diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 87ffc501492..95e935272c3 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -967,11 +967,11 @@ QList<FilePath> FilePath::dirEntries(QDir::Filters filters) const
     return dirEntries({}, filters);
 }
 
-QByteArray FilePath::fileContents(int maxSize) const
+QByteArray FilePath::fileContents(qint64 maxSize, qint64 offset) const
 {
     if (needsDevice()) {
         QTC_ASSERT(s_deviceHooks.fileContents, return {});
-        return s_deviceHooks.fileContents(*this, maxSize);
+        return s_deviceHooks.fileContents(*this, maxSize, offset);
     }
 
     const QString path = toString();
@@ -982,6 +982,9 @@ QByteArray FilePath::fileContents(int maxSize) const
     if (!f.open(QFile::ReadOnly))
         return {};
 
+    if (offset != 0)
+        f.seek(offset);
+
     if (maxSize != -1)
         return f.read(maxSize);
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 70988a3002d..20219dec280 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
     std::function<FilePath(const FilePath &)> symLinkTarget;
     std::function<QList<FilePath>(const FilePath &, const QStringList &,
                                   QDir::Filters, QDir::SortFlags)> dirEntries;
-    std::function<QByteArray(const FilePath &, int)> fileContents;
+    std::function<QByteArray(const FilePath &, qint64, qint64)> fileContents;
     std::function<bool(const FilePath &, const QByteArray &)> writeFileContents;
     std::function<QDateTime(const FilePath &)> lastModified;
     std::function<QFile::Permissions(const FilePath &)> permissions;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public:
                                QDir::Filters filters,
                                QDir::SortFlags sort = QDir::NoSort) const;
     QList<FilePath> dirEntries(QDir::Filters filters) const;
-    QByteArray fileContents(int maxSize = -1) const;
+    QByteArray fileContents(qint64 maxSize = -1, qint64 offset = 0) const;
     bool writeFileContents(const QByteArray &data) const;
 
     FilePath parentDir() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index 6136591de93..83d6d3c40fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -1064,12 +1064,12 @@ FilePaths DockerDevice::directoryEntries(const FilePath &filePath,
     return {};
 }
 
-QByteArray DockerDevice::fileContents(const FilePath &filePath, int limit) const
+QByteArray DockerDevice::fileContents(const FilePath &filePath, qint64 limit, qint64 offset) const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
     tryCreateLocalFileAccess();
     if (hasLocalFileAccess())
-        return mapToLocalAccess(filePath).fileContents(limit);
+        return mapToLocalAccess(filePath).fileContents(limit, offset);
 
     QTC_CHECK(false); // FIXME: Implement
     return {};
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
index 471d5f80273..2b526cc05c3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
                                             const QStringList &nameFilters,
                                             QDir::Filters filters,
                                             QDir::SortFlags sort) const override;
-    QByteArray fileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, int limit) const override;
+    QByteArray fileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, qint64 limit, qint64 offset) const override;
     bool writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const override;
     QDateTime lastModified(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
     void runProcess(Utils::QtcProcess &process) const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
index 5ee6d5b4bf4..5ac3ddc91ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ FilePath DesktopDevice::symLinkTarget(const FilePath &filePath) const
     return filePath.symLinkTarget();
 }
 
-QByteArray DesktopDevice::fileContents(const FilePath &filePath, int limit) const
+QByteArray DesktopDevice::fileContents(const FilePath &filePath, qint64 limit, qint64 offset) const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
-    return filePath.fileContents(limit);
+    return filePath.fileContents(limit, offset);
 }
 
 bool DesktopDevice::writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
index a1a5379f00f..39bc8176640 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
     bool renameFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const Utils::FilePath &target) const override;
     QDateTime lastModified(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
     Utils::FilePath symLinkTarget(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
-    QByteArray fileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, int limit) const override;
+    QByteArray fileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, qint64 limit, qint64 offset) const override;
     bool writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const override;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
index 6bf8249695c..85bb517f90e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicemanager.cpp
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ DeviceManager::DeviceManager(bool isInstance) : d(std::make_unique<DeviceManager
         return device->directoryEntries(filePath, nameFilters, filters, sort);
     };
 
-    deviceHooks.fileContents = [](const FilePath &filePath, int maxSize) {
+    deviceHooks.fileContents = [](const FilePath &filePath, qint64 maxSize, qint64 offset) {
         auto device = DeviceManager::deviceForPath(filePath);
         QTC_ASSERT(device, return QByteArray());
-        return device->fileContents(filePath, maxSize);
+        return device->fileContents(filePath, maxSize, offset);
     };
 
     deviceHooks.writeFileContents = [](const FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
index bb6219dc666..82e0058f37c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ QList<FilePath> IDevice::directoryEntries(const FilePath &filePath,
     return {};
 }
 
-QByteArray IDevice::fileContents(const FilePath &filePath, int limit) const
+QByteArray IDevice::fileContents(const FilePath &filePath, qint64 limit, qint64 offset) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(filePath);
     Q_UNUSED(limit);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
index 9e323e21944..4bb77e4b00c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ public:
                                                     const QStringList &nameFilters,
                                                     QDir::Filters filters,
                                                     QDir::SortFlags sort = QDir::NoSort) const;
-    virtual QByteArray fileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, int limit) const;
+    virtual QByteArray fileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath,
+                                    qint64 limit,
+                                    qint64 offset) const;
     virtual bool writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const;
     virtual QDateTime lastModified(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const;
     virtual QFile::Permissions permissions(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const;