diff --git a/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs b/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
index 8578403fcc5..717ebe1d9fa 100644
--- a/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
+++ b/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import qbs
 import qbs.Environment
 import qbs.FileInfo
+import qbs.Utilities
 
 Module {
+    Depends { name: "cpp"; required: false }
+
     property string qtcreator_display_version: '8.0.0-beta2'
     property string ide_version_major: '7'
     property string ide_version_minor: '83'
@@ -92,4 +95,12 @@ Module {
         "QT_USE_QSTRINGBUILDER",
     ].concat(testsEnabled ? ["WITH_TESTS"] : [])
      .concat(qbs.toolchain.contains("msvc") ? ["_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"] : [])
+
+    Properties {
+        condition: cpp.present && qbs.toolchain.contains("msvc") && product.Qt
+                   && Utilities.versionCompare(Qt.core.version, "6.3") >= 0
+                   && Utilities.versionCompare(cpp.compilerVersion, "19.10") >= 0
+                   && Utilities.versionCompare(qbs.version, "1.23") < 0
+        cpp.cxxFlags: "/permissive-"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/manual/debugger/gui/gui.qbs b/tests/manual/debugger/gui/gui.qbs
index 7a464f77c17..88e9bd53071 100644
--- a/tests/manual/debugger/gui/gui.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/debugger/gui/gui.qbs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 QtApplication {
     name: "Manual debugger gui test"
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: "Qt.widgets" }
 
     files: [
diff --git a/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_app.qbs b/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_app.qbs
index 59cf3fe3074..ca2c56229e4 100644
--- a/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_app.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_app.qbs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CppApplication {
     name: "Manual Test Simple Application"
     targetName: "simple_test_app"
 
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: "Qt.core" }
     Depends { name: "Qt.core-private"; required: false; condition: Qt.core.versionMajor > 4 }
     Depends { name: "Qt.core5compat"; condition: Qt.core.versionMajor > 5 }
diff --git a/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_plugin.qbs b/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_plugin.qbs
index 33f257c449b..eca6791c02c 100644
--- a/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_plugin.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/debugger/simple/simple_test_plugin.qbs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ DynamicLibrary {
     name: "Manual Test Simple Plugin"
     targetName: "simple_test_plugin"
 
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: "Qt.core" }
 
     files: [ "simple_test_plugin.cpp" ]
diff --git a/tests/manual/widgets/crumblepath/crumblepath.qbs b/tests/manual/widgets/crumblepath/crumblepath.qbs
index af1860a52ec..c9b32a0810f 100644
--- a/tests/manual/widgets/crumblepath/crumblepath.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/widgets/crumblepath/crumblepath.qbs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import "../common/common.qbs" as Common
 CppApplication {
     name: "Manual Test Utils CrumblePath"
 
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: "Core" }
     Depends { name: "Utils" }
 
diff --git a/tests/manual/widgets/infolabel/infolabel.qbs b/tests/manual/widgets/infolabel/infolabel.qbs
index ce00065c7cf..dfba3bd9ef7 100644
--- a/tests/manual/widgets/infolabel/infolabel.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/widgets/infolabel/infolabel.qbs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import "../common/common.qbs" as Common
 CppApplication {
     name: "Manual Test Utils InfoLabel"
 
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: "Core" }
     Depends { name: "Utils" }
 
diff --git a/tests/manual/widgets/manhattanstyle/manhattanstyle.qbs b/tests/manual/widgets/manhattanstyle/manhattanstyle.qbs
index 97a728a6f63..c04bd03e89f 100644
--- a/tests/manual/widgets/manhattanstyle/manhattanstyle.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/widgets/manhattanstyle/manhattanstyle.qbs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import "../common/common.qbs" as Common
 CppApplication {
     name: "Manual Test Utils ManhattanStyle"
 
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: "Core" }
     Depends { name: "Utils" }
 
diff --git a/tests/manual/widgets/tracing/tracing.qbs b/tests/manual/widgets/tracing/tracing.qbs
index 06bbc4edd4a..95e661910ce 100644
--- a/tests/manual/widgets/tracing/tracing.qbs
+++ b/tests/manual/widgets/tracing/tracing.qbs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import "../common/common.qbs" as Common
 CppApplication {
     name: "Manual Test Tracing"
 
+    Depends { name: "qtc" }
     Depends { name: "Qt.quick" }
     Depends { name: "Tracing" }
     Depends { name: "Utils" }