
 }
 
-QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> > CppFunctionsFilter::itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const
+QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > CppFunctionsFilter::itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const
 {
-    return QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> >() << m_data->functions();
+    return QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> >() << m_data->functions();
 }
 
-Core::LocatorFilterEntry CppFunctionsFilter::filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(const CppTools::ModelItemInfo &info)
+Core::LocatorFilterEntry CppFunctionsFilter::filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(ModelItemInfo::Ptr info)
 {
     const QVariant id = qVariantFromValue(info);
 
-    QString name = info.symbolName;
-    QString extraInfo = info.symbolScope;
-    info.unqualifiedNameAndScope(name, &name, &extraInfo);
+    QString name = info->symbolName();
+    QString extraInfo = info->symbolScope();
+    info->unqualifiedNameAndScope(name, &name, &extraInfo);
     if (extraInfo.isEmpty())
-        extraInfo = info.shortNativeFilePath();
+        extraInfo = info->shortNativeFilePath();
 
-    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, name + info.symbolType, id, info.icon);
+    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, name + info->symbolType(), id, info->icon());
     filterEntry.extraInfo = extraInfo;
 
     return filterEntry;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.h
index 5926f645cd7..de30197792c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfunctionsfilter.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public:
     ~CppFunctionsFilter();
 
 private:
-    QList<QList<ModelItemInfo> > itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const;
-    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(const ModelItemInfo &info);
+    QList<QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const;
+    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(ModelItemInfo::Ptr info);
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.cpp
index 27cebacd26b..948d22343c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.cpp
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ CppLocatorData::CppLocatorData(CppModelManager *modelManager)
             this, SLOT(onAboutToRemoveFiles(QStringList)));
 }
 
-QList<ModelItemInfo> CppLocatorData::enums()
+QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> CppLocatorData::enums()
 {
     flushPendingDocument(true);
     return allModelItemInfos(m_allEnums);
 }
 
-QList<ModelItemInfo> CppLocatorData::classes()
+QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> CppLocatorData::classes()
 {
     flushPendingDocument(true);
     return allModelItemInfos(m_allClasses);
 }
 
-QList<ModelItemInfo> CppLocatorData::functions()
+QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> CppLocatorData::functions()
 {
     flushPendingDocument(true);
     return allModelItemInfos(m_allFunctions);
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ void CppLocatorData::flushPendingDocument(bool force)
     foreach (CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr doc, m_pendingDocuments) {
         const QString fileName = findOrInsertFilePath(doc->fileName());
 
-        QList<ModelItemInfo> resultsEnums;
-        QList<ModelItemInfo> resultsClasses;
-        QList<ModelItemInfo> resultsFunctions;
+        QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> resultsEnums;
+        QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> resultsClasses;
+        QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> resultsFunctions;
 
         const int sizeHint = m_allEnums[fileName].size() + m_allClasses[fileName].size()
                 + m_allFunctions[fileName].size() + 10;
-        const QList<ModelItemInfo> results = m_search(doc, sizeHint);
-        foreach (const ModelItemInfo &info, results) {
-            switch (info.type) {
+        const QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> results = m_search(doc, sizeHint);
+        foreach (ModelItemInfo::Ptr info, results) {
+            switch (info->type()) {
             case ModelItemInfo::Enum:
                 resultsEnums.append(info);
                 break;
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ void CppLocatorData::flushPendingDocument(bool force)
     m_pendingDocuments.reserve(MaxPendingDocuments);
 }
 
-QList<ModelItemInfo> CppLocatorData::allModelItemInfos(const QHash<QString,
-                                                       QList<ModelItemInfo> > &items) const
+QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> CppLocatorData::allModelItemInfos(const QHash<QString,
+                                                            QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr>> &items) const
 {
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> result;
-    QHashIterator<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo> > it(items);
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> result;
+    QHashIterator<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > it(items);
     while (it.hasNext()) {
         it.next();
         result.append(it.value());
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.h
index b9a9ca1c18f..eb85e52df73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatordata.h
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class CppLocatorData : public QObject
 public:
     explicit CppLocatorData(CppModelManager *modelManager);
 
