diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
index a11095435c1..5ee6d5b4bf4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <utils/url.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDateTime>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer::Constants;
 using namespace Utils;
@@ -194,4 +195,101 @@ Environment DesktopDevice::systemEnvironment() const
     return Environment::systemEnvironment();
 }
 
+bool DesktopDevice::isExecutableFile(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.isExecutableFile();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::isReadableFile(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.isReadableFile();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::isWritableFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.isWritableFile();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::isReadableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.isReadableDir();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::isWritableDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.isWritableDir();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::createDirectory(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.createDir();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::exists(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.exists();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::ensureExistingFile(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.ensureExistingFile();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::removeFile(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.removeFile();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::removeRecursively(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.removeRecursively();
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::copyFile(const FilePath &filePath, const FilePath &target) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    return filePath.copyFile(target);
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::renameFile(const FilePath &filePath, const FilePath &target) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return false);
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(target), return false);
+    return filePath.renameFile(target);
+}
+
+QDateTime DesktopDevice::lastModified(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
+    return filePath.lastModified();
+}
+
+FilePath DesktopDevice::symLinkTarget(const FilePath &filePath) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
+    return filePath.symLinkTarget();
+}
+
+QByteArray DesktopDevice::fileContents(const FilePath &filePath, int limit) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
+    return filePath.fileContents(limit);
+}
+
+bool DesktopDevice::writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(handlesFile(filePath), return {});
+    return filePath.writeFileContents(data);
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
index 9c1aac3af1f..a1a5379f00f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/desktopdevice.h
@@ -54,13 +54,29 @@ public:
     DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr signalOperation() const override;
     DeviceEnvironmentFetcher::Ptr environmentFetcher() const override;
     QUrl toolControlChannel(const ControlChannelHint &) const override;
+
     bool handlesFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
     QList<Utils::FilePath> directoryEntries(const Utils::FilePath &filePath,
                                             const QStringList &nameFilters,
                                             QDir::Filters filters,
                                             QDir::SortFlags sort) const override;
     Utils::Environment systemEnvironment() const override;
-
+    bool isExecutableFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool isReadableFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool isWritableFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool isReadableDirectory(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool isWritableDirectory(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool ensureExistingFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool createDirectory(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool exists(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool removeFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool removeRecursively(const Utils::FilePath &filePath) const override;
+    bool copyFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const Utils::FilePath &target) const override;
+    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;
+    bool writeFileContents(const Utils::FilePath &filePath, const QByteArray &data) const override;
 
 protected:
     DesktopDevice();