diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
index 6f08a02205a..a482d3762bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
@@ -496,4 +496,14 @@ void Perspective::addOperation(const Operation &operation)
     m_operations.append(operation);
 }
 
+void Perspective::addWindow(QWidget *widget,
+                            Perspective::OperationType op,
+                            bool visibleByDefault,
+                            Qt::DockWidgetArea area)
+{
+    const QByteArray dockId = widget->objectName().toUtf8();
+    QTC_CHECK(!dockId.isEmpty());
+    m_operations.append({dockId, widget, {}, op, visibleByDefault, area});
+}
+
 } // Utils
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
index 16883b874ec..382646daad2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.h
@@ -70,11 +70,16 @@ public:
 
     Perspective() = default;
     // Takes ownership of \a centralWidget and all dock widgets in \a operations.
-    Perspective(const QString &name, const QVector<Operation> &operations,
+    Perspective(const QString &name,
+                const QVector<Operation> &operations = {},
                 QWidget *centralWidget = nullptr);
     ~Perspective();
 
     void addOperation(const Operation &operation);
+    void addWindow(QWidget *widget,
+                   OperationType op,
+                   bool visibleByDefault = true,
+                   Qt::DockWidgetArea area = Qt::BottomDockWidgetArea);
 
     QVector<Operation> operations() const { return m_operations; }
     QVector<QByteArray> docks() const { return m_docks; }