diff --git a/src/libs/utils/detailswidget.cpp b/src/libs/utils/detailswidget.cpp
index ff03150af4d..e0e4139f1d1 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/detailswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/detailswidget.cpp
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ void DetailsWidgetPrivate::changeHoverState(bool hovered)
     if (!m_toolWidget)
         return;
     if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
-        m_toolWidget->setOpacity(hovered ? 1.0 : 0);
+        m_toolWidget->setOpacity(hovered ? .999 : 0);
     else
-        m_toolWidget->fadeTo(hovered ? 1.0 : 0);
+        m_toolWidget->fadeTo(hovered ? .999 : 0);
     m_hovered = hovered;
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void DetailsWidget::setToolWidget(FadingPanel *widget)
     d->m_grid->addWidget(d->m_toolWidget, 0, 1, 1, 1, Qt::AlignRight);
 
     if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
-        d->m_toolWidget->setOpacity(1.0);
+        d->m_toolWidget->setOpacity(.999);
     d->changeHoverState(d->m_hovered);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
index 62ba9c5f9cf..f24f3d3f1b9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ ProgressManagerPrivate::ProgressManagerPrivate()
     m_progressViewPinned(false),
     m_hovered(false)
 {
-    m_opacityEffect->setOpacity(1);
+    m_opacityEffect->setOpacity(.999);
     m_instance = this;
     m_progressView = new ProgressView;
     // withDelay, so the statusBarWidget has the chance to get the enter event
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ void ProgressManagerPrivate::stopFadeOfSummaryProgress()
 {
     if (m_opacityAnimation) {
         m_opacityAnimation->stop();
-        m_opacityEffect->setOpacity(1.);
+        m_opacityEffect->setOpacity(.999);
         delete m_opacityAnimation;
     }
 }
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ void ProgressManagerPrivate::updateStatusDetailsWidget()
 void ProgressManagerPrivate::summaryProgressFinishedFading()
 {
     m_summaryProgressWidget->setVisible(false);
-    m_opacityEffect->setOpacity(1.);
+    m_opacityEffect->setOpacity(.999);
 }
 
 void ProgressManagerPrivate::progressDetailsToggled(bool checked)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.h
index 5526c52130a..7dbdf5949dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeritem.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
     void setAbis(const QList<ProjectExplorer::Abi> &abis);
     void setAbi(const ProjectExplorer::Abi &abi);
 
-    enum MatchLevel { DoesNotMatch, MatchesSomewhat, MatchesWell, MatchesPerfectly };
+    enum MatchLevel { DoesNotMatch, MatchesSomewhat, MatchesWell, MatchesPerfectly, MatchesPerfectlyInPath };
     MatchLevel matchTarget(const ProjectExplorer::Abi &targetAbi) const;
 
     QStringList abiNames() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp
index 5bdd0272d45..bc37572a3d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp
@@ -103,13 +103,20 @@ void DebuggerKitInformation::setup(Kit *k)
 
     DebuggerItem bestItem;
     DebuggerItem::MatchLevel bestLevel = DebuggerItem::DoesNotMatch;
-
+    const Environment systemEnvironment = Environment::systemEnvironment();
     foreach (const DebuggerItem &item, DebuggerItemManager::debuggers()) {
         DebuggerItem::MatchLevel level = DebuggerItem::DoesNotMatch;
 
         if (rawId.isNull()) {
             // Initial setup of a kit.
             level = item.matchTarget(tcAbi);
+            // Hack to prefer a debugger from PATH (e.g. autodetected) over other matches.
+            // This improves the situation a bit if a cross-compilation tool chain has the
+            // same ABI as the host.
+            if (level == DebuggerItem::MatchesPerfectly
+                    && systemEnvironment.path().contains(item.command().parentDir().toString())) {
+                level = DebuggerItem::MatchesPerfectlyInPath;
+            }
         } else if (rawId.type() == QVariant::String) {
             // New structure.
             if (item.id() == rawId) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp
index 3e05c09b310..70eecbec888 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ void ToolWidget::setBuildStepEnabled(bool b)
             m_firstWidget->fadeTo(m_targetOpacity);
     } else {
         if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
-            m_firstWidget->setOpacity(1.0);
+            m_firstWidget->setOpacity(.999);
         else
-            m_firstWidget->fadeTo(1.0);
+            m_firstWidget->fadeTo(.999);
     }
     m_disableButton->setChecked(!b);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
index 4946c2e8ed4..8573bbc7a16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -93,11 +93,23 @@ void QmakeKitInformation::setup(Kit *k)
                 && version->qtAbis().contains(t->targetAbi());
         });
         if (!possibleTcs.isEmpty()) {
-            ToolChain *possibleTc
-                    = Utils::findOr(possibleTcs, possibleTcs.last(),
-                                    [&spec](const ToolChain *t) { return t->suggestedMkspecList().contains(spec); });
-            if (possibleTc)
-                ToolChainKitInformation::setAllToolChainsToMatch(k, possibleTc);
+            const QList<ToolChain *> goodTcs = Utils::filtered(possibleTcs,
+                                                               [&spec](const ToolChain *t) {
+                return t->suggestedMkspecList().contains(spec);
+            });
+            // Hack to prefer a tool chain from PATH (e.g. autodetected) over other matches.
+            // This improves the situation a bit if a cross-compilation tool chain has the
+            // same ABI as the host.
+            const Environment systemEnvironment = Environment::systemEnvironