diff --git a/src/libs/utils/link.h b/src/libs/utils/link.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f89e4e7fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/utils/link.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator.
+**
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation with exceptions as appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
+** included in the packaging of this file. Please review the following
+** information to ensure the GNU General Public License requirements will
+** be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <qmetatype.h>
+
+namespace Utils {
+
+struct Link
+{
+    Link(const QString &fileName = QString(), int line = 0, int column = 0)
+        : linkTextStart(-1)
+        , linkTextEnd(-1)
+        , targetFileName(fileName)
+        , targetLine(line)
+        , targetColumn(column)
+    {}
+
+    bool hasValidTarget() const
+    { return !targetFileName.isEmpty(); }
+
+    bool hasValidLinkText() const
+    { return linkTextStart != linkTextEnd; }
+
+    bool operator==(const Link &other) const
+    { return linkTextStart == other.linkTextStart && linkTextEnd == other.linkTextEnd; }
+
+    int linkTextStart;
+    int linkTextEnd;
+
+    QString targetFileName;
+    int targetLine;
+    int targetColumn;
+};
+
+} // namespace Utils
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Utils::Link)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
index e996e8e8954..1549ec774fd 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ HEADERS += \
     $$PWD/predicates.h \
     $$PWD/url.h \
     $$PWD/filecrumblabel.h \
-    $$PWD/linecolumn.h
+    $$PWD/linecolumn.h \
+    $$PWD/link.h
 
 FORMS += $$PWD/filewizardpage.ui \
     $$PWD/projectintropage.ui \
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
index a979a509419..82cdd8e44ec 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.qbs
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Project {
             "linecolumn.h",
             "linecolumnlabel.cpp",
             "linecolumnlabel.h",
+            "link.h",
             "listutils.h",
             "macroexpander.cpp",
             "macroexpander.h",
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testnavigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testnavigationwidget.cpp
index 299ad4d7681..a5cfd8f09d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testnavigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testnavigationwidget.cpp
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ QList<QToolButton *> TestNavigationWidget::createToolButtons()
 
 void TestNavigationWidget::onItemActivated(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
-    const TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link link
-            = index.data(LinkRole).value<TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link>();
+    const Utils::Link link = index.data(LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>();
     if (link.hasValidTarget()) {
         Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(link.targetFileName, link.targetLine,
             link.targetColumn);
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
index 05eab8439fd..de91ccd90bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ QVariant TestTreeItem::data(int /*column*/, int role) const
         return QVariant();
     case LinkRole: {
         QVariant itemLink;
-        itemLink.setValue(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link(m_filePath, m_line, m_column));
+        itemLink.setValue(Utils::Link(m_filePath, m_line, m_column));
         return itemLink;
     }
     case ItalicRole:
@@ -268,10 +268,8 @@ bool TestTreeItem::lessThan(const TestTreeItem *other, SortMode mode) const
             return index().row() > other->index().row();
         return lhs > rhs;
     case Naturally: {
-        const TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link &leftLink =
-                data(0, LinkRole).value<TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link>();
-        const TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link &rightLink =
-                other->data(0, LinkRole).value<TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link>();
+        const Utils::Link &leftLink = data(0, LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>();
+        const Utils::Link &rightLink = other->data(0, LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>();
         if (leftLink.targetFileName == rightLink.targetFileName) {
             return leftLink.targetLine == rightLink.targetLine
                     ? leftLink.targetColumn > rightLink.targetColumn
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangfollowsymbol.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangfollowsymbol.cpp
index 66db810e4a4..2062dccf455 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangfollowsymbol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangfollowsymbol.cpp
@@ -65,13 +65,10 @@ static int getMarkPos(QTextCursor cursor, const ClangBackEnd::HighlightingMarkCo
     return cursor.position();
 }
 
