diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index e4ca8c0be1f..f39d7c90b3c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ QList<FilePath> FilePath::dirEntries(QDir::Filters filters) const
     return dirEntries({}, filters);
 }
 
-void FilePath::iterateDirectory(const std::function<void(const FilePath &item)> &callBack,
+void FilePath::iterateDirectory(const std::function<bool(const FilePath &item)> &callBack,
                                 const QStringList &nameFilters,
                                 QDir::Filters filters,
                                 QDirIterator::IteratorFlags flags) const
@@ -730,12 +730,14 @@ void FilePath::iterateDirectory(const std::function<void(const FilePath &item)>
     if (needsDevice()) {
         for (const FilePath &filePath :
              s_deviceHooks.dirEntries(*this, nameFilters, filters, QDir::NoSort))
-            callBack(filePath);
+            if (!callBack(filePath))
+                return;
     }
 
     QDirIterator it(m_data, nameFilters, filters, flags);
     while (it.hasNext())
-        callBack(FilePath::fromString(it.next()));
+        if (!callBack(FilePath::fromString(it.next())))
+            return;
 }
 
 QByteArray FilePath::fileContents(qint64 maxSize, qint64 offset) const
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
index c8b45d68d8a..409421eaf58 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] Environment deviceEnvironment() const;
     [[nodiscard]] FilePath onDevice(const FilePath &deviceTemplate) const;
     [[nodiscard]] FilePath withNewPath(const QString &newPath) const;
-    void iterateDirectory(const std::function<void(const FilePath &item)> &callBack,
+    void iterateDirectory(const std::function<bool(const FilePath &item)> &callBack,
                           const QStringList &nameFilters,
                           QDir::Filters filters = QDir::NoFilter,
                           QDirIterator::IteratorFlags flags = QDirIterator::NoIteratorFlags) const;