diff --git a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
index 373944fa279..503f0c90776 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/commandline.cpp
@@ -1485,6 +1485,21 @@ void CommandLine::addArgs(const QString &inArgs, RawType)
     ProcessArgs::addArgs(&m_arguments, inArgs);
 }
 
+void CommandLine::prependArgs(const QStringList &inArgs)
+{
+    QString oldArgs = m_arguments;
+    m_arguments.clear();
+    addArgs(inArgs);
+    addArgs(oldArgs, Raw);
+}
+
+void CommandLine::prependArgs(const QString &inArgs, RawType)
+{
+    QString oldArgs = m_arguments;
+    m_arguments = inArgs;
+    addArgs(oldArgs, Raw);
+}
+
 QString CommandLine::toUserOutput() const
 {
     QString res = m_executable.toUserOutput();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/commandline.h b/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
index 8de1f42762e..3bffd8d7865 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/commandline.h
@@ -143,12 +143,14 @@ public:
 
     void addArg(const QString &arg);
     void addArgs(const QStringList &inArgs);
+    void addArgs(const QString &inArgs, RawType);
+
+    void prependArgs(const QStringList &inArgs);
+    void prependArgs(const QString &inArgs, RawType);
 
     void addCommandLineAsArgs(const CommandLine &cmd);
     void addCommandLineAsArgs(const CommandLine &cmd, RawType);
 
-    void addArgs(const QString &inArgs, RawType);
-
     QString toUserOutput() const;
 
     FilePath executable() const { return m_executable; }