-static TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link linkAtCursor(QTextCursor cursor,
-                                                       const QString &filePath,
-                                                       uint line,
-                                                       uint column,
-                                                       ClangEditorDocumentProcessor *processor)
+static Utils::Link linkAtCursor(QTextCursor cursor, const QString &filePath, uint line, uint column,
+                                ClangEditorDocumentProcessor *processor)
 {
-    using Link = TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link;
+    using Link = Utils::Link;
 
     const QVector<ClangBackEnd::HighlightingMarkContainer> &marks
             = processor->highlightingMarks();
@@ -95,13 +92,12 @@ static TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link linkAtCursor(QTextCursor cursor,
     return Link();
 }
 
-TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link ClangFollowSymbol::findLink(
-        const CppTools::CursorInEditor &data,
-        bool resolveTarget,
-        const CPlusPlus::Snapshot &,
-        const CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr &,
-        CppTools::SymbolFinder *,
-        bool)
+Utils::Link ClangFollowSymbol::findLink(const CppTools::CursorInEditor &data,
+                                        bool resolveTarget,
+                                        const CPlusPlus::Snapshot &,
+                                        const CPlusPlus::Document::Ptr &,
+                                        CppTools::SymbolFinder *,
+                                        bool)
 {
     int lineNumber = 0, positionInBlock = 0;
     QTextCursor cursor = Utils::Text::wordStartCursor(data.cursor());
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp
index 724f3a2a727..afb8a62d531 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeeditor.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     bool save(const QString &fileName = QString());
-    Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor, bool resolveTarget = true, bool inNextSplit = false) override;
+    Utils::Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor, bool resolveTarget = true, bool inNextSplit = false) override;
     void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e) override;
 };
 
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ static bool isValidFileNameChar(const QChar &c)
             || c == QLatin1Char('\\');
 }
 
-CMakeEditorWidget::Link CMakeEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
-                                                      bool/* resolveTarget*/, bool /*inNextSplit*/)
+Utils::Link CMakeEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
+                                          bool/* resolveTarget*/, bool /*inNextSplit*/)
 {
-    Link link;
+    Utils::Link link;
 
     int lineNumber = 0, positionInBlock = 0;
     convertPosition(cursor.position(), &lineNumber, &positionInBlock);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp
index 713f28f1934..07ed9ac7027 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ void CppEditorWidget::switchDeclarationDefinition(bool inNextSplit)
     }
 
     // Link to function definition/declaration
-    CppEditorWidget::Link symbolLink;
+    Utils::Link symbolLink;
     if (functionDeclarationSymbol) {
         symbolLink = linkToSymbol(
             d->m_modelManager->symbolFinder()
@@ -716,21 +716,21 @@ void CppEditorWidget::switchDeclarationDefinition(bool inNextSplit)
         openLink(symbolLink, inNextSplit != alwaysOpenLinksInNextSplit());
 }
 
-CppEditorWidget::Link CppEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
-                                                  bool resolveTarget,
-                                                  bool inNextSplit)
+Utils::Link CppEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
+                                        bool resolveTarget,
+                                        bool inNextSplit)
 {
     if (!d->m_modelManager)
-        return Link();
+        return Utils::Link();
 
     const Utils::FileName &filePath = textDocument()->filePath();
 
     return followSymbolInterface().findLink(CppTools::CursorInEditor{cursor, filePath, this},
-                                             resolveTarget,
-                                             d->m_modelManager->snapshot(),
-                                             d->m_lastSemanticInfo.doc,
-                                             d->m_modelManager->symbolFinder(),
-                                             inNextSplit);
+                                            resolveTarget,
+                                            d->m_modelManager->snapshot(),
+                                            d->m_lastSemanticInfo.doc,
+                                            d->m_modelManager->symbolFinder(),
+                                            inNextSplit);
 }
 
 unsigned CppEditorWidget::documentRevision() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.h
index 8065b2a3811..486c1ef474f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.h
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ protected:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e) override;
     bool handleStringSplitting(QKeyEvent *e) const;
 
