diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
index 4eacb28986f..651dd5b49b1 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
@@ -847,7 +847,9 @@ public:
     qint64 m_applicationMainThreadId = 0;
     ProcessResultData m_resultData;
 
-    QTextCodec *m_codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+    QTextCodec *m_stdOutCodec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+    QTextCodec *m_stdErrCodec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+
     ProcessResult m_result = ProcessResult::StartFailed;
     ChannelBuffer m_stdOut;
     ChannelBuffer m_stdErr;
@@ -1102,9 +1104,9 @@ void ProcessPrivate::sendControlSignal(ControlSignal controlSignal)
 void ProcessPrivate::clearForRun()
 {
     m_stdOut.clearForRun();
-    m_stdOut.codec = m_codec;
+    m_stdOut.codec = m_stdOutCodec;
     m_stdErr.clearForRun();
-    m_stdErr.codec = m_codec;
+    m_stdErr.codec = m_stdErrCodec;
     m_result = ProcessResult::StartFailed;
     m_startTimestamp = {};
     m_doneTimestamp = {};
@@ -1729,13 +1731,13 @@ QByteArray Process::rawStdErr() const
 QString Process::stdOut() const
 {
     QTC_CHECK(d->m_stdOut.keepRawData);
-    return d->m_codec->toUnicode(d->m_stdOut.rawData);
+    return d->m_stdOutCodec->toUnicode(d->m_stdOut.rawData);
 }
 
 QString Process::stdErr() const
 {
     QTC_CHECK(d->m_stdErr.keepRawData);
-    return d->m_codec->toUnicode(d->m_stdErr.rawData);
+    return d->m_stdErrCodec->toUnicode(d->m_stdErr.rawData);
 }
 
 QString Process::cleanedStdOut() const
@@ -1850,7 +1852,20 @@ void ChannelBuffer::handleRest()
 void Process::setCodec(QTextCodec *c)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(c, return);
-    d->m_codec = c;
+    d->m_stdOutCodec = c;
+    d->m_stdErrCodec = c;
+}
+
+void Process::setStdOutCodec(QTextCodec *c)
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(c, return);
+    d->m_stdOutCodec = c;
+}
+
+void Process::setStdErrCodec(QTextCodec *c)
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(c, return);
+    d->m_stdErrCodec = c;
 }
 
 void Process::setTimeOutMessageBoxEnabled(bool v)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process.h b/src/libs/utils/process.h
index d425f76eed3..694c1a12a86 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process.h
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ public:
     void runBlocking(std::chrono::seconds timeout = std::chrono::seconds(10),
                      EventLoopMode eventLoopMode = EventLoopMode::Off);
 
-    // TODO: We should specify the purpose of the codec, e.g. setCodecForStandardChannel()
-    void setCodec(QTextCodec *c);
+    void setCodec(QTextCodec *c); // for stdOut and stdErr
+    void setStdOutCodec(QTextCodec *c);
+    void setStdErrCodec(QTextCodec *c);
+
     void setTimeOutMessageBoxEnabled(bool);
 
     void setStdOutCallback(const TextChannelCallback &callback);