diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/containers.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/containers.cpp
index 1e9d2147336..ed72cf946b9 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/containers.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/containers.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ static inline void dump64bitPointerArray(std::ostream &os, const void *a, int co
 static inline std::string fixInnerType(std::string type,
                                        const SymbolGroupValue &container)
 {
-    const std::string stripped = SymbolGroupValue::stripClassPrefixes(type);
+    const std::string stripped
+        = SymbolGroupValue::stripConst(SymbolGroupValue::stripClassPrefixes(type));
     const KnownType kt = knownType(stripped, 0);
     // Resolve types unless they are POD or pointers to POD (that is, qualify 'Foo' and 'Foo*')
     const bool needResolve = kt == KT_Unknown || kt ==  KT_PointerType || !(kt & KT_POD_Type);
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
index d0e354dd1a5..35f9e3a5712 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
@@ -1065,9 +1065,11 @@ extern "C" HRESULT CALLBACK test(CIDebugClient *client, PCSTR argsIn)
             break;
         case TestType: {
             const KnownType kt = knownType(testType, 0);
-            str << testType << ' ' << kt << " [";
+            const std::string fixed = SymbolGroupValue::stripConst(testType);
+            const unsigned size = SymbolGroupValue::sizeOf(fixed.c_str());
+            str << '"' << testType <<  "\" (" << fixed << ") " << kt << " [";
             formatKnownTypeFlags(str, kt);
-            str << ']';
+            str << "] size=" << size;
         }
             break;
         case TestFixWatchExpression:
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp
index 4f4e3cfade4..6c8a382d3af 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,31 @@ std::string SymbolGroupValue::stripClassPrefixes(const std::string &type)
     return rc;
 }
 
+// Strip " const" from end of type ("XX const", "XX const *[*]"
+std::string SymbolGroupValue::stripConst(const std::string &type)
+{
+    const std::string::size_type constPos = type.rfind(" const");
+    if (constPos == std::string::npos)
+        return type;
+    // Strip 'const' only if it is at the end 'QString const'
+    // or of some pointer like 'foo ***'
+    std::string rc = type;
+    const std::string::size_type size = rc.size();
+    std::string::size_type nextPos = constPos + 6;
+    if (nextPos == size) { // Ends with - easy.
+        rc.erase(constPos, nextPos - constPos);
+        return rc;
+    }
+    // Ensure it ends with ' ****'.
+    if (rc.at(nextPos) != ' ')
+        return rc;
+    for (std::string::size_type i = nextPos + 1; i < size; ++i)
+        if (rc.at(i) != '*')
+            return rc;
+    rc.erase(constPos, nextPos - constPos);
+    return rc;
+}
+
 std::string SymbolGroupValue::addPointerType(const std::string &t)
 {
     // 'char' -> 'char *' -> 'char **'
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.h b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.h
index 6bb7cfbcf50..b9153249da6 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.h
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.h
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ public:
     static std::string stripPointerType(const std::string &);
     // Strip "class ", "struct "
     static std::string stripClassPrefixes(const std::string &);
+    // Strip " const" from "char const*", (map key), "QString const", etc.
+    // which otherwise causes GetTypeSize to fail.
+    static std::string stripConst(const std::string &type);
     static std::string addPointerType(const std::string &);
     static std::string stripArrayType(const std::string &);
     static std::string stripModuleFromType(const std::string &type);