-    Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool resolveTarget = true,
-                    bool inNextSplit = false) override;
+    Utils::Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool resolveTarget = true,
+                           bool inNextSplit = false) override;
 
     void onRefactorMarkerClicked(const TextEditor::RefactorMarker &marker) override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.cpp
index 1800ddde7b4..1e95850a18a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ CppInclude::CppInclude(const Document::Include &includeFile) :
     helpCategory = TextEditor::HelpItem::Brief;
     helpIdCandidates = QStringList(fileName);
     helpMark = fileName;
-    link = TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link(path);
+    link = Utils::Link(path);
     tooltip = path;
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ CppMacro::CppMacro(const Macro &macro)
     const QString macroName = QString::fromUtf8(macro.name(), macro.name().size());
     helpIdCandidates = QStringList(macroName);
     helpMark = macroName;
-    link = TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link(macro.fileName(), macro.line());
+    link = Utils::Link(macro.fileName(), macro.line());
     tooltip = macro.toStringWithLineBreaks();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.h
index 5af04956aee..91ef68e2d89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppelementevaluator.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
     TextEditor::HelpItem::Category helpCategory;
     QStringList helpIdCandidates;
     QString helpMark;
-    TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link link;
+    Utils::Link link;
     QString tooltip;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppincludehierarchy.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppincludehierarchy.cpp
index 9baa067af12..1f5f089181c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppincludehierarchy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppincludehierarchy.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ private:
 
     Qt::ItemFlags flags(int) const override
     {
-        TextEditorWidget::Link link(m_filePath, m_line);
+        Utils::Link link(m_filePath, m_line);
         if (link.hasValidTarget())
             return Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsSelectable;
         return Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsSelectable;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ QVariant CppIncludeHierarchyItem::data(int column, int role) const
         case Qt::DecorationRole:
             return FileIconProvider::icon(QFileInfo(m_filePath));
         case LinkRole:
-            return QVariant::fromValue(TextEditorWidget::Link(m_filePath, m_line));
+            return QVariant::fromValue(Utils::Link(m_filePath, m_line));
     }
 
     return QVariant();
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ QMimeData *CppIncludeHierarchyModel::mimeData(const QModelIndexList &indexes) co
 {
     auto data = new DropMimeData;
     foreach (const QModelIndex &index, indexes) {
-        auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<TextEditorWidget::Link>();
+        auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>();
         if (link.hasValidTarget())
             data->addFile(link.targetFileName, link.targetLine, link.targetColumn);
     }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void CppIncludeHierarchyWidget::perform()
     m_model.buildHierarchy(document);
 
     m_inspectedFile->setText(m_editor->textDocument()->displayName());
-    m_inspectedFile->setLink(TextEditorWidget::Link(document));
+    m_inspectedFile->setLink(Utils::Link(document));
 
     // expand "Includes" and "Included by"
     m_treeView->expand(m_model.index(0, 0));
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void CppIncludeHierarchyWidget::perform()
 
 void CppIncludeHierarchyWidget::onItemActivated(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
-    const auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<TextEditorWidget::Link>();
+    const auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>();
     if (link.hasValidTarget())
         EditorManager::openEditorAt(link.targetFileName,
                                     link.targetLine,
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpptypehierarchy.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpptypehierarchy.cpp
index cac2269de6a..54eaaf2f57c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpptypehierarchy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpptypehierarchy.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ QStandardItem *itemForClass(const CppClass &cppClass)
         item->setData(cppClass.qualifiedName, AnnotationRole);
     item->setData(cppClass.icon, Qt::DecorationRole);
     QVariant link;
-    link.setValue(CppEditorWidget::Link(cppClass.link));
+    link.setValue(Utils::Link(cppClass.link));
     item->setData(link, LinkRole);
     return item;
 }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void CppTypeHierarchyWidget::clearTypeHierarchy()
 
