diff --git a/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.cpp b/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.cpp
index 50349d20342..dc0c061eff5 100644
--- a/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.cpp
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const char *second)
     return first.byteArray == second;
 }
 
+bool operator==(const char *first, const Utf8String &second)
+{
+    return second == first;
+}
+
 bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const QString &second)
 {
     return first.byteArray == second.toUtf8();
diff --git a/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.h b/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.h
index ca3d75c6ef2..15129c255ca 100644
--- a/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.h
+++ b/src/libs/sqlite/utf8string.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SQLITE_EXPORT Utf8String
     friend SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator!=(const Utf8String &first, const Utf8String &second);
     friend SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const Utf8String &second);
     friend SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const char *second);
+    friend SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const char *first, const Utf8String &second);
     friend SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const QString &second);
     friend SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator<(const Utf8String &first, const Utf8String &second);
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ SQLITE_EXPORT const Utf8String operator+(const Utf8String &first, const Utf8Stri
 SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator!=(const Utf8String &first, const Utf8String &second);
 SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const Utf8String &second);
 SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const char *second);
+SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const char *first, const Utf8String &second);
 SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator==(const Utf8String &first, const QString &second);
 SQLITE_EXPORT bool operator<(const Utf8String &first, const Utf8String &second);