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> enums();
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> classes();
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> functions();
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> enums();
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> classes();
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> functions();
 
 private slots:
     void onDocumentUpdated(const CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr &document);
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     void flushPendingDocument(bool force);
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> allModelItemInfos(const QHash<QString,
-                                           QList<ModelItemInfo> > &items) const;
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> allModelItemInfos(
+            const QHash<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr>> &items) const;
 
     QString findOrInsertFilePath(const QString &path)
     { return m_strings.insert(path); }
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ private:
     StringTable &m_strings; // Used to avoid QString duplication
 
     SearchSymbols m_search;
-    QHash<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo> > m_allEnums;
-    QHash<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo> > m_allClasses;
-    QHash<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo> > m_allFunctions;
+    QHash<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > m_allEnums;
+    QHash<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > m_allClasses;
+    QHash<QString, QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > m_allFunctions;
 
     mutable QMutex m_pendingDocumentsMutex;
     QVector<CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr> m_pendingDocuments;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
index e4286e13ee1..21cd38854ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@ CppLocatorFilter::~CppLocatorFilter()
 {
 }
 
-Core::LocatorFilterEntry CppLocatorFilter::filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(const CppTools::ModelItemInfo &info)
+Core::LocatorFilterEntry CppLocatorFilter::filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(ModelItemInfo::Ptr info)
 {
     const QVariant id = qVariantFromValue(info);
-    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, info.scopedSymbolName(), id, info.icon);
-    filterEntry.extraInfo = info.type == ModelItemInfo::Class || info.type == ModelItemInfo::Enum
-        ? info.shortNativeFilePath()
-        : info.symbolType;
+    Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry(this, info->scopedSymbolName(), id, info->icon());
+    if (info->type() == ModelItemInfo::Class || info->type() == ModelItemInfo::Enum)
+        filterEntry.extraInfo = info->shortNativeFilePath();
+    else
+        filterEntry.extraInfo = info->symbolType();
 
     return filterEntry;
 }
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@ void CppLocatorFilter::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
     Q_UNUSED(future)
 }
 
-QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> > CppLocatorFilter::itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const
+QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > CppLocatorFilter::itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const
 {
-    return QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> >()
+    return QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> >()
         << m_data->classes()
         << m_data->functions()
         << m_data->enums();
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ static bool compareLexigraphically(const Core::LocatorFilterEntry &a,
     return a.displayName < b.displayName;
 }
 
-QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future, const QString &origEntry)
+QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
+        QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future, const QString &origEntry)
 {
     QString entry = trimWildcards(origEntry);
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> goodEntries;
@@ -91,12 +93,13 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Co
     bool hasColonColon = entry.contains(QLatin1String("::"));
     const Qt::CaseSensitivity caseSensitivityForPrefix = caseSensitivity(entry);
 
-    const QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> > itemLists = itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst();
-    foreach (const QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo> &items, itemLists) {
-        foreach (const ModelItemInfo &info, items) {
+    const QList<QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > itemLists = itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst();
+    foreach (const QList<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr> &items, itemLists) {
+        foreach (ModelItemInfo::Ptr info, items) {
             if (future.isCanceled())
                 break;
-            const QString matchString = hasColonColon ? info.scopedSymbolName() : info.symbolName;
+            const QString matchString = hasColonColon ? info->scopedSymbolName()
+                                                      : info->symbolName();
             if ((hasWildcard && regexp.exactMatch(matchString))
                 || (!hasWildcard && matcher.indexIn(matchString) != -1)) {
                 const Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntry = filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(info);
@@ -119,6 +122,6 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Co
 
 void CppLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
 {
-    ModelItemInfo info = qvariant_cast<CppTools::ModelItemInfo>(selection.internalData);
-    Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(info.fileName, info.line, info.column);
+    ModelItemInfo::Ptr info = qvariant_cast<CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr>(selection.internalData);
+    Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(info->fileName(), info->line(), info->column());
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h
index aba6fe4a275..527e3f050b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ public:
     CppLocatorFilter(CppLocatorData *locatorData);
     ~CppLocatorFilter();
 
-    QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future, const QString &entry);
+    QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
+                                               const QString &entry);
     void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future);
 