 void CppTypeHierarchyWidget::onItemActivated(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
-    auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link>();
+    auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>();
     if (link.hasValidTarget())
         Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(link.targetFileName,
                                           link.targetLine,
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ QMimeData *CppTypeHierarchyModel::mimeData(const QModelIndexList &indexes) const
     auto data = new DropMimeData;
     data->setOverrideFileDropAction(Qt::CopyAction); // do not remove the item from the model
     foreach (const QModelIndex &index, indexes) {
-        auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link>();
+        auto link = index.data(LinkRole).value<Utils::Link>();
         if (link.hasValidTarget())
             data->addFile(link.targetFileName, link.targetLine, link.targetColumn);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppeditoroutline.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppeditoroutline.cpp
index 18d735050f0..c242182d0ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppeditoroutline.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppeditoroutline.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void CppEditorOutline::gotoSymbolInEditor()
     if (!symbol)
         return;
 
-    const TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link &link = CppTools::linkToSymbol(symbol);
+    const Utils::Link &link = CppTools::linkToSymbol(symbol);
     if (!link.hasValidTarget())
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfollowsymbolundercursor.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfollowsymbolundercursor.cpp
index ed82a3f9a84..66558ea18f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfollowsymbolundercursor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppfollowsymbolundercursor.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 using namespace CPlusPlus;
 using namespace TextEditor;
 
-typedef TextEditorWidget::Link Link;
+using Link = Utils::Link;
 
 namespace CppTools {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.cpp
index bd011c0c05d..e5e48e859a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.cpp
@@ -230,12 +230,10 @@ const Macro *findCanonicalMacro(const QTextCursor &cursor, Document::Ptr documen
     return 0;
 }
 
-TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link linkToSymbol(Symbol *symbol)
+Utils::Link linkToSymbol(Symbol *symbol)
 {
-    typedef TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link Link;
-
     if (!symbol)
-        return Link();
+        return Utils::Link();
 
     const QString filename = QString::fromUtf8(symbol->fileName(),
                                                symbol->fileNameLength());
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link linkToSymbol(Symbol *symbol)
     if (symbol->isGenerated())
         column = 0;
 
-    return Link(filename, line, column);
+    return Utils::Link(filename, line, column);
 }
 
 QSharedPointer<CppCodeModelSettings> codeModelSettings()
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.h
index 89183bb0b81..6c1c3795ac6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsreuse.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ bool CPPTOOLS_EXPORT isValidFirstIdentifierChar(const QChar &ch);
 bool CPPTOOLS_EXPORT isValidIdentifierChar(const QChar &ch);
 bool CPPTOOLS_EXPORT isValidIdentifier(const QString &s);
 
-TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link CPPTOOLS_EXPORT linkToSymbol(CPlusPlus::Symbol *symbol);
+Utils::Link CPPTOOLS_EXPORT linkToSymbol(CPlusPlus::Symbol *symbol);
 
 QString CPPTOOLS_EXPORT identifierUnderCursor(QTextCursor *cursor);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionassistprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionassistprovider.cpp
index 5711eb912ca..9ac26f66c36 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionassistprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionassistprovider.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
     {
         QTC_ASSERT(m_params.function, return 0);
 
-        auto *hintItem = new VirtualFunctionProposalItem(TextEditorWidget::Link());
+        auto *hintItem = new VirtualFunctionProposalItem(Utils::Link());
         hintItem->setText(QCoreApplication::translate("VirtualFunctionsAssistProcessor",
                                                       "...searching overrides"));
         hintItem->setOrder(-1000);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ private:
 
     VirtualFunctionProposalItem *itemFromFunction(Function *func) const
     {
-        const TextEditorWidget::Link link = CppTools::linkToSymbol(maybeDefinitionFor(func));
+        const Utils::Link link = CppTools::linkToSymbol(maybeDefinitionFor(func));
         QString text = m_overview.prettyName(LookupContext::fullyQualifiedName(func));
         if (func->isPureVirtual())
             text += QLatin1String(" = 0");
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.cpp
index 474aecac467..c0e1a1308e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 namespace CppTools {
 
