diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 53b8957794d..654d263664d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -990,8 +990,10 @@ QTextStream &operator<<(QTextStream &s, const FilePath &fn)
 }
 
 #ifdef QT_GUI_LIB
-FileUtils::CopyAskingForOverwrite::CopyAskingForOverwrite(QWidget *dialogParent)
+FileUtils::CopyAskingForOverwrite::CopyAskingForOverwrite(
+    QWidget *dialogParent, const std::function<void(QFileInfo)> &postOperation)
     : m_parent(dialogParent)
+    , m_postOperation(postOperation)
 {}
 
 bool FileUtils::CopyAskingForOverwrite::operator()(const QFileInfo &src,
@@ -1036,6 +1038,8 @@ bool FileUtils::CopyAskingForOverwrite::operator()(const QFileInfo &src,
             }
             return false;
         }
+        if (m_postOperation)
+            m_postOperation(dest);
     }
     m_files.append(dest.absoluteFilePath());
     return true;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 9f1a0bef91c..5456582f26d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -168,13 +168,15 @@ public:
     class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT CopyAskingForOverwrite
     {
     public:
-        CopyAskingForOverwrite(QWidget *dialogParent);
+        CopyAskingForOverwrite(QWidget *dialogParent,
+                               const std::function<void(QFileInfo)> &postOperation = {});
         bool operator()(const QFileInfo &src, const QFileInfo &dest, QString *error);
         QStringList files() const;
 
     private:
         QWidget *m_parent;
         QStringList m_files;
+        std::function<void(QFileInfo)> m_postOperation;
         bool m_overwriteAll = false;
         bool m_skipAll = false;
     };
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
index c9ce41b3489..ee2f4bd1f6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/plugininstallwizard.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/runextensions.h>
+#include <utils/synchronousprocess.h>
 #include <utils/temporarydirectory.h>
 #include <utils/wizard.h>
 #include <utils/wizardpage.h>
@@ -418,6 +419,19 @@ private:
     Data *m_data = nullptr;
 };
 
+static std::function<void(QFileInfo)> postCopyOperation()
+{
+    return [](const QFileInfo &fi) {
+        if (!HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
+            return;
+        // On macOS, downloaded files get a quarantine flag, remove it, otherwise it is a hassle
+        // to get it loaded as a plugin in Qt Creator.
+        SynchronousProcess xattr;
+        xattr.setTimeoutS(1);
+        xattr.runBlocking({"/usr/bin/xattr", {"-d", "com.apple.quarantine", fi.absoluteFilePath()}});
+    };
+}
+
 static bool copyPluginFile(const FilePath &src, const FilePath &dest)
 {
     const FilePath destFile = dest.pathAppended(src.fileName());
@@ -444,6 +458,7 @@ static bool copyPluginFile(const FilePath &src, const FilePath &dest)
                                  .arg(destFile.toUserOutput()));
         return false;
     }
+    postCopyOperation()(destFile.toFileInfo());
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -475,8 +490,8 @@ bool PluginInstallWizard::exec()
             if (!FileUtils::copyRecursively(data.extractedPath,
                                             installPath,
                                             &error,
-                                            FileUtils::CopyAskingForOverwrite(
-                                                ICore::dialogParent()))) {
+                                            FileUtils::CopyAskingForOverwrite(ICore::dialogParent(),
+                                                                              postCopyOperation()))) {
                 QMessageBox::warning(ICore::dialogParent(),
                                      PluginInstallWizard::tr("Failed to Copy Plugin Files"),
                                      error);