diff --git a/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp
index d46042eae46..08078b58571 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/textutils.cpp
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
 
 namespace Utils::Text {
 
-bool Position::operator==(const Position &other) const
-{
-    return line == other.line && column == other.column;
-}
-
 QTextCursor Position::toTextCursor(QTextDocument *doc) const
 {
     QTextCursor result(doc);
@@ -85,6 +80,36 @@ int Position::toPositionInDocument(const QTextDocument *document) const
     return -1;
 }
 
+bool operator==(const Position &left, const Position &right)
+{
+    return left.line == right.line && left.column == right.column;
+}
+
+bool operator!=(const Position &left, const Position &right)
+{
+    return !(left == right);
+}
+
+bool operator>=(const Position &left, const Position &right)
+{
+    return !(left < right);
+}
+
+bool operator>(const Position &left, const Position &right)
+{
+    return !(left <= right);
+}
+
+bool operator<=(const Position &left, const Position &right)
+{
+    return left.line < right.line || (left.line == right.line && left.column <= right.column);
+}
+
+bool operator<(const Position &left, const Position &right)
+{
+    return left.line < right.line || (left.line == right.line && left.column < right.column);
+}
+
 int Range::length(const QString &text) const
 {
     if (end.line < begin.line)
@@ -118,6 +143,11 @@ bool Range::operator==(const Range &other) const
     return begin == other.begin && end == other.end;
 }
 
+bool Range::contains(const Position &pos) const
+{
+    return pos >= begin && pos <= end;
+}
+
 QTextCursor Range::toTextCursor(QTextDocument *doc) const
 {
     QTextCursor cursor(doc);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/textutils.h b/src/libs/utils/textutils.h
index e92d644ba34..22de824efdf 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/textutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/textutils.h
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ public:
     int line = 0; // 1-based
     int column = -1; // 0-based
 
-    bool operator<(const Position &other) const
-    { return line < other.line || (line == other.line && column < other.column); }
-    bool operator==(const Position &other) const;
-
-    bool operator!=(const Position &other) const { return !(operator==(other)); }
-
     bool isValid() const { return line > 0 && column >= 0; }
 
     int toPositionInDocument(const QTextDocument *doc) const;
@@ -39,6 +33,13 @@ public:
     static Position fromCursor(const QTextCursor &cursor);
 };
 
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator<(const Position &left, const Position &right);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator<=(const Position &left, const Position &right);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator>(const Position &left, const Position &right);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator>=(const Position &left, const Position &right);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator==(const Position &left, const Position &right);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT bool operator!=(const Position &left, const Position &right);
+
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT Range
 {
 public:
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ public:
 
     bool operator!=(const Range &other) const { return !(operator==(other)); }
 
+    bool contains(const Position &pos) const;
+
     QTextCursor toTextCursor(QTextDocument *doc) const;
 };