diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter.cpp
index b2289095986..b3083ebe541 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <qmljs/parser/qmljsast_p.h>
 #include <qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.h>
 #include <qmljstools/qmljsmodelmanager.h>
-#include <qtsupport/qtkitinformation.h>
+#include <qtsupport/baseqtversion.h>
 
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
@@ -209,55 +209,7 @@ void QmlProfilerDetailsRewriter::documentReady(QmlJS::Document::Ptr doc)
 
 void QmlProfilerDetailsRewriter::populateFileFinder(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
-    // If target given, then use the project associated with that ...
-    const ProjectExplorer::Project *startupProject = target ? target->project() : nullptr;
-
-    // ... else try the session manager's global startup project ...
-    if (!startupProject)
-        startupProject = ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject();
-
-    // ... and if that is null, use the first project available.
-    const QList<ProjectExplorer::Project *> projects = ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::projects();
-    if (!startupProject && !projects.isEmpty())
-        startupProject = projects.first();
-
-    QString projectDirectory;
-    QStringList sourceFiles;
-
-    // Sort files from startupProject to the front of the list ...
-    if (startupProject) {
-        projectDirectory = startupProject->projectDirectory().toString();
-        sourceFiles.append(startupProject->files(ProjectExplorer::Project::SourceFiles));
-    }
-
-    // ... then add all the other projects' files.
-    for (const ProjectExplorer::Project *project : projects) {
-        if (project != startupProject)
-            sourceFiles.append(project->files(ProjectExplorer::Project::SourceFiles));
-    }
-
-    // If no target was given, but we've found a startupProject, then try to deduct a
-    // target from that.
-    if (!target && startupProject)
-        target = startupProject->activeTarget();
-
-    // ... and find the sysroot if we have any target at all.
-    QString activeSysroot;
-    QStringList additionalSearchDirectories;
-    if (target) {
-        if (const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit = target->kit()) {
-            if (ProjectExplorer::SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(kit))
-                activeSysroot = ProjectExplorer::SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(kit).toString();
-            if (QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(kit))
-                additionalSearchDirectories.append(qtVersion->qmlPath().toString());
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Finally, do populate m_projectFinder
-    m_projectFinder.setProjectDirectory(projectDirectory);
-    m_projectFinder.setProjectFiles(sourceFiles);
-    m_projectFinder.setSysroot(activeSysroot);
-    m_projectFinder.setAdditionalSearchDirectories(additionalSearchDirectories);
+    QtSupport::BaseQtVersion::populateQmlFileFinder(&m_projectFinder, target);
     m_filesCache.clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
index 03ef46e5b55..8a8e00c6c7f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/headerpath.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/project.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/session.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <qtsupport/qtkitinformation.h>
 #include <qtsupport/qtsupportconstants.h>
 
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <utils/runextensions.h>
 #include <utils/synchronousprocess.h>
 #include <utils/winutils.h>
+#include <utils/fileinprojectfinder.h>
 
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QUrl>
@@ -1318,6 +1322,53 @@ MacroExpander *BaseQtVersion::macroExpander() const
     return &m_expander;
 }
 
+void BaseQtVersion::populateQmlFileFinder(FileInProjectFinder *finder, const Target *target)
+{
+    // If target given, then use the project associated with that ...
+    const ProjectExplorer::Project *startupProject = target ? target->project() : nullptr;
+
+    // ... else try the session manager's global startup project ...
+    if (!startupProject)
+        startupProject = ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject();
+
+    // ... and if that is null, use the first project available.
+    const QList<ProjectExplorer::Project *> projects = ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::projects();
+    QTC_CHECK(projects.isEmpty() || startupProject);
+
+    QString projectDirectory;
+    QStringList sourceFiles;
+
+    // Sort files from startupProject to the front of the list ...
+    if (startupProject) {
+        projectDirectory = startupProject->projectDirectory().toString();
+        sourceFiles.append(startupProject->files(ProjectExplorer::Project::SourceFiles));
+    }
+
+    // ... then add all the other projects' files.
+    for (const ProjectExplorer::Project *project : projects) {
+        if (project != startupProject)
+            sourceFiles.append(project->files(ProjectExplorer::Project::SourceFiles));
+    }
+
+    // If no target was given, but we've found a startupProject, then try to deduce a
+    // target from that.
+    if (!target && startupProject)
+        target = startupProject->activeTarget();
+
+    // ... and find the sysroot and qml directory if we have any target at all.
+    const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit = target ? target->kit() : nullptr;
+    QString activeSysroot = ProjectExplorer::SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(kit).toString();
+    const QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(kit);
+    QStringList additionalSearchDirectories = qtVersion
+            ? QStringList(qtVersion->qmlPath().toString()) : QStringList();
+
+    // Finally, do populate m_projectFinder
+    finder->setProjectDirectory(projectDirectory);
+    finder->setProjectFiles(sourceFiles);
+    finder->setSysroot(activeSysroot);
+    finder->setAdditionalSearchDirectories(additionalSearchDirectories);
+}
+
 void BaseQtVersion::addToEnvironment(const Kit *k, Environment &env) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(k);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
index 0970f31b0dd..da5e6480cd6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/baseqtversion.h
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QVariantMap>
 
-namespace Utils { class Environment; }
+namespace Utils {
+class Environment;
+class FileInProjectFinder;
+}
 namespace Core { class Id; }
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ class IOutputParser;
 class Kit;
 class ToolChain;
 class HeaderPath;
+class Target;
 class Task;
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
 
@@ -227,6 +231,9 @@ public:
 
     Utils::MacroExpander *macroExpander() const; // owned by the Qt version
 
+    static void populateQmlFileFinder(Utils::FileInProjectFinder *finder,
+                                      const ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+
 protected:
     BaseQtVersion();
     BaseQtVersion(const Utils::FileName &path, bool isAutodetected = false, const QString &autodetectionSource = QString());