diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 9fbde0ad7d7..55154004d74 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #endif
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const Utils::FileName &c)
+{
+    return dbg << c.toString();
+}
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 namespace Utils {
 
 /*! \class Utils::FileUtils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index e0cec894491..9678300036b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <QXmlStreamWriter> // Mac.
 #include <QMetaType>
 
+namespace Utils {class FileName; }
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QFile;
 class QTemporaryFile;
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ class QDataStream;
 class QDateTime;
 class QFileInfo;
 class QDir;
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const Utils::FileName &c);
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Utils {