diff --git a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
index 24d69f728b7..b7e7edf24a7 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QStorageInfo>
 #include <QTemporaryFile>
+#include <QTextCodec>
 #include <QThread>
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -400,6 +401,18 @@ Utils::expected_str<std::unique_ptr<FilePathWatcher>> DeviceFileAccess::watch(
     return make_unexpected(Tr::tr("watch is not implemented."));
 }
 
+QTextCodec *DeviceFileAccess::processStdOutCodec(const FilePath &executable) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(executable)
+    return QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"); // Good default nowadays.
+}
+
+QTextCodec *DeviceFileAccess::processStdErrCodec(const FilePath &executable) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(executable)
+    return QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8"); // Good default nowadays.
+}
+
 // UnavailableDeviceFileAccess
 
 UnavailableDeviceFileAccess::UnavailableDeviceFileAccess() = default;
@@ -1183,6 +1196,18 @@ Utils::expected_str<std::unique_ptr<FilePathWatcher>> DesktopDeviceFileAccess::w
     return make_unexpected(watcher->error());
 }
 
+QTextCodec *DesktopDeviceFileAccess::processStdOutCodec(const FilePath &executable) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(executable);
+    return QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+}
+
+QTextCodec *DesktopDeviceFileAccess::processStdErrCodec(const FilePath &executable) const
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(executable);
+    return QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+}
+
 QDateTime DesktopDeviceFileAccess::lastModified(const FilePath &filePath) const
 {
     return QFileInfo(filePath.path()).lastModified();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h
index 04931046472..1a49a48259f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/devicefileaccess.h
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 class tst_unixdevicefileaccess; // For testing.
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QTextCodec;
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 namespace Utils {
 
 class CommandLine;
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@ protected:
     virtual expected_str<FilePath> createTempFile(const FilePath &filePath);
 
     virtual Utils::expected_str<std::unique_ptr<FilePathWatcher>> watch(const FilePath &path) const;
+
+    virtual QTextCodec *processStdOutCodec(const FilePath &executable) const;
+    virtual QTextCodec *processStdErrCodec(const FilePath &executable) const;
 };
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT UnavailableDeviceFileAccess : public DeviceFileAccess
@@ -194,6 +201,9 @@ protected:
     expected_str<FilePath> createTempFile(const FilePath &filePath) override;
 
     Utils::expected_str<std::unique_ptr<FilePathWatcher>> watch(const FilePath &path) const override;
+
+    QTextCodec *processStdOutCodec(const FilePath &executable) const override;
+    QTextCodec *processStdErrCodec(const FilePath &executable) const override;
 };
 
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT UnixDeviceFileAccess : public DeviceFileAccess
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index e617ddf1eb3..5bfa0a9b0e8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -2155,6 +2155,16 @@ QChar FilePath::pathListSeparator() const
     return osType() == OsTypeWindows ? u';' : u':';
 }
 
+QTextCodec *FilePath::processStdOutCodec() const
+{
+    return fileAccess()->processStdOutCodec(*this);
+}
+
+QTextCodec *FilePath::processStdErrCodec() const
+{
+    return fileAccess()->processStdErrCodec(*this);
+}
+
 /*!
     \brief Recursively resolves symlinks if this is a symlink.
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
index 36ab6ad532f..07bd00b9d81 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QDateTime;
 class QDebug;
 class QFileInfo;
+class QTextCodec;
 class QUrl;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ public:
     QChar pathComponentSeparator() const;
     QChar pathListSeparator() const;
 
+    QTextCodec *processStdOutCodec() const;
+    QTextCodec *processStdErrCodec() const;
+
     void clear();
     bool isEmpty() const;