-private:
-    virtual QList<QList<ModelItemInfo> > itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const;
-    virtual Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(const ModelItemInfo &info);
+protected:
+    virtual QList<QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> > itemsToMatchUserInputAgainst() const;
+    virtual Core::LocatorFilterEntry filterEntryFromModelItemInfo(ModelItemInfo::Ptr info);
 
 protected:
     CppLocatorData *m_data;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp
index 1df767db60f..2dfd878deb0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ void SearchSymbols::setSymbolsToSearchFor(const SymbolTypes &types)
     symbolsToSearchFor = types;
 }
 
-QList<ModelItemInfo> SearchSymbols::operator()(Document::Ptr doc, int sizeHint, const QString &scope)
+QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> SearchSymbols::operator()(Document::Ptr doc, int sizeHint,
+                                                    const QString &scope)
 {
     QString previousScope = switchScope(scope);
     items.clear();
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ QList<ModelItemInfo> SearchSymbols::operator()(Document::Ptr doc, int sizeHint,
         accept(doc->globalSymbolAt(i));
     }
     (void) switchScope(previousScope);
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> result = items;
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> result = items;
     strings.scheduleGC();
     items.clear();
     m_paths.clear();
@@ -288,12 +289,12 @@ void SearchSymbols::appendItem(const QString &symbolName, const QString &symbolT
     }
 
     const QIcon icon = icons.iconForSymbol(symbol);
-    items.append(ModelItemInfo(findOrInsert(symbolName),
-                               findOrInsert(symbolType),
-                               findOrInsert(symbolScope),
-                               itemType,
-                               findOrInsert(path),
-                               symbol->line(),
-                               symbol->column() - 1, // 1-based vs 0-based column
-                               icon));
+    items.append(ModelItemInfo::create(findOrInsert(symbolName),
+                                       findOrInsert(symbolType),
+                                       findOrInsert(symbolScope),
+                                       itemType,
+                                       findOrInsert(path),
+                                       symbol->line(),
+                                       symbol->column() - 1, // 1-based vs 0-based column
+                                       icon));
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.h
index dee20aa3c7d..82e2bc62296 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/searchsymbols.h
@@ -43,22 +43,21 @@
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QSet>
+#include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <QHash>
 
 #include <functional>
 
 namespace CppTools {
 
-struct CPPTOOLS_EXPORT ModelItemInfo
+class CPPTOOLS_EXPORT ModelItemInfo
 {
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(ModelItemInfo)
+
+public:
     enum ItemType { Enum, Class, Function, Declaration };
 
-    ModelItemInfo()
-        : type(Declaration),
-          line(0),
-          column(0)
-    { }
-
+private:
     ModelItemInfo(const QString &symbolName,
                   const QString &symbolType,
                   const QString &symbolScope,
@@ -67,38 +66,42 @@ struct CPPTOOLS_EXPORT ModelItemInfo
                   int line,
                   int column,
                   const QIcon &icon)
-        : symbolName(symbolName),
-          symbolType(symbolType),
-          symbolScope(symbolScope),
-          fileName(fileName),
-          icon(icon),
-          type(type),
-          line(line),
-          column(column)
-    { }
+        : m_symbolName(symbolName),
+          m_symbolType(symbolType),
+          m_symbolScope(symbolScope),
+          m_fileName(fileName),
+          m_icon(icon),
+          m_type(type),
+          m_line(line),
+          m_column(column)
+    {}
 
-    ModelItemInfo(const ModelItemInfo &otherInfo)
-        : symbolName(otherInfo.symbolName),
-          symbolType(otherInfo.symbolType),
-          symbolScope(otherInfo.symbolScope),
-          fileName(otherInfo.fileName),
-          icon(otherInfo.icon),
-          type(otherInfo.type),
-          line(otherInfo.line),
-          column(otherInfo.column)
-    { }
+public:
+    typedef QSharedPointer<ModelItemInfo> Ptr;
+    static Ptr create(const QString &symbolName,
+                      const QString &symbolType,
+                      const QString &symbolScope,
+                      ItemType type,
+                      const QString &fileName,
+                      int line,
+                      int column,
+                      const QIcon &icon)
+    {
+        return Ptr(new ModelItemInfo(
+                       symbolName, symbolType, symbolScope, type, fileName, line, column, icon));
+    }
 
