diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index 49de5496d41..f9713c4df42 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -8762,7 +8762,7 @@ IDocument *BaseTextEditor::document() const
 
 QWidget *BaseTextEditor::toolBar()
 {
-    return editorWidget()->d->m_toolBarWidget;
+    return editorWidget()->toolBarWidget();
 }
 
 QAction * TextEditorWidget::insertExtraToolBarWidget(TextEditorWidget::Side side,
@@ -8923,7 +8923,12 @@ void TextEditorWidget::setCursorPosition(int pos)
     setTextCursor(tc);
 }
 
-QToolBar *TextEditorWidget::toolBar()
+QWidget *TextEditorWidget::toolBarWidget() const
+{
+    return d->m_toolBarWidget;
+}
+
+QToolBar *TextEditorWidget::toolBar() const
 {
     return d->m_toolBar;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
index 2674c1811c7..a2a1aafb2b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ public:
     using QPlainTextEdit::cursorRect;
     QRect cursorRect(int pos) const;
     void setCursorPosition(int pos);
-    QToolBar *toolBar();
+    QWidget *toolBarWidget() const;
+    QToolBar *toolBar() const;
 
     void print(QPrinter *);