diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
index e02a407dbc9..fe1769daffa 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
@@ -401,4 +401,35 @@ optional<EnvironmentProvider> EnvironmentProvider::provider(const QByteArray &id
     return nullopt;
 }
 
+void EnvironmentChange::addSetValue(const QString &key, const QString &value)
+{
+    m_changeItems.append([key, value](Environment &env) { env.set(key, value); });
+}
+
+void EnvironmentChange::addUnsetValue(const QString &key)
+{
+    m_changeItems.append([key](Environment &env) { env.unset(key); });
+}
+
+void EnvironmentChange::addPrependToPath(const QString &value)
+{
+    m_changeItems.append([value](Environment &env) { env.prependOrSetPath(value); });
+}
+
+void EnvironmentChange::addAppendToPath(const QString &value)
+{
+    m_changeItems.append([value](Environment &env) { env.appendOrSetPath(value); });
+}
+
+void EnvironmentChange::addModify(const NameValueItems &items)
+{
+    m_changeItems.append([items](Environment &env) { env.modify(items); });
+}
+
+void EnvironmentChange::applyToEnvironment(Environment &env) const
+{
+    for (const Item &item : m_changeItems)
+        item(env);
+}
+
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.h b/src/libs/utils/environment.h
index 75e7aeb4aa9..0ed2d9b613c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.h
@@ -86,6 +86,26 @@ private:
                                       QSet<FilePath> &alreadyChecked);
 };
 
+class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT EnvironmentChange final
+{
+public:
+    using Item = std::function<void(Environment &)>;
+
+    EnvironmentChange() = default;
+
+    void applyToEnvironment(Environment &) const;
+
+    void addSetValue(const QString &key, const QString &value);
+    void addUnsetValue(const QString &key);
+    void addPrependToPath(const QString &value);
+    void addAppendToPath(const QString &value);
+    void addModify(const NameValueItems &items);
+    void addChange(const Item &item) { m_changeItems.append(item); }
+
+private:
+    QList<Item> m_changeItems;
+};
+
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT EnvironmentProvider
 {
 public: