diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py
index 021c4bf5146..af0036c47a8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
         return mem
 
     def findStaticMetaObject(self, typeName):
-        ptr = self.findValueByExpression('&' + typeName + '::staticMetaObject')
+        ptr = cdbext.getAddressByName(typeName + '::staticMetaObject')
         return ptr
 
     def warn(self, msg):
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp
index d3866b611bb..c4629bf7698 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@ static PyObject *cdbext_getNameByAddress(PyObject *, PyObject *args)
     return ret;
 }
 
+static PyObject *cdbext_getAddressByName(PyObject *, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char *name = 0;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name))
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+    CIDebugSymbols *symbols = ExtensionCommandContext::instance()->symbols();
+
+    ULONG64 address = 0;
+    if (FAILED(symbols->GetOffsetByName(name, &address)))
+        address = 0;
+    return Py_BuildValue("K", address);
+}
+
 static PyObject *cdbext_lookupType(PyObject *, PyObject *args) // -> Type
 {
     char *type;
@@ -364,6 +378,8 @@ static PyMethodDef cdbextMethods[] = {
      "Returns a list of symbol names matching the given pattern"},
     {"getNameByAddress",    cdbext_getNameByAddress,    METH_VARARGS,
      "Returns the name of the symbol at the given address"},
+    {"getAddressByName",    cdbext_getAddressByName,    METH_VARARGS,
+     "Returns the address of the symbol with the given name"},
     {"lookupType",          cdbext_lookupType,          METH_VARARGS,
      "Returns type object or None if the type can not be resolved"},
     {"listOfLocals",        cdbext_listOfLocals,        METH_VARARGS,