diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
index 0d786c8140c..1afc132ae21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace {
     const QLatin1String HostKey("Host");
     const QLatin1String SshPortKey("SshPort");
     const QLatin1String DebuggingPortKey("GdbServerPort");
+    const QLatin1String PortsSpecKey("FreePortsSpec");
     const QLatin1String UserNameKey("Uname");
     const QLatin1String AuthKey("Authentication");
     const QLatin1String KeyFileKey("KeyFile");
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ public:
      *          ElemList -> Elem [ ',' ElemList ]
      *          Elem -> Port [ '-' Port ]
      */
-    QList<int> parse()
+    MaemoPortList parse()
     {
         try {
             if (!atEnd())
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public:
         } catch (ParseException &e) {
             qWarning("Malformed ports specification: %s", e.error);
         }
-        return m_ports;
+        return m_portList;
     }
 
 private:
@@ -138,15 +139,14 @@ private:
     {
         const int startPort = parsePort();
         if (atEnd() || nextChar() != '-') {
-            m_ports << startPort;
+            m_portList.addRange(MaemoPortList::Range(startPort, startPort));
             return;
         }
         ++m_pos;
         const int endPort = parsePort();
         if (endPort < startPort)
             throw ParseException("Invalid range (end < start).");
-        for (int port = startPort; port <= endPort; ++port)
-            m_ports << port;
+        m_portList.addRange(MaemoPortList::Range(startPort, endPort));
     }
 
     int parsePort()
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ private:
         if (atEnd())
             throw ParseException("Empty port string.");
         int port = 0;
-        char next = nextChar();
-        while (!atEnd() && std::isdigit(next)) {
+        do {
+            const char next = nextChar();
+            if (!std::isdigit(next))
+                break;
             port = 10*port + next - '0';
             ++m_pos;
-            next = nextChar();
-        }
+        } while (!atEnd());
         if (port == 0 || port >= 2 << 16)
             throw ParseException("Invalid port value.");
         return port;
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ private:
     bool atEnd() const { return m_pos == m_portsSpec.length(); }
     char nextChar() const { return m_portsSpec.at(m_pos).toAscii(); }
 
-    QList<int> m_ports;
+    MaemoPortList m_portList;
     int m_pos;
     const QString &m_portsSpec;
 };
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QString &name, MaemoDeviceConfig::Dev
     : name(name),
       type(devType),
       debuggingPort(defaultDebuggingPort(type)),
+      portsSpec(defaultPortsSpec(type)),
       internalId(MaemoDeviceConfigurations::instance().m_nextId++)
 {
     server.host = defaultHost(type);
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QSettings &settings,
     : name(settings.value(NameKey).toString()),
       type(static_cast<DeviceType>(settings.value(TypeKey, DefaultDeviceType).toInt())),
       debuggingPort(settings.value(DebuggingPortKey, defaultDebuggingPort(type)).toInt()),
+      portsSpec(settings.value(PortsSpecKey, defaultPortsSpec(type)).toString()),
       internalId(settings.value(InternalIdKey, nextId).toULongLong())
 {
     if (internalId == nextId)
@@ -230,6 +233,11 @@ int MaemoDeviceConfig::defaultDebuggingPort(DeviceType type) const
     return type == Physical ? DefaultGdbServerPortHW : DefaultGdbServerPortSim;
 }
 
+QString MaemoDeviceConfig::defaultPortsSpec(DeviceType type) const
+{
+    return QLatin1String(type == Physical ? "10000-10100" : "13219,14168");
+}
+
 QString MaemoDeviceConfig::defaultHost(DeviceType type) const
 {
     return type == Physical ? DefaultHostNameHW : DefaultHostNameSim;
@@ -240,7 +248,7 @@ bool MaemoDeviceConfig::isValid() const
     return internalId != InvalidId;
 }
 
-QList<int> MaemoDeviceConfig::freePorts() const
+MaemoPortList MaemoDeviceConfig::freePorts() const
 {
     return PortsSpecParser(portsSpec).parse();
 }
@@ -252,6 +260,7 @@ void MaemoDeviceConfig::save(QSettings &settings) const
     settings.setValue(HostKey, server.host);
     settings.setValue(SshPortKey, server.port);
     settings.setValue(DebuggingPortKey, debuggingPort);
+    settings.setValue(PortsSpecKey, portsSpec);
     settings.setValue(UserNameKey, server.uname);
     settings.setValue(AuthKey, server.authType);
     settings.setValue(PasswordKey, server.pwd);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h
index 051cb356e69..6839893677c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QList>
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QPair>
 #include <QtCore/QString>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -48,6 +49,31 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
+class MaemoPortList
+{
+public:
+    typedef QPair<int, int> Range;
+    void addRange(const Range &range) { m_ranges << range; }
+    bool hasMore() const { return !m_ranges.isEmpty(); }
+    int count() const {
+        int n = 0;
+        foreach (const Range &r, m_ranges)
+            n += r.second - r.first + 1;
+        return n;
+    }
+    int getNext() {
+        Q_ASSERT(!m_ranges.isEmpty());
+        Range &firstRange = m_ranges.first();
+        const int next = firstRange.first++;
+        if (firstRange.first > firstRange.second)
+            m_ranges.removeFirst();
+        return next;
+    }
+
+private:
+    QList<Range> m_ranges;
+};
+
 class MaemoDeviceConfig
 {
 public:
@@ -57,7 +83,7 @@ public:
     MaemoDeviceConfig(const QSettings &settings, quint64 &nextId);
     void save(QSettings &settings) const;
     bool isValid() const;
-    QList<int> freePorts() const;
+    MaemoPortList freePorts() const;
     static QString portsRegExpr();
 
     static const quint64 InvalidId = 0;
@@ -72,6 +98,7 @@ public:
 private:
     int defaultSshPort(DeviceType type) const;
     int defaultDebuggingPort(DeviceType type) const;
+    QString defaultPortsSpec(DeviceType type) const;
     QString defaultHost(DeviceType type) const;
 
