diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py
index 778bbf14290..fb725c4f226 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ def qdump__boost__shared_ptr(d, value):
     d.check(usecount <= 10*1000*1000)
 
     val = value["px"].dereference()
-    if d.isSimpleType(val.type):
+    type = val.type
+    # handle boost::shared_ptr<int>::element_type as int
+    if str(type).endswith(">::element_type"):
+        type = type.strip_typedefs()
+
+    if d.isSimpleType(type):
         d.putNumChild(3)
         d.putItem(val)
         d.putBetterType(value.type)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp
index 5423c81f036..7a79cec50ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerprotocol.cpp
@@ -813,6 +813,11 @@ QString simplifySTLType(const QString &typeIn)
     type.replace(QLatin1Char('*'), QLatin1Char('@'));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+        // boost::shared_ptr<...>::element_type
+        if (type.startsWith(QLatin1String("boost::shared_ptr<"))
+                && type.endsWith(QLatin1String(">::element_type")))
+            type = type.mid(18, type.size() - 33);
+
         // std::ifstream
         QRegExp ifstreamRE(QLatin1String("std::basic_ifstream<char,\\s*std::char_traits<char>\\s*>"));
         ifstreamRE.setMinimal(true);
diff --git a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_simplifytypes.cpp b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_simplifytypes.cpp
index 056be1ee07a..bbf99e1e04e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/debugger/tst_simplifytypes.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/debugger/tst_simplifytypes.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ const char *description[] =
     "g++_wstringvector",
     "g++_unordered_set",
     "g++_unordered_map",
+
     "libc++_stringvector",
+
     "msvc_stdstring",
     "msvc_stdwstring",
     "msvc_stringmap",
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ const char *description[] =
     "msvc_stringset",
     "msvc_stringvector",
     "msvc_wstringvector",
+
+    "boost_shared_ptr",
 };
 
 const char *input[] =
@@ -83,7 +87,9 @@ const char *input[] =
 "class std::list<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > > >",
 "class std::set<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::less<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > > >",
 "class std::vector<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::allocator<char> > > >",
-"class std::vector<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> > > >"
+"class std::vector<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> >,std::allocator<std::basic_string<unsigned short,std::char_traits<unsigned short>,std::allocator<unsigned short> > > >",
+// boost
+"boost::shared_ptr<int>::element_type",
 };
 
 const char *output[] =
@@ -110,6 +116,8 @@ const char *output[] =
     "std::set<std::string>",
     "std::vector<std::string>",
     "std::vector<std::wstring>",
+    // boost
+    "int",
 };
 
 class SimplifyTypesTest : public QObject