diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp
index 11595bec479..c9d48d9f015 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.cpp
@@ -96,4 +96,15 @@ Utils::expected_str<QUrl> parseAppInfo(const QByteArray &rawOutput, const QStrin
     return {};
 }
 
+Utils::expected_str<qint64> parseProcessIdentifier(const QByteArray &rawOutput)
+{
+    const expected_str<QJsonValue> result = parseDevicectlResult(rawOutput);
+    if (!result)
+        return make_unexpected(result.error());
+    const QJsonArray matchingProcesses = (*result)["runningProcesses"].toArray();
+    if (matchingProcesses.size() > 0)
+        return matchingProcesses.first()["processIdentifier"].toInteger(-1);
+    return -1;
+}
+
 } // namespace Ios::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h
index b80a1262885..fa8fe7c6718 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/devicectlutils.h
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ Utils::expected_str<QJsonValue> parseDevicectlResult(const QByteArray &rawOutput
 Utils::expected_str<QMap<QString, QString>> parseDeviceInfo(const QByteArray &rawOutput,
                                                             const QString &deviceUsbId);
 Utils::expected_str<QUrl> parseAppInfo(const QByteArray &rawOutput, const QString &bundleIdentifier);
+Utils::expected_str<qint64> parseProcessIdentifier(const QByteArray &rawOutput);
 
 } // namespace Ios::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
index 31444b79f8a..9f24f4ac40b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
@@ -178,17 +178,12 @@ GroupItem DeviceCtlRunner::findProcess(Storage<AppInfo> &appInfo)
         return SetupResult::Continue;
     };
     const auto onDone = [this, appInfo](const Process &process) {
-        const Utils::expected_str<QJsonValue> resultValue = parseDevicectlResult(
-            process.rawStdOut());
-        if (resultValue) {
-            const QJsonArray matchingProcesses = (*resultValue)["runningProcesses"].toArray();
-            if (matchingProcesses.size() > 0) {
-                appInfo->processIdentifier
-                    = matchingProcesses.first()["processIdentifier"].toInteger(-1);
-            }
+        const Utils::expected_str<qint64> pid = parseProcessIdentifier(process.rawStdOut());
+        if (pid) {
+            appInfo->processIdentifier = *pid;
             return DoneResult::Success;
         }
-        reportFailure(resultValue.error());
+        reportFailure(pid.error());
         return DoneResult::Error;
     };
     return ProcessTask(onSetup, onDone);
diff --git a/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp b/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp
index f67fd04562d..11d093d8e4d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/ios/devicectlutils/tst_devicectlutils.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ private slots:
     void parseDeviceInfo();
 
     void parseAppInfo();
+
+    void parseProcessIdentifier();
 };
 
 void tst_Devicectlutils::parseError_data()
@@ -363,6 +365,48 @@ void tst_Devicectlutils::parseAppInfo()
                   "FAEC04B7-41E6-4A3C-952E-D89792DA053C/cmake_widgets.app/"));
 }
 
+void tst_Devicectlutils::parseProcessIdentifier()
+{
+    const QByteArray data(R"raw(
+{
+  "info" : {
+    "arguments" : [
+      "devicectl",
+      "device",
+      "info",
+      "processes",
+      "--device",
+      "00000000-0000000000000000",
+      "--quiet",
+      "--json-output",
+      "-",
+      "--filter",
+      "executable.path BEGINSWITH '/private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/test.app'"
+    ],
+    "commandType" : "devicectl.device.info.processes",
+    "environment" : {
+      "TERM" : "xterm-256color"
+    },
+    "jsonVersion" : 2,
+    "outcome" : "success",
+    "version" : "355.7.7"
+  },
+  "result" : {
+    "deviceIdentifier" : "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+    "runningProcesses" : [
+      {
+        "executable" : "file:///private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/test.app/test",
+        "processIdentifier" : 1000
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+})raw");
+
+    const Utils::expected_str<qint64> result = Ios::Internal::parseProcessIdentifier(data);
+    QVERIFY(result);
+    QCOMPARE(*result, 1000);
+}
+
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(tst_Devicectlutils)
 
 #include "tst_devicectlutils.moc"