 VirtualFunctionProposalItem::VirtualFunctionProposalItem(
-        const TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link &link, bool openInSplit)
+        const Utils::Link &link, bool openInSplit)
     : m_link(link), m_openInSplit(openInSplit)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.h
index 19bb7715ea1..f9925588e38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppvirtualfunctionproposalitem.h
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ namespace CppTools {
 class CPPTOOLS_EXPORT VirtualFunctionProposalItem final : public TextEditor::AssistProposalItem
 {
 public:
-    VirtualFunctionProposalItem(const TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link &link,
+    VirtualFunctionProposalItem(const Utils::Link &link,
                                 bool openInSplit = true);
     ~VirtualFunctionProposalItem() Q_DECL_NOEXCEPT {}
     void apply(TextEditor::TextDocumentManipulatorInterface &manipulator,
                int basePosition) const override;
-    TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link link() const { return m_link; } // Exposed for tests
+    Utils::Link link() const { return m_link; } // Exposed for tests
 
 private:
-    TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link m_link;
+    Utils::Link m_link;
     bool m_openInSplit;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/followsymbolinterface.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/followsymbolinterface.h
index 1d662ae65a1..94dbfc9827b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/followsymbolinterface.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/followsymbolinterface.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class SymbolFinder;
 class CPPTOOLS_EXPORT FollowSymbolInterface
 {
 public:
-    using Link = TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link;
+    using Link = Utils::Link;
 
     virtual ~FollowSymbolInterface() {}
     virtual Link findLink(const CursorInEditor &data,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profileeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profileeditor.cpp
index 637cb1b239c..49b1f3993bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profileeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/profileeditor.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ static bool isValidFileNameChar(const QChar &c)
             || c == QLatin1Char('\\');
 }
 
-ProFileEditorWidget::Link ProFileEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
-                                                          bool /*resolveTarget*/,
-                                                          bool /*inNextSplit*/)
+Utils::Link ProFileEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
+                                            bool /*resolveTarget*/,
+                                            bool /*inNextSplit*/)
 {
     Link link;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
index 5cf2a86341e..4170b6a6a53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.cpp
@@ -707,36 +707,36 @@ void QmlJSEditorWidget::inspectElementUnderCursor() const
     widget->textDocument()->setPlainText(buf);
 }
 
-TextEditorWidget::Link QmlJSEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
-                                                             bool /*resolveTarget*/,
-                                                             bool /*inNextSplit*/)
+Utils::Link QmlJSEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
+                                          bool /*resolveTarget*/,
+                                          bool /*inNextSplit*/)
 {
     const SemanticInfo semanticInfo = m_qmlJsEditorDocument->semanticInfo();
     if (! semanticInfo.isValid())
-        return Link();
+        return Utils::Link();
 
     const unsigned cursorPosition = cursor.position();
 
     AST::Node *node = semanticInfo.astNodeAt(cursorPosition);
-    QTC_ASSERT(node, return Link());
+    QTC_ASSERT(node, return Utils::Link());
 
     if (AST::UiImport *importAst = cast<AST::UiImport *>(node)) {
         // if it's a file import, link to the file
         foreach (const ImportInfo &import, semanticInfo.document->bind()->imports()) {
             if (import.ast() == importAst && import.type() == ImportType::File) {
-                TextEditorWidget::Link link(import.path());
+                Utils::Link link(import.path());
                 link.linkTextStart = importAst->firstSourceLocation().begin();
                 link.linkTextEnd = importAst->lastSourceLocation().end();
                 return link;
             }
         }
-        return Link();
+        return Utils::Link();
     }
 
