diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index c2c4730f1e3..d219471c871 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -1231,6 +1231,15 @@ QFile::Permissions FilePath::permissions() const
     return toFileInfo().permissions();
 }
 
+bool FilePath::setPermissions(QFile::Permissions permissions) const
+{
+    if (needsDevice()) {
+        QTC_ASSERT(s_deviceHooks.setPermissions, return false);
+        return s_deviceHooks.setPermissions(*this, permissions);
+    }
+    return QFile(m_data).setPermissions(permissions);
+}
+
 OsType FilePath::osType() const
 {
     if (needsDevice()) {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
index f31746ddf7f..46f855365d1 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public:
     bool isNewerThan(const QDateTime &timeStamp) const;
     QDateTime lastModified() const;
     QFile::Permissions permissions() const;
+    bool setPermissions(QFile::Permissions permissions) const;
     OsType osType() const;
     bool removeFile() const;
     bool removeRecursively(QString *error = nullptr) const;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 2a55f28f4a4..2fdc0d86fbb 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public:
     std::function<bool(const FilePath &, const QByteArray &)> writeFileContents;
     std::function<QDateTime(const FilePath &)> lastModified;
     std::function<QFile::Permissions(const FilePath &)> permissions;
+    std::function<bool(const FilePath &, QFile::Permissions)> setPermissions;
     std::function<OsType(const FilePath &)> osType;
     std::function<Environment(const FilePath &)> environment;
     std::function<qint64(const FilePath &)> fileSize;
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index 256939c4adf..f5abceb6824 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -1294,6 +1294,20 @@ QFileDevice::Permissions DockerDevice::permissions(const FilePath &filePath) con
     return perm;
 }
 
+bool DockerDevice::setPermissions(const FilePath &filePath, QFileDevice::Permissions permissions) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
+    tryCreateLocalFileAccess();
+    if (hasLocalFileAccess()) {
+        const FilePath localAccess = mapToLocalAccess(filePath);
+        LOG("Set permissions? " << filePath.toUserOutput() << localAccess.toUserOutput() << localAccess.permissions());
+        return localAccess.setPermissions(permissions);
+    }
+
+    QTC_CHECK(false); // FIXME: Implement.
+    return false;
+}
+
 static FilePaths filterEntriesHelper(const FilePath &base,
                                      const QStringList &entries,
                                      const QStringList &nameFilters,
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
index f8e24ff12e4..890bc19aca8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
     void runProcess(Utils::QtcProcess &process) const override;
     qint64 fileSize(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
     QFileDevice::Permissions permissions(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool setPermissions(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, QFileDevice::Permissions permissions) const override;
 
     Utils::Environment systemEnvironment() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
index 0d2a0f4ad1c..8553f932f46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,18 @@ qint64 DesktopDevice::fileSize(const FilePath &filePath) const
     return filePath.fileSize();
 }
 
+QFile::Permissions DesktopDevice::permissions(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
+    return filePath.permissions();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::setPermissions(const FilePath &filePath, QFile::Permissions permissions) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
+    return filePath.setPermissions(permissions);
+}
+
 Environment DesktopDevice::systemEnvironment() const
 {
     return Environment::systemEnvironment();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
index 30c018812b9..1e0b59d7daf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public:
     QByteArray fileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, qint64 limit, qint64 offset) const override;
     bool writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const override;
     qint64 fileSize(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    QFile::Permissions permissions(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool setPermissions(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, QFile::Permissions) const override;
 
 protected:
     DesktopDevice();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
index 1613644675f..eee62a80eed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
@@ -513,6 +513,12 @@ DeviceManager::DeviceManager(bool isInstance) : d(std::make_unique<DeviceManager
         return device->permissions(filePath);
     };
 
+    deviceHooks.setPermissions = [](const FilePath &filePath, QFile::Permissions permissions) {
+        auto device = DeviceManager::deviceForPath(filePath);
+        QTC_ASSERT(device, return false);
+        return device->setPermissions(filePath, permissions);
+    };
+
     deviceHooks.osType = [](const FilePath &filePath) {
         auto device = DeviceManager::deviceForPath(filePath);
         QTC_ASSERT(device, return OsTypeOther);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
index 67b39c18048..a61250272a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
@@ -397,6 +397,13 @@ QFileDevice::Permissions IDevice::permissions(const FilePath &filePath) const
     return {};
 }
 
+bool IDevice::setPermissions(const FilePath &filePath, QFile::Permissions) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(filePath);
+    QTC_CHECK(false);
+    return false;
+}
+
 void IDevice::runProcess(QtcProcess &process) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(process);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
index 2c53818e4f9..4f399d8cc65 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const;
     virtual QDateTime lastModified(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const;
     virtual QFile::Permissions permissions(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const;
+    virtual bool setPermissions(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, QFile::Permissions) const;
     virtual void runProcess(Utils::QtcProcess &process) const;
     virtual Utils::Environment systemEnvironment() const;
     virtual qint64 fileSize(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const;