diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index 8669ec5132c..997073d560c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ void CdbEngine::setupInferior()
     runCommand({"pid", ExtensionCommand, [this](const DebuggerResponse &response) {
         // Fails for core dumps.
         if (response.resultClass == ResultDone)
-            notifyInferiorPid(response.data.data().toULongLong());
+            notifyInferiorPid(response.data.toProcessHandle());
         if (response.resultClass == ResultDone || runParameters().startMode == AttachCore) {
             STATE_DEBUG(state(), Q_FUNC_INFO, __LINE__, "notifyInferiorSetupOk")
                     notifyInferiorSetupOk();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index 5df6b0096ac..bf15de1bcf2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -1428,14 +1428,14 @@ bool DebuggerEngine::debuggerActionsEnabled(DebuggerState state)
     return false;
 }
 
-void DebuggerEngine::notifyInferiorPid(qint64 pid)
+void DebuggerEngine::notifyInferiorPid(const ProcessHandle &pid)
 {
-    if (d->m_inferiorPid.pid() == pid)
+    if (d->m_inferiorPid == pid)
         return;
-    d->m_inferiorPid = ProcessHandle(pid);
-    if (d->m_inferiorPid.isValid()) {
-        runControl()->setApplicationProcessHandle(d->m_inferiorPid);
-        showMessage(tr("Taking notice of pid %1").arg(pid));
+    d->m_inferiorPid = pid;
+    if (pid.isValid()) {
+        runControl()->setApplicationProcessHandle(pid);
+        showMessage(tr("Taking notice of pid %1").arg(pid.pid()));
         if (d->m_runParameters.startMode == StartInternal
             || d->m_runParameters.startMode == StartExternal
             || d->m_runParameters.startMode == AttachExternal)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index c9c9d532626..88789f05935 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ class QAbstractItemModel;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Core { class IOptionsPage; }
-namespace Utils { class MacroExpander; }
+
+namespace Utils {
+class MacroExpander;
+class ProcessHandle;
+} // Utils
 
 namespace Debugger {
 
@@ -300,7 +304,7 @@ public:
 
     static QString stateName(int s);
 
-    void notifyInferiorPid(qint64 pid);
+    void notifyInferiorPid(const Utils::ProcessHandle &pid);
     qint64 inferiorPid() const;
     bool isReverseDebugging() const;
     void handleCommand(int role, const QVariant &value);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp
index 2ce53c443c1..ba289945898 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#include <utils/processhandle.h>
+
 #define QTC_ASSERT_STRINGIFY_HELPER(x) #x
 #define QTC_ASSERT_STRINGIFY(x) QTC_ASSERT_STRINGIFY_HELPER(x)
 #define QTC_ASSERT_STRING(cond) qDebug("SOFT ASSERT: \"" cond"\" in file " __FILE__ ", line " QTC_ASSERT_STRINGIFY(__LINE__))
@@ -385,6 +387,11 @@ qulonglong GdbMi::toAddress() const
     return ba.toULongLong(0, 0);
 }
 
+Utils::ProcessHandle GdbMi::toProcessHandle() const
+{
+    return Utils::ProcessHandle(m_data.toULongLong());
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // GdbResponse
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.h
index c23c5060b7b..07df3eecd6a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 
+namespace Utils { class ProcessHandle; }
+
 namespace Debugger {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ public:
 
     QString toString(bool multiline = false, int indent = 0) const;
     qulonglong toAddress() const;
+    Utils::ProcessHandle toProcessHandle() const;
     int toInt() const { return m_data.toInt(); }
     qint64 toLongLong() const { return m_data.toLongLong(); }
     void fromString(const QString &str);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 152af4cc51c..bf1af8a15cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -637,13 +637,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleAsyncOutput(const QString &asyncClass, const GdbMi &result
         // 7.1.50 has thread-group-started,id="i1",pid="3529"
         QString id = result["id"].data();
         showStatusMessage(tr("Thread group %1 created").arg(id), 1000);
-        int pid = id.toInt();
-        if (!pid) {
-            id = result["pid"].data();
-            pid = id.toInt();
-        }
-        if (pid)
-            notifyInferiorPid(pid);
+        notifyInferiorPid(result["pid"].toProcessHandle());
         handleThreadGroupCreated(result);
     } else if (asyncClass == "thread-created") {
         //"{id="1",group-id="28902"}"
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp
index 9048b9dee6b..359f26f831d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void GdbTermEngine::setupInferior()
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == InferiorSetupRequested, qDebug() << state());
     const qint64 attachedPID = m_stubProc.applicationPID();
     const qint64 attachedMainThreadID = m_stubProc.applicationMainThreadID();
-    notifyInferiorPid(attachedPID);
+    notifyInferiorPid(ProcessHandle(attachedPID));
     const QString msg = (attachedMainThreadID != -1)
             ? QString("Going to attach to %1 (%2)").arg(attachedPID).arg(attachedMainThreadID)
             : QString("Going to attach to %1").arg(attachedPID);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 07695256208..c94a31d5a92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void LldbEngine::handleResponse(const QString &response)
         else if (name == "output")
             handleOutputNotification(item);
         else if (name == "pid")
-            notifyInferiorPid(item.toLongLong());
+            notifyInferiorPid(item.toProcessHandle());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro b/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro
index 310906a4eb9..0eec400a89c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/dumpers.pro
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ msvc {
 
     SOURCES += \
         $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp \
-        $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.cpp
+        $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.cpp \
+        $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/processhandle.cpp
 
     HEADERS += \
         $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h \
-        $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.h
+        $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/qtcassert.h \
+        $$IDE_SOURCE_TREE/src/libs/utils/processhandle.h
 
 }