diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.cpp
index 9a428eaf0e1..a3e83a0594d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ static const QRegExp &windowsDeviceSubDirPattern()
 // ----------- FileNameValidatingLineEdit
 FileNameValidatingLineEdit::FileNameValidatingLineEdit(QWidget *parent) :
     BaseValidatingLineEdit(parent),
-    m_allowDirectories(false),
-    m_unused(0)
+    m_allowDirectories(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +142,46 @@ bool FileNameValidatingLineEdit::validateFileName(const QString &name,
 
 bool  FileNameValidatingLineEdit::validate(const QString &value, QString *errorMessage) const
 {
-    return validateFileName(value, m_allowDirectories, errorMessage);
+    return validateFileNameExtension(value, requiredExtensions(), errorMessage)
+            && validateFileName(value, allowDirectories(), errorMessage);
+}
+
+
+bool FileNameValidatingLineEdit::validateFileNameExtension(const QString &fileName,
+                                                           const QStringList &requiredExtensions,
+                                                           QString *errorMessage)
+{
+    // file extension
+    if (!requiredExtensions.isEmpty()) {
+        foreach (const QString &requiredExtension, requiredExtensions) {
+            QString extension = QLatin1String(".") + requiredExtension;
+            if (fileName.endsWith(extension, Qt::CaseSensitive) && extension.count() < fileName.count()) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (errorMessage) {
+            if (requiredExtensions.count() == 1) {
+                *errorMessage = tr("File extension %1 is required:").arg(requiredExtensions.first());
+            } else {
+                *errorMessage = tr("File extensions %1 are required:").arg(requiredExtensions.join(", "));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+QStringList FileNameValidatingLineEdit::requiredExtensions() const
+{
+    return m_requiredExtensionList;
+}
+
+void FileNameValidatingLineEdit::setRequiredExtensions(const QStringList &extensions)
+{
+    m_requiredExtensionList = extensions;
 }
 
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.h b/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.h
index 75f04ff7080..4e84af07df8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filenamevalidatinglineedit.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT FileNameValidatingLineEdit : public BaseValidatingL
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(bool allowDirectories READ allowDirectories WRITE setAllowDirectories)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QStringList requiredExtensions READ requiredExtensions WRITE setRequiredExtensions)
 
 public:
     explicit FileNameValidatingLineEdit(QWidget *parent = 0);
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ public:
                                  bool allowDirectories = false,
                                  QString *errorMessage = 0);
 
+    static bool validateFileNameExtension(const QString &name,
+                                          const QStringList &requiredExtensions = QStringList(),
+                                          QString *errorMessage = 0);
+
     /**
      * Sets whether entering directories is allowed. This will enable the user
      * to enter slashes in the filename. Default is off.
@@ -56,12 +61,19 @@ public:
     bool allowDirectories() const;
     void setAllowDirectories(bool v);
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a requred extension. If the extension is empty no extension is required.
+     * Default is empty.
+     */
+    QStringList requiredExtensions() const;
+    void setRequiredExtensions(const QStringList &extensionList);
+
 protected:
     virtual bool validate(const QString &value, QString *errorMessage) const;
 
 private:
     bool m_allowDirectories;
-    void *m_unused;
+    QStringList m_requiredExtensionList;
 };
 
 } // namespace Utils