diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index d52bcdf9d42..4c816adb479 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ QString FilePath::encodedHost() const
     return result;
 }
 
+QString decodeHost(QString host)
+{
+    return host.replace("%25", "%").replace("%2f", "/");
+}
+
 /// \returns a QString for passing on to QString based APIs
 QString FilePath::toString() const
 {
@@ -765,10 +770,10 @@ void FilePath::setFromString(const QString &unnormalizedFileName)
         const int firstSlash = withoutQtcDeviceRoot.indexOf(slash);
 
         if (firstSlash != -1) {
-            QString scheme = withoutQtcDeviceRoot.left(firstSlash).toString();
+            const QString scheme = withoutQtcDeviceRoot.left(firstSlash).toString();
             const int secondSlash = withoutQtcDeviceRoot.indexOf(slash, firstSlash + 1);
-            QString host = withoutQtcDeviceRoot.mid(firstSlash + 1, secondSlash - firstSlash - 1)
-                         .toString();
+            const QString host = decodeHost(
+                withoutQtcDeviceRoot.mid(firstSlash + 1, secondSlash - firstSlash - 1).toString());
             if (secondSlash != -1) {
                 QStringView path = withoutQtcDeviceRoot.mid(secondSlash);
                 setParts(scheme, host, path);
@@ -787,9 +792,9 @@ void FilePath::setFromString(const QString &unnormalizedFileName)
     const int schemeEnd = fileName.indexOf(colonSlashSlash);
     if (schemeEnd != -1 && schemeEnd < firstSlash) {
         // This is a pseudo Url, we can't use QUrl here sadly.
-        QString scheme = fileName.left(schemeEnd);
+        const QString scheme = fileName.left(schemeEnd);
         const int hostEnd = fileName.indexOf(slash, schemeEnd + 3);
-        QString host = fileName.mid(schemeEnd + 3, hostEnd - schemeEnd - 3);
+        const QString host = decodeHost(fileName.mid(schemeEnd + 3, hostEnd - schemeEnd - 3));
         setParts(scheme, host, hostEnd != -1 ? QStringView(fileName).mid(hostEnd) : QStringView());
         return;
     }
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/fileutils/tst_fileutils.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/fileutils/tst_fileutils.cpp
index d4cd46965cf..5fb8fa2d0c7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/fileutils/tst_fileutils.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/fileutils/tst_fileutils.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ private slots:
     void isSameFile_data();
     void isSameFile();
 
+    void hostSpecialChars_data();
+    void hostSpecialChars();
+
 private:
     QTemporaryDir tempDir;
     QString rootPath;
@@ -1159,6 +1162,54 @@ void tst_fileutils::isSameFile()
     QCOMPARE(left.isSameFile(right), shouldBeEqual);
 }
 
+void tst_fileutils::hostSpecialChars_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("scheme");
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("host");
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("path");
+    QTest::addColumn<FilePath>("expected");
+
+    QTest::addRow("slash-in-host") << "device" << "host/name" << "/" << FilePath::fromString("device://host%2fname/");
+    QTest::addRow("percent-in-host") << "device" << "host%name" << "/" << FilePath::fromString("device://host%25name/");
+    QTest::addRow("percent-and-slash-in-host") << "device" << "host/%name" << "/" << FilePath::fromString("device://host%2f%25name/");
+    QTest::addRow("qtc-dev-slash-in-host-linux") << "device" << "host/name" << "/" << FilePath::fromString("/__qtc_devices__/device/host%2fname/");
+    QTest::addRow("qtc-dev-slash-in-host-windows") << "device" << "host/name" << "/" << FilePath::fromString("c:/__qtc_devices__/device/host%2fname/");
+
+}
+
+void tst_fileutils::hostSpecialChars()
+{
+    QFETCH(QString, scheme);
+    QFETCH(QString, host);
+    QFETCH(QString, path);
+    QFETCH(FilePath, expected);
+
+    FilePath fp;
+    fp.setParts(scheme, host, path);
+
+    // Check that setParts and fromString give the same result
+    QCOMPARE(fp, expected);
+    QCOMPARE(fp.host(), expected.host());
+    QCOMPARE(fp.host(), host);
+    QCOMPARE(expected.host(), host);
+
+    QString toStringExpected = expected.toString();
+    QString toStringActual = fp.toString();
+
+    // Check that toString gives the same result
+    QCOMPARE(toStringActual, toStringExpected);
+
+    // Check that fromString => toString => fromString gives the same result
+    FilePath toFromExpected = FilePath::fromString(expected.toString());
+    QCOMPARE(toFromExpected, expected);
+    QCOMPARE(toFromExpected, fp);
+
+    // Check that setParts => toString => fromString gives the same result
+    FilePath toFromActual = FilePath::fromString(fp.toString());
+    QCOMPARE(toFromActual, fp);
+    QCOMPARE(toFromExpected, expected);
+}
+
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(tst_fileutils)
 
 #include "tst_fileutils.moc"