     QString scopedSymbolName() const
     {
-        return symbolScope.isEmpty()
-                ? symbolName
-                : symbolScope +  QLatin1String("::") + symbolName;
+        return m_symbolScope.isEmpty()
+                ? m_symbolName
+                : m_symbolScope +  QLatin1String("::") + m_symbolName;
     }
 
     bool unqualifiedNameAndScope(const QString &defaultName, QString *name, QString *scope) const
     {
         *name = defaultName;
-        *scope = symbolScope;
+        *scope = m_symbolScope;
         const QString qualifiedName = scopedSymbolName();
         const int colonColonPosition = qualifiedName.lastIndexOf(QLatin1String("::"));
         if (colonColonPosition != -1) {
@@ -121,16 +124,26 @@ struct CPPTOOLS_EXPORT ModelItemInfo
     }
 
     QString shortNativeFilePath() const
-    { return Utils::FileUtils::shortNativePath(Utils::FileName::fromString(fileName)); }
+    { return Utils::FileUtils::shortNativePath(Utils::FileName::fromString(m_fileName)); }
 
-    QString symbolName; // as found in the code, therefore might be qualified
-    QString symbolType;
-    QString symbolScope;
-    QString fileName;
-    QIcon icon;
-    ItemType type;
-    int line;
-    int column;
+    QString symbolName() const { return m_symbolName; }
+    QString symbolType() const { return m_symbolType; }
+    QString symbolScope() const { return m_symbolScope; }
+    QString fileName() const { return m_fileName; }
+    QIcon icon() const { return m_icon; }
+    ItemType type() const { return m_type; }
+    int line() const { return m_line; }
+    int column() const { return m_column; }
+
+private:
+    QString m_symbolName; // as found in the code, therefore might be qualified
+    QString m_symbolType;
+    QString m_symbolScope;
+    QString m_fileName;
+    QIcon m_icon;
+    ItemType m_type;
+    int m_line;
+    int m_column;
 };
 
 class SearchSymbols: public std::binary_function<CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr, int, QList<ModelItemInfo> >,
@@ -145,10 +158,11 @@ public:
 
     void setSymbolsToSearchFor(const SymbolTypes &types);
 
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> operator()(CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr doc, int sizeHint = 500)
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> operator()(CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr doc, int sizeHint = 500)
     { return operator()(doc, sizeHint, QString()); }
 
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> operator()(CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr doc, int sizeHint, const QString &scope);
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> operator()(CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr doc, int sizeHint,
+                                         const QString &scope);
 
 protected:
     using SymbolVisitor::visit;
@@ -201,7 +215,7 @@ private:
     QString _scope;
     CPlusPlus::Overview overview;
     CPlusPlus::Icons icons;
-    QList<ModelItemInfo> items;
+    QList<ModelItemInfo::Ptr> items;
     SymbolTypes symbolsToSearchFor;
     QHash<const CPlusPlus::StringLiteral *, QString> m_paths;
 };
@@ -209,6 +223,6 @@ private:
 } // namespace CppTools
 
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(CppTools::SearchSymbols::SymbolTypes)
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(CppTools::ModelItemInfo)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(CppTools::ModelItemInfo::Ptr)
 
 #endif // SEARCHSYMBOLS_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/symbolsfindfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/symbolsfindfilter.cpp
index b8ce6c44533..1b5ae8d76cd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/symbolsfindfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/symbolsfindfilter.cpp
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ void SymbolsFindFilter::finish()
 
 void SymbolsFindFilter::openEditor(const Core::SearchResultItem &item)
 {
-    if (!item.userData.canConvert<ModelItemInfo>())
+    if (!item.userData.canConvert<ModelItemInfo::Ptr>())
         return;
-    ModelItemInfo info = item.userData.value<ModelItemInfo>();
-    EditorManager::openEditorAt(info.fileName, info.line, info.column);
+    ModelItemInfo::Ptr info = item.userData.value<ModelItemInfo::Ptr>();
+    EditorManager::openEditorAt(info->fileName(), info->line(), info->column());
 }
 
 QWidget *SymbolsFindFilter::createConfigWidget()