diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
index 8fbae8a6710..067f6a244a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,11 @@ QString IDevice::mapToDevicePath(const FilePath &globalPath) const
     return globalPath.path();
 }
 
+FilePath IDevice::filePath(const QString &pathOnDevice) const
+{
+    return mapToGlobalPath(FilePath::fromString(pathOnDevice));
+}
+
 bool IDevice::handlesFile(const FilePath &filePath) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(filePath);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
index 000424dfb44..f5424c1ce00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public:
     void setMachineType(MachineType machineType);
 
     Utils::FilePath rootPath() const;
+    Utils::FilePath filePath(const QString &pathOnDevice) const;
 
     Utils::FilePath debugServerPath() const;
     void setDebugServerPath(const Utils::FilePath &path);