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp
index 544d43fa024..85e78d1cacf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::initGui()
     m_ui->setupUi(this);
     m_ui->nameLineEdit->setValidator(m_nameValidator);
     m_ui->keyFileLineEdit->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::File);
+    QRegExpValidator * const portsValidator
+        = new QRegExpValidator(QRegExp(MaemoDeviceConfig::portsRegExpr()), this);
+    m_ui->portsLineEdit->setValidator(portsValidator);
+#if 1
+    m_ui->freePortsLabel->hide();
+    m_ui->portsLineEdit->hide();
+#endif
 
     foreach (const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf, m_devConfs)
         m_ui->configurationComboBox->addItem(devConf.name);
@@ -217,6 +224,7 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::fillInValues()
     m_ui->hostLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().server.host);
     m_ui->sshPortSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().server.port);
     m_ui->gdbServerPortSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().debuggingPort);
+    m_ui->portsLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().portsSpec);
     m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().server.timeout);
     m_ui->userLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().server.uname);
     m_ui->pwdLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().server.pwd);
@@ -302,6 +310,11 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::gdbServerPortEditingFinished()
     currentConfig().debuggingPort = m_ui->gdbServerPortSpinBox->value();
 }
 
+void MaemoSettingsWidget::handleFreePortsChanged()
+{
+    currentConfig().portsSpec = m_ui->portsLineEdit->text();
+}
+
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::timeoutEditingFinished()
 {
     currentConfig().server.timeout = m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->value();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h
index 7a1a51e7a35..d6f9f8aad08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private slots:
     void passwordEditingFinished();
     void keyFileEditingFinished();
     void showPassword(bool showClearText);
+    void handleFreePortsChanged();
 
     // For configuration testing.
     void testConfig();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui
index 3b6ab984da1..a1c6ca7bd51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>596</width>
-    <height>354</height>
+    <width>602</width>
+    <height>421</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -209,13 +209,44 @@
             </layout>
            </item>
            <item row="5" column="0">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="freePortsLabel">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Free ports:</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="5" column="1">
+            <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_7">
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QLineEdit" name="portsLineEdit">
+               <property name="toolTip">
+                <string>You can enter lists and ranges like this: 1024,1026-1028,1030</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+             <item>
+              <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+               <property name="orientation">
+                <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+               </property>
+               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                <size>
+                 <width>40</width>
+                 <height>20</height>
+                </size>
+               </property>
+              </spacer>
+             </item>
+            </layout>
+           </item>
+           <item row="6" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="connectionTimeoutLabel">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Connection timeout:</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="5" column="1">
+           <item row="6" column="1">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_5">
              <item>
               <widget class="QSpinBox" name="timeoutSpinBox">
@@ -248,24 +279,24 @@
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="6" column="0">
+           <item row="7" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="userNameLabel">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Username:</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="6" column="1">
+           <item row="7" column="1">
             <widget class="QLineEdit" name="userLineEdit"/>
            </item>
-           <item row="7" column="0">
+           <item row="8" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="passwordLabel">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Password:</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="7" column="1">
+           <item row="8" column="1">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
              <item>
               <widget class="QLineEdit" name="pwdLineEdit">
@@ -283,14 +314,14 @@
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="8" column="0">
+           <item row="9" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="keyLabel">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Private key file:</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="8" column="1">
+           <item row="9" column="1">
             <widget class="Utils::PathChooser" name="keyFileLineEdit" native="true"/>
            </item>
           </layout>
@@ -420,8 +451,8 @@
    <slot>userNameEditingFinished()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>419</x>
-     <y>268</y>
+     <x>425</x>
+     <y>302</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>422</x>
@@ -436,8 +467,8 @@
    <slot>passwordEditingFinished()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>291</x>
-     <y>299</y>
+     <x>297</x>
+     <y>334</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>423</x>
@@ -516,8 +547,8 @@
    <slot>keyFileEditingFinished()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>419</x>
-     <y>321</y>
+     <x>425</x>
+     <y>356</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>257</x>
@@ -532,8 +563,8 @@
    <slot>keyFileEditingFinished()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>419</x>
-     <y>321</y>
+     <x>425</x>
+     <y>356</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>257</x>
@@ -628,8 +659,8 @@
    <slot>timeoutEditingFinished()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>199</x>
-     <y>227</y>
+     <x>237</x>
+     <y>270</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>6</x>
@@ -644,8 +675,8 @@
    <slot>timeoutEditingFinished()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>178</x>
-     <y>224</y>
+     <x>237</x>
+     <y>270</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>0</x>
@@ -724,8 +755,8 @@
    <slot>showPassword(bool)</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>316</x>
-     <y>290</y>
+     <x>424</x>
+     <y>332</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>3</x>
@@ -733,6 +764,22 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>portsLineEdit</sender>
+   <signal>editingFinished()</signal>
+   <receiver>MaemoSettingsWidget</receiver>
+   <slot>handleFreePortsChanged()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>184</x>
+     <y>225</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>393</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
  <slots>
   <slot>configNameEditingFinished()</slot>
@@ -753,5 +800,6 @@
   <slot>currentConfigChanged(int)</slot>
   <slot>showGenerateSshKeyDialog()</slot>
   <slot>showPassword(bool)</slot>
+  <slot>handleFreePortsChanged()</slot>
  </slots>
 </ui>