diff --git a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
index fc7169c7d2a..027f9bd11d4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.py
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ def qdump__QBasicAtomicInt(d, item):
     d.putNumChild(0)
 
 
+def qdump__QBasicAtomicPointer(d, item):
+    innerType = templateArgument(item.value.type.unqualified(), 0)
+    d.putType(item.value.type)
+    p = cleanAddress(item.value["_q_value"])
+    d.putValue(p)
+    d.putPointerValue(item.value.address)
+    d.putNumChild(p)
+    if d.isExpanded(item):
+        with Children(d):
+           d.putItem(item.value["_q_value"])
+
+
 def qdump__QByteArray(d, item):
     d.putByteArrayValue(item.value)
 
diff --git a/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/simple_gdbtest_app.cpp b/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/simple_gdbtest_app.cpp
index cd6ef447a90..c36e4fe744b 100644
--- a/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/simple_gdbtest_app.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/gdbdebugger/simple/simple_gdbtest_app.cpp
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ public:
 void testQObject(int &argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
-    QString longString = QString(10000, QLatin1Char('A'));
+    //QString longString = QString(10000, QLatin1Char('A'));
 #if 1
     Names::Bar::TestObject test;
     test.setMyProp1("HELLO");
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ void testQObject(int &argc, char *argv[])
     t += "y";
 #endif
 
-#if 0
+#if 1
     QWidget ob;
     ob.setObjectName("An Object");
     ob.setProperty("USER DEFINED 1", 44);
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ void testQObject(int &argc, char *argv[])
     QObject ob1;
     ob1.setObjectName("Another Object");
 
+    QObject::connect(&ob, SIGNAL(destroyed()), &ob1, SLOT(deleteLater()));
     QObject::connect(&ob, SIGNAL(destroyed()), &ob1, SLOT(deleteLater()));
     //QObject::connect(&app, SIGNAL(lastWindowClosed()), &ob, SLOT(deleteLater()));
 #endif