diff --git a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
index 63fc456c8ed..670570e86af 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ bool DeviceFileAccess::isDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
     return false;
 }
 
+bool DeviceFileAccess::isSymLink(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(filePath)
+    QTC_CHECK(false);
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool DeviceFileAccess::ensureWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
 {
     if (isWritableDirectory(filePath))
@@ -317,6 +324,12 @@ bool DesktopDeviceFileAccess::isDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
     return fi.isDir();
 }
 
+bool DesktopDeviceFileAccess::isSymLink(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    const QFileInfo fi(filePath.path());
+    return fi.isSymLink();
+}
+
 bool DesktopDeviceFileAccess::ensureWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
 {
     const QFileInfo fi(filePath.path());
@@ -656,6 +669,12 @@ bool UnixDeviceFileAccess::isDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
     return runInShellSuccess("test", {"-d", path});
 }
 
+bool UnixDeviceFileAccess::isSymLink(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    const QString path = filePath.path();
+    return runInShellSuccess("test", {"-h", path});
+}
+
 bool UnixDeviceFileAccess::ensureExistingFile(const FilePath &filePath) const
 {
     const QString path = filePath.path();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h
index f638d162606..90c3f70f958 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ protected:
     virtual bool isWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const;
     virtual bool isFile(const FilePath &filePath) const;
     virtual bool isDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const;
+    virtual bool isSymLink(const FilePath &filePath) const;
     virtual bool ensureWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const;
     virtual bool ensureExistingFile(const FilePath &filePath) const;
     virtual bool createDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ protected:
     bool isWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool isFile(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool isDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool isSymLink(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool ensureWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool ensureExistingFile(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool createDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ protected:
     bool isWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool isFile(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool isDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool isSymLink(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool ensureExistingFile(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool createDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
     bool exists(const FilePath &filePath) const override;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index 057ed05847b..f5e86d922d0 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,11 @@ bool FilePath::isDir() const
     return fileAccess()->isDirectory(*this);
 }
 
+bool FilePath::isSymLink() const
+{
+    return fileAccess()->isSymLink(*this);
+}
+
 bool FilePath::createDir() const
 {
     return fileAccess()->createDirectory(*this);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
index 97e5752ccf8..9bb65be2935 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public:
     bool isAbsolutePath() const { return !isRelativePath(); }
     bool isFile() const;
     bool isDir() const;
+    bool isSymLink() const;
     bool isRootPath() const;
     bool isNewerThan(const QDateTime &timeStamp) const;
     QDateTime lastModified() const;