diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
index 2ed5a4601e5..6d50869725d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/utils.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ void addUtilsModule()
 
             utils["waitms"] = wrap(utils["waitms_cb"]);
 
+            utils["pid"] = QCoreApplication::applicationPid();
+
             auto hostOsInfoType = utils.new_usertype<HostOsInfo>("HostOsInfo");
             hostOsInfoType["isWindowsHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost;
             hostOsInfoType["isMacHost"] = &HostOsInfo::isMacHost;
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
index 51e74ea1033..c5df6247fe5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/meta/utils.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 local utils = {}
 
+---The Process ID of Qt Creator.
+utils.pid = 0
+
 ---Suspends the current coroutine for the given amount of milliseconds. Call `a.wait` on the returned value to get the result.
 ---@param ms number The amount of milliseconds to wait.
 function utils.waitms(ms) end