diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyruncontrol.cpp
index 8be64c2cfe5..6064686951c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyruncontrol.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ QList<RunnerCreator> ClangTidyClazyRunWorker::runnerCreators()
     if (m_diagnosticConfig.clangTidyMode() != CppTools::ClangDiagnosticConfig::TidyMode::Disabled)
         creators << [this]() { return createRunner<ClangTidyRunner>(); };
 
-    if (!m_diagnosticConfig.clazyChecks().isEmpty())
-        creators << [this]() { return createRunner<ClazyPluginRunner>(); };
+    if (!m_diagnosticConfig.clazyChecks().isEmpty()) {
+        if (!qEnvironmentVariable("QTC_USE_CLAZY_STANDALONE_PATH").isEmpty())
+            creators << [this]() { return createRunner<ClazyStandaloneRunner>(); };
+        else
+            creators << [this]() { return createRunner<ClazyPluginRunner>(); };
+    }
 
     return creators;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp
index c09c914b111..1a3a0cea47e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ static QStringList tidyChecksArguments(const ClangDiagnosticConfig diagnosticCon
     return {};
 }
 
+static QStringList clazyChecksArguments(const ClangDiagnosticConfig diagnosticConfig)
+{
+    const QString clazyChecks = diagnosticConfig.clazyChecks();
+    if (!clazyChecks.isEmpty())
+        return {"-checks=" + diagnosticConfig.clazyChecks()};
+    return {};
+}
+
 static QStringList mainToolArguments(const QString &mainFilePath, const QString &outputFilePath)
 {
     return {
@@ -123,6 +131,21 @@ ClangTidyRunner::ClangTidyRunner(const ClangDiagnosticConfig &config, QObject *p
     });
 }
 
+ClazyStandaloneRunner::ClazyStandaloneRunner(const ClangDiagnosticConfig &config, QObject *parent)
+    : ClangToolRunner(parent)
+{
+    setName(tr("Clazy"));
+    setOutputFileFormat(OutputFileFormat::Yaml);
+    setExecutable(qEnvironmentVariable("QTC_USE_CLAZY_STANDALONE_PATH"));
+    setArgsCreator([this, config](const QStringList &baseOptions) {
+        return QStringList()
+            << clazyChecksArguments(config)
+            << mainToolArguments(filePath(), m_logFile)
+            << "--"
+            << clangArguments(config, baseOptions);
+    });
+}
+
 ClazyPluginRunner::ClazyPluginRunner(const ClangDiagnosticConfig &config, QObject *parent)
     : ClangToolRunner(parent)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.h b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.h
index 1edc684c0ff..72cd7a155c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.h
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ public:
     ClangTidyRunner(const CppTools::ClangDiagnosticConfig &config, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 };
 
+class ClazyStandaloneRunner final : public ClangToolRunner
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ClazyStandaloneRunner(const CppTools::ClangDiagnosticConfig &config, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+};
+
 class ClazyPluginRunner final : public ClangToolRunner
 {
     Q_OBJECT