diff --git a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
index 1da60c3565c..0217d38fadf 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,12 @@ void ProcessArgs::addArgs(QString *args, const QStringList &inArgs)
         addArg(args, arg);
 }
 
+void ProcessArgs::addArgs(QString *args, const QStringList &inArgs, OsType osType)
+{
+    for (const QString &arg : inArgs)
+        addArg(args, arg, osType);
+}
+
 CommandLine &CommandLine::operator<<(const QString &arg)
 {
     addArg(arg);
@@ -1543,6 +1549,15 @@ void CommandLine::addCommandLineAsSingleArg(const CommandLine &cmd)
     addArg(combined);
 }
 
+void CommandLine::addCommandLineAsSingleArg(const CommandLine &cmd, OsType osType)
+{
+    QString combined;
+    ProcessArgs::addArg(&combined, cmd.executable().path(), osType);
+    ProcessArgs::addArgs(&combined, cmd.arguments());
+
+    addArg(combined, osType);
+}
+
 void CommandLine::addCommandLineWithAnd(const CommandLine &cmd)
 {
     if (m_executable.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/commandline.h b/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
index 78f756a9f61..22731264c3d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public:
                                const Environment *env = nullptr, const FilePath *pwd = nullptr);
     //! Quote and append each argument to a shell command
     static void addArgs(QString *args, const QStringList &inArgs);
+    //! Quote and append each argument to a shell command
+    static void addArgs(QString *args, const QStringList &inArgs, OsType osType);
     //! Append already quoted arguments to a shell command
     static void addArgs(QString *args, const QString &inArgs);
     //! Split a shell command into separate arguments.
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ public:
     void addCommandLineAsArgs(const CommandLine &cmd, RawType);
 
     void addCommandLineAsSingleArg(const CommandLine &cmd);
+    void addCommandLineAsSingleArg(const CommandLine &cmd, OsType osType);
     void addCommandLineWithAnd(const CommandLine &cmd);
 
     QString toUserOutput() const;