     // string literals that could refer to a file link to them
     if (StringLiteral *literal = cast<StringLiteral *>(node)) {
         const QString &text = literal->value.toString();
-        TextEditorWidget::Link link;
+        Utils::Link link;
         link.linkTextStart = literal->literalToken.begin();
         link.linkTextEnd = literal->literalToken.end();
         if (semanticInfo.snapshot.document(text)) {
@@ -760,9 +760,9 @@ TextEditorWidget::Link QmlJSEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
     int line = 0, column = 0;
 
     if (! (value && value->getSourceLocation(&fileName, &line, &column)))
-        return Link();
+        return Utils::Link();
 
-    TextEditorWidget::Link link;
+    Utils::Link link;
     link.targetFileName = fileName;
     link.targetLine = line;
     link.targetColumn = column - 1; // adjust the column
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ TextEditorWidget::Link QmlJSEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
         return link;
     }
 
-    return Link();
+    return Utils::Link();
 }
 
 void QmlJSEditorWidget::findUsages()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h
index 9a16b13354f..7d68cf318f3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditor.h
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ protected:
     void scrollContentsBy(int dx, int dy) override;
     void applyFontSettings() override;
     void createToolBar();
-    TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
-                                                      bool resolveTarget = true,
-                                                      bool inNextSplit = false) override;
+    Utils::Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor,
+                           bool resolveTarget = true,
+                           bool inNextSplit = false) override;
     QString foldReplacementText(const QTextBlock &block) const override;
     void onRefactorMarkerClicked(const TextEditor::RefactorMarker &marker) override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp
index 8977d453592..b9d27e2ee3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmltaskmanager.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void QmlTaskManager::collectMessages(
         QHash<QString, QList<DiagnosticMessage> > linkMessages;
         ContextPtr context;
         if (updateSemantic) {
-            Link link(snapshot, vContext, snapshot.libraryInfo(info.qtImportsPath));
+            QmlJS::Link link(snapshot, vContext, snapshot.libraryInfo(info.qtImportsPath));
             context = link(&linkMessages);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index 3a561f18d4d..a9e5abd1345 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public:
 
     void requestUpdateLink(QMouseEvent *e, bool immediate = false);
     void updateLink();
-    void showLink(const TextEditorWidget::Link &);
+    void showLink(const Utils::Link &);
     void clearLink();
 
     void universalHelper(); // test function for development
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ public:
     uint m_maybeFakeTooltipEvent : 1;
     int m_visibleWrapColumn = 0;
 
-    TextEditorWidget::Link m_currentLink;
+    Utils::Link m_currentLink;
     bool m_linkPressed = false;
     QTextCursor m_pendingLinkUpdate;
     QTextCursor m_lastLinkUpdate;
@@ -1789,14 +1789,14 @@ void TextEditorWidget::redo()
 void TextEditorWidget::openLinkUnderCursor()
 {
     const bool openInNextSplit = alwaysOpenLinksInNextSplit();
-    Link symbolLink = findLinkAt(textCursor(), true, openInNextSplit);
+    Utils::Link symbolLink = findLinkAt(textCursor(), true, openInNextSplit);
     openLink(symbolLink, openInNextSplit);
 }
 
 void TextEditorWidget::openLinkUnderCursorInNextSplit()
 {
     const bool openInNextSplit = !alwaysOpenLinksInNextSplit();
-    Link symbolLink = findLinkAt(textCursor(), true, openInNextSplit);
+    Utils::Link symbolLink = findLinkAt(textCursor(), true, openInNextSplit);
     openLink(symbolLink, openInNextSplit);
 }
 
@@ -6064,12 +6064,12 @@ void TextEditorWidget::zoomReset()
     showZoomIndicator(this, 100);
 }
 
-TextEditorWidget::Link TextEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool, bool)
+Utils::Link TextEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool, bool)
 {
-    return Link();
+    return Utils::Link();
 }
 
