diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
index 9dd8475f00b..630eeb5504d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
@@ -431,6 +431,13 @@ DebuggerSettings::DebuggerSettings()
         /*GdbOptionsPage::*/ tr("Uses Python to extend the ordinary GDB breakpoint class."));
     usePseudoTracepoints.setDefaultValue(true);
 
+    useIndexCache.setSettingsKey(debugModeGroup, "UseIndexCache");
+    useIndexCache.setLabelText(tr("Use automatic symbol cache"));
+    useIndexCache.setToolTip(tr("It is possible for GDB to automatically save a copy of "
+        "its symbol index in a cache on disk and retrieve it from there when loading the same "
+        "binary in the future."));
+    useIndexCache.setDefaultValue(true);
+
     useToolTipsInMainEditor.setSettingsKey(debugModeGroup, "UseToolTips");
     useToolTipsInMainEditor.setLabelText(tr("Use tooltips in main editor when debugging"));
     useToolTipsInMainEditor.setToolTip(tr("<p>Checking this will enable tooltips for variable "
@@ -584,6 +591,7 @@ DebuggerSettings::DebuggerSettings()
     page2.registerAspect(&intelFlavor);
     page2.registerAspect(&skipKnownFrames);
     page2.registerAspect(&usePseudoTracepoints);
+    page2.registerAspect(&useIndexCache);
     page2.registerAspect(&gdbStartupCommands);
     page2.registerAspect(&gdbPostAttachCommands);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
index 0f07cdf226e..46036b0c9da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public:
     Utils::BoolAspect loadGdbDumpers;
     Utils::BoolAspect intelFlavor;
     Utils::BoolAspect usePseudoTracepoints;
+    Utils::BoolAspect useIndexCache;
     Utils::StringAspect gdbStartupCommands;
     Utils::StringAspect gdbPostAttachCommands;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index ed55a53e902..d7e2231221b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -3891,6 +3891,9 @@ void GdbEngine::setupEngine()
     runCommand({"set breakpoint pending on"});
     runCommand({"set print elements 10000"});
 
+    if (debuggerSettings()->useIndexCache.value())
+        runCommand({"set index-cache on"});
+
     // Produces a few messages during symtab loading
     //runCommand("set verbose on");
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp
index c531f5d1336..f49a30e1fce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
                 s.loadGdbDumpers,
                 s.intelFlavor,
                 s.usePseudoTracepoints,
+                s.useIndexCache,
                 Stretch()
             };