diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
index d2c5e16325f..5f092121214 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ QStringList CompilerOptionsBuilder::build(ProjectFile::Kind fileKind,
     undefineCppLanguageFeatureMacrosForMsvc2015();
     addDefineFunctionMacrosMsvc();
     addDefineFunctionMacrosQnx();
+    addQtMacros();
 
     addHeaderPathOptions();
 
@@ -786,6 +787,12 @@ void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addDefineFunctionMacrosQnx()
         addMacros({{"_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_BUILTIN_OPERATOR_NEW_DELETE"}});
 }
 
+void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addQtMacros()
+{
+    if (m_projectPart.qtVersion != QtMajorVersion::None)
+        addMacros({{"QT_ANNOTATE_FUNCTION(x)", "__attribute__((annotate(#x)))"}});
+}
+
 void CompilerOptionsBuilder::reset()
 {
     m_options.clear();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.h
index 0e8c1a5fad0..d47a7e87e3d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/compileroptionsbuilder.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
     void undefineClangVersionMacrosForMsvc();
 
     void addDefineFunctionMacrosQnx();
+    void addQtMacros();
 
     // Add custom options
     void add(const QString &arg, bool gccOnlyOption = false);