diff --git a/src/libs/utils/textcodec.cpp b/src/libs/utils/textcodec.cpp
index 69da7bf8c54..ab3e37cb6ac 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/textcodec.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/textcodec.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@
 
 namespace Utils {
 
+// TextEncoding
+
+TextEncoding::TextEncoding(const QByteArray &name)
+    : m_name(name)
+{}
+
+TextEncoding::TextEncoding(QStringConverter::Encoding encoding)
+    : m_name(QStringConverter::nameForEncoding(encoding))
+{}
+
+
+// TextCodec
+
 TextCodec::TextCodec() = default;
 
 TextCodec::TextCodec(QTextCodec *codec)
@@ -106,9 +119,17 @@ TextCodec TextCodec::latin1()
     return theLatin1Codec;
 }
 
+static TextEncoding theEncodingForLocale = TextEncoding(QStringEncoder::System);
+
 void TextCodec::setCodecForLocale(const QByteArray &codecName)
 {
     QTextCodec::setCodecForLocale(QTextCodec::codecForName(codecName));
+    theEncodingForLocale = codecName;
+}
+
+TextEncoding TextCodec::encodingForLocale()
+{
+    return theEncodingForLocale;
 }
 
 QByteArray TextCodec::fromUnicode(QStringView data) const
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/textcodec.h b/src/libs/utils/textcodec.h
index 67de0d7108f..cc11712a161 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/textcodec.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/textcodec.h
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Utils {
 
+class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT TextEncoding
+{
+public:
+    TextEncoding(const QByteArray &name);
+    TextEncoding(QStringEncoder::Encoding encoding);
+
+    operator QByteArray() const { return m_name; }
+    QByteArray name() const { return m_name; }
+
+private:
+    QByteArray m_name;
+};
+
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT TextCodec final
 {
 public:
@@ -52,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     static TextCodec latin1();
 
     static void setCodecForLocale(const QByteArray &codecName);
+    static TextEncoding encodingForLocale();
 
 private:
     explicit TextCodec(QTextCodec *codec);