-bool TextEditorWidget::openLink(const Link &link, bool inNextSplit)
+bool TextEditorWidget::openLink(const Utils::Link &link, bool inNextSplit)
 {
     if (!link.hasValidTarget())
         return false;
@@ -6132,14 +6132,14 @@ void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateLink()
         return;
 
     m_lastLinkUpdate = m_pendingLinkUpdate;
-    const TextEditorWidget::Link link = q->findLinkAt(m_pendingLinkUpdate, false);
+    const Utils::Link link = q->findLinkAt(m_pendingLinkUpdate, false);
     if (link.hasValidLinkText())
         showLink(link);
     else
         clearLink();
 }
 
-void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::showLink(const TextEditorWidget::Link &link)
+void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::showLink(const Utils::Link &link)
 {
     if (m_currentLink == link)
         return;
@@ -6165,7 +6165,7 @@ void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::clearLink()
 
     q->setExtraSelections(TextEditorWidget::OtherSelection, QList<QTextEdit::ExtraSelection>());
     q->viewport()->setCursor(Qt::IBeamCursor);
-    m_currentLink = TextEditorWidget::Link();
+    m_currentLink = Utils::Link();
     m_linkPressed = false;
 }
 
@@ -8383,12 +8383,12 @@ TextEditorLinkLabel::TextEditorLinkLabel(QWidget *parent)
 {
 }
 
-void TextEditorLinkLabel::setLink(TextEditorWidget::Link link)
+void TextEditorLinkLabel::setLink(Utils::Link link)
 {
     m_link = link;
 }
 
-TextEditorWidget::Link TextEditorLinkLabel::link() const
+Utils::Link TextEditorLinkLabel::link() const
 {
     return m_link;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
index b2f3d0a9fac..cd8fcec05a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/ieditor.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/ieditorfactory.h>
 
+#include <utils/link.h>
 #include <utils/uncommentselection.h>
 
 #include <QLabel>
@@ -515,33 +516,6 @@ protected:
     void addHoverHandler(BaseHoverHandler *handler);
 
 public:
-    struct Link
-    {
-        Link(const QString &fileName = QString(), int line = 0, int column = 0)
-            : linkTextStart(-1)
-            , linkTextEnd(-1)
-            , targetFileName(fileName)
-            , targetLine(line)
-            , targetColumn(column)
-        {}
-
-        bool hasValidTarget() const
-        { return !targetFileName.isEmpty(); }
-
-        bool hasValidLinkText() const
-        { return linkTextStart != linkTextEnd; }
-
-        bool operator==(const Link &other) const
-        { return linkTextStart == other.linkTextStart && linkTextEnd == other.linkTextEnd; }
-
-        int linkTextStart;
-        int linkTextEnd;
-
-        QString targetFileName;
-        int targetLine;
-        int targetColumn;
-    };
-
     QString selectedText() const;
 
     void setupGenericHighlighter();
@@ -564,13 +538,13 @@ protected:
        \a resolveTarget is set to true when the target of the link is relevant
        (it isn't until the link is used).
      */
-    virtual Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool resolveTarget = true,
-                            bool inNextSplit = false);
+    virtual Utils::Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool resolveTarget = true,
+                                   bool inNextSplit = false);
 
     /*!
        Returns whether the link was opened successfully.
      */
-    bool openLink(const Link &link, bool inNextSplit = false);
+    bool openLink(const Utils::Link &link, bool inNextSplit = false);
 
     /*!
       Reimplement this function to change the default replacement text.
@@ -616,8 +590,8 @@ class TEXTEDITOR_EXPORT TextEditorLinkLabel : public QLabel
 public:
     TextEditorLinkLabel(QWidget *parent = 0);
 
-    void setLink(TextEditorWidget::Link link);
-    TextEditorWidget::Link link() const;
+    void setLink(Utils::Link link);
+    Utils::Link link() const;
 
 protected:
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
@@ -626,7 +600,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     QPoint m_dragStartPosition;
-    TextEditorWidget::Link m_link;
+    Utils::Link m_link;
 };
 
 class TEXTEDITOR_EXPORT TextEditorFactory : public Core::IEditorFactory
@@ -679,5 +653,3 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 uint qHash(const QColor &color);
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
-
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget::Link)