diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.cpp
index 806a5054e18..f09a06b949a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.cpp
@@ -142,5 +142,17 @@ QString UtilsJsExtension::mktemp(const QString &pattern) const
     return file.fileName();
 }
 
+QString UtilsJsExtension::asciify(const QString &input) const
+{
+    QString result;
+    for (const QChar c : input) {
+        if (c.isPrint() && c.unicode() < 128)
+            result.append(c);
+        else
+            result.append(QString::fromLatin1("u%1").arg(c.unicode(), 4, 16, QChar('0')));
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.h
index 78e1bc99daa..2390d91a33f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/corejsextensions.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class UtilsJsExtension : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    UtilsJsExtension(QObject *parent = 0) : QObject(parent) { }
+    UtilsJsExtension(QObject *parent = nullptr) : QObject(parent) { }
 
     // File name conversions:
     Q_INVOKABLE QString toNativeSeparators(const QString &in) const;
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ public:
 
     // Generate temporary file:
     Q_INVOKABLE QString mktemp(const QString &pattern) const;
+
+    // Generate a ascii-only string:
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString asciify(const QString &input) const;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal