diff --git a/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.cpp b/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.cpp
index 84365654253..d9092e4ca95 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static const QList<Tool> &sTools()
 {
     static QList<Tool> tools;
     if (tools.isEmpty()) {
+        // clang-format off
         if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost()) {
             tools << Tool{{"powershell", "-command Expand-Archive -Force '%{src}' '%{dest}'", CommandLine::Raw},
                           {"application/zip"},
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ static const QList<Tool> &sTools()
         tools << Tool{{"cmake", {"-E", "tar", "xvjf", "%{src}"}},
                       {"application/x-bzip-compressed-tar"},
                       additionalCMakeDirs};
+        // Keep this at the end so its only used as last resort. Otherwise it might be used for
+        // .tar.gz files.
+        tools << Tool{{"gzip", {"-d", "%{src}", "-c"}}, {"application/gzip"}, {}};
+        // clang-format on
     }
     return tools;
 }
@@ -147,6 +152,45 @@ void Unarchiver::start()
                                                  m_sourceAndCommand->m_sourceFile, m_destDir);
     m_destDir.ensureWritableDir();
 
+    if (command.executable().fileName() == "gzip") {
+        std::shared_ptr<QFile> outputFile = std::make_shared<QFile>(
+            (m_destDir / m_gzipFileDestName).toFSPathString());
+
+        if (!outputFile->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+            emit outputReceived(Tr::tr("Failed to open output file."));
+            emit done(DoneResult::Error);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        m_process.reset(new Process);
+        QObject::connect(m_process.get(), &Process::readyReadStandardOutput, this, [this, outputFile] {
+            const QByteArray data = m_process->readAllRawStandardOutput();
+            if (outputFile->write(data) != data.size()) {
+                emit outputReceived(Tr::tr("Failed to write output file."));
+                emit done(DoneResult::Error);
+            }
+        });
+        QObject::connect(m_process.get(), &Process::readyReadStandardError, this, [this] {
+            emit outputReceived(m_process->readAllStandardError());
+        });
+        QObject::connect(m_process.get(), &Process::done, this, [outputFile, this] {
+            outputFile->close();
+            const bool success = m_process->result() == ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess;
+            if (!success) {
+                outputFile->remove();
+                emit outputReceived(Tr::tr("Command failed."));
+            }
+            emit done(toDoneResult(success));
+        });
+        emit outputReceived(
+            Tr::tr("Running %1\nin \"%2\".\n\n", "Running <cmd> in <workingdirectory>")
+                .arg(command.toUserOutput(), m_destDir.toUserOutput()));
+        m_process->setCommand(command);
+        m_process->setWorkingDirectory(m_destDir);
+        m_process->start();
+        return;
+    }
+
     m_process.reset(new Process);
     m_process->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
     QObject::connect(m_process.get(), &Process::readyReadStandardOutput, this, [this] {
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.h b/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.h
index 61818318bb7..23fcad07a81 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/unarchiver.h
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ public:
 
     void setSourceAndCommand(const SourceAndCommand &data) { m_sourceAndCommand = data; }
     void setDestDir(const FilePath &destDir) { m_destDir = destDir; }
-
+    void setGZipFileDestName(const QString &gzipFileDestName)
+    {
+        m_gzipFileDestName = gzipFileDestName;
+    }
     void start();
 
 signals:
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ private:
     std::optional<SourceAndCommand> m_sourceAndCommand;
     FilePath m_destDir;
     std::unique_ptr<Process> m_process;
+    QString m_gzipFileDestName;
 };
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT UnarchiverTaskAdapter : public Tasking::TaskAdapter<Unarchiver>