diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 6f028feeed4..1090f7e23a0 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -878,6 +878,13 @@ FilePath FilePath::absolutePath() const
     return result;
 }
 
+FilePath FilePath::absoluteFilePath() const
+{
+    FilePath result = *this;
+    result.m_data = QFileInfo(m_data).absoluteFilePath();
+    return result;
+}
+
 /// Constructs an absolute FilePath from this path which
 /// is interpreted as being relative to \a anchor.
 FilePath FilePath::absoluteFromRelativePath(const FilePath &anchor) const
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 2240c81e44d..c8108a8a74a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public:
 
     FilePath parentDir() const;
     FilePath absolutePath() const;
+    FilePath absoluteFilePath() const;
     FilePath absoluteFromRelativePath(const FilePath &anchor) const;
 
     bool operator==(const FilePath &other) const;