diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
index 881f4c5ec26..86b8a263fe4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ Ucs4StringFormat, \
 Array10Format, \
 Array100Format, \
 Array1000Format, \
-Array10000Format \
-    = range(100, 110)
+Array10000Format, \
+SeparateLatin1StringFormat, \
+SeparateUtf8StringFormat \
+    = range(100, 112)
 
 def hasPlot():
     fileName = "/usr/bin/gnuplot"
@@ -781,6 +783,14 @@ class DumperBase:
         self.put('",')
         return True
 
+    def putDisplay(self, format, value = None, cmd = None):
+        self.put('editformat="%s",' % format)
+        if cmd is None:
+            if not value is None:
+                self.put('editvalue="%s",' % value)
+        else:
+            self.put('editvalue="%s|%s",' % (cmd, value))
+
     def putFormattedPointer(self, value):
         #warn("POINTER: %s" % value)
         if self.isNull(value):
@@ -832,20 +842,24 @@ class DumperBase:
                         self.putItem(value.dereference())
             return
 
-        if format == Latin1StringFormat:
+        if format == Latin1StringFormat or format == SeparateLatin1StringFormat:
             # Explicitly requested Latin1 formatting.
+            limit = self.displayStringLimit if format == Latin1StringFormat else 1000000
             self.putType(typeName)
-            (elided, data) = self.encodeCArray(value, "unsigned char", self.displayStringLimit)
+            (elided, data) = self.encodeCArray(value, "unsigned char", limit)
             self.putValue(data, Hex2EncodedLatin1, elided=elided)
             self.putNumChild(0)
+            self.putDisplay((StopDisplay if format == Latin1StringFormat else DisplayLatin1String), data)
             return
 
-        if format == Utf8StringFormat:
+        if format == Utf8StringFormat or format == SeparateUtf8StringFormat:
             # Explicitly requested UTF-8 formatting.
+            limit = self.displayStringLimit if format == Utf8StringFormat else 1000000
             self.putType(typeName)
-            (elided, data) = self.encodeCArray(value, "unsigned char", self.displayStringLimit)
+            (elided, data) = self.encodeCArray(value, "unsigned char", limit)
             self.putValue(data, Hex2EncodedUtf8, elided=elided)
             self.putNumChild(0)
+            self.putDisplay((StopDisplay if format == Utf8StringFormat else DisplayUtf8String), data)
             return
 
         if format == Local8BitStringFormat:
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
index 24922b99e85..393ffcf759b 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
@@ -904,14 +904,6 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
             self.putValue("0x%x" % value.cast(
                 self.lookupType("unsigned long")), None, -1)
 
-    def putDisplay(self, format, value = None, cmd = None):
-        self.put('editformat="%s",' % format)
-        if cmd is None:
-            if not value is None:
-                self.put('editvalue="%s",' % value)
-        else:
-            self.put('editvalue="%s|%s",' % (cmd, value))
-
     def isExpandedSubItem(self, component):
         iname = "%s.%s" % (self.currentIName, component)
         #warn("IS EXPANDED: %s in %s" % (iname, self.expandedINames))
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
index efab1358c7e..3c9a8bd9649 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
@@ -1551,6 +1551,17 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
             self.passExceptions = int(args['passexceptions'])
         if 'watchers' in args:
             self.currentWatchers = args['watchers']
+        if 'typeformats' in args:
+            for f in args['typeformats'].split(','):
+                pos = f.find("=")
+                if pos != -1:
+                    typeName = self.hexdecode(f[0:pos])
+                    self.typeformats[typeName] = int(f[pos+1:])
+        if 'formats' in args:
+            for f in args['formats'].split(','):
+                pos = f.find("=")
+                if pos != -1:
+                    self.formats[f[0:pos]] = int(f[pos+1:])
         self.reportVariables(args)
 
     def disassemble(self, args):
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp
index 1fa786dd771..dc6ccfdb36e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp
@@ -619,8 +619,7 @@ void parseWatchData(const QSet<QByteArray> &expandedINames,
         data.editvalue = mi.data();
 
     mi = item["editformat"];
-    if (mi.isValid())
-        data.editformat = mi.toInt();
+    data.editformat = mi.toInt();
 
     mi = item["typeformats"];
     if (mi.isValid())
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
index 8371d6ea7b7..0e8f16bd724 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
@@ -1262,6 +1262,8 @@ QString WatchModel::nameForFormat(int format)
         case Array100Format: return msgArrayFormat(100);
         case Array1000Format: return msgArrayFormat(1000);
         case Array10000Format: return msgArrayFormat(10000);
+        case SeparateLatin1StringFormat: return tr("Latin1 String in Separate Window");
+        case SeparateUtf8StringFormat: return tr("UTF-8 String in Separate Window");
         case DecimalIntegerFormat: return tr("Decimal Integer");
         case HexadecimalIntegerFormat: return tr("Hexadecimal Integer");
         case BinaryIntegerFormat: return tr("Binary Integer");
@@ -1296,7 +1298,9 @@ TypeFormatList WatchModel::typeFormatList(const WatchData &data) const
     if (data.origaddr || isPointerType(data.type)) {
         formats.append(RawFormat);
         formats.append(Latin1StringFormat);
+        formats.append(SeparateLatin1StringFormat);
         formats.append(Utf8StringFormat);
+        formats.append(SeparateUtf8StringFormat);
         formats.append(Local8BitStringFormat);
         formats.append(Utf16StringFormat);
         formats.append(Ucs4StringFormat);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.h b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.h
index 3f446102ef7..364aaa5c3fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ enum DisplayFormat
     Array1000Format,
     Array10000Format,
 
+    SeparateLatin1StringFormat,
+    SeparateUtf8StringFormat,
+
 
     // Values above 200 refer to format solely handled in the WatchHandler code
     ArtificialFormatBase = 200,