diff --git a/src/libs/utils/smallstring.h b/src/libs/utils/smallstring.h
index 4cc9638109a..0a38d5ddecc 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/smallstring.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/smallstring.h
@@ -473,6 +473,17 @@ public:
             replaceLargerSized(fromText, toText);
     }
 
+    void replace(char fromCharacter, char toCharacter)
+    {
+        reserve(size());
+
+        auto operation = [=] (char currentCharacter) {
+            return currentCharacter == fromCharacter ? toCharacter : currentCharacter;
+        };
+
+        std::transform(begin(), end(), begin(), operation);
+    }
+
     void replace(size_type position, size_type length, SmallStringView replacementText)
     {
         size_type newSize = size() - length + replacementText.size();
diff --git a/tests/unit/unittest/smallstring-test.cpp b/tests/unit/unittest/smallstring-test.cpp
index f9a8289f673..29c40635421 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unittest/smallstring-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/unittest/smallstring-test.cpp
@@ -747,6 +747,15 @@ TEST(SmallString, Clear)
     ASSERT_TRUE(text.isEmpty());
 }
 
+TEST(SmallString, ReplaceWithCharacter)
+{
+    SmallString text("here is some text, here is some text, here is some text");
+
+    text.replace('s', 'x');
+
+    ASSERT_THAT(text, SmallString("here ix xome text, here ix xome text, here ix xome text"));
+}
+
 TEST(SmallString, ReplaceWithEqualSizedText)
 {
     SmallString text("here is some text");