diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.cpp b/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.cpp
index 91f13d9a25e..74e14f2c46d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include "qtcassert.h"
 
+#include <QPlainTextEdit>
+
 namespace Utils {
 
 /*!
@@ -268,6 +270,20 @@ void AnsiEscapeCodeHandler::endFormatScope()
     m_previousFormatClosed = true;
 }
 
+void AnsiEscapeCodeHandler::setTextInEditor(QPlainTextEdit *editor, const QString &text)
+{
+    AnsiEscapeCodeHandler handler;
+    const QList<FormattedText> formattedTextList = handler.parseText(FormattedText(text));
+    editor->clear();
+    QTextCursor cursor = editor->textCursor();
+    cursor.beginEditBlock();
+    for (const auto &formattedChunk : formattedTextList)
+        cursor.insertText(formattedChunk.text, formattedChunk.format);
+    cursor.endEditBlock();
+    cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::Start);
+    editor->document()->setModified(false);
+}
+
 void AnsiEscapeCodeHandler::setFormatScope(const QTextCharFormat &charFormat)
 {
     m_previousFormat = charFormat;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.h b/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.h
index 5277f6d4e76..ef0aef2b2f0 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/ansiescapecodehandler.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 #include <QTextCharFormat>
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QPlainTextEdit;
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 namespace Utils {
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT FormattedText {
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT AnsiEscapeCodeHandler
 public:
     QList<FormattedText> parseText(const FormattedText &input);
     void endFormatScope();
+    static void setTextInEditor(QPlainTextEdit *editor, const QString &text);
 
 private:
     void setFormatScope(const QTextCharFormat &charFormat);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
index b6223f80207..ded53ff5dfe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
@@ -186,17 +186,7 @@ void GitEditorWidget::setPlainText(const QString &text)
     switch (contentType())
     {
     case LogOutput: {
-        AnsiEscapeCodeHandler handler;
-        const QList<FormattedText> formattedTextList = handler.parseText(FormattedText(text));
-
-        clear();
-        QTextCursor cursor = textCursor();
-        cursor.beginEditBlock();
-        for (const auto &formattedChunk : formattedTextList)
-            cursor.insertText(formattedChunk.text, formattedChunk.format);
-        cursor.endEditBlock();
-        document()->setModified(false);
-
+        AnsiEscapeCodeHandler::setTextInEditor(this, text);
         return;
     }
     case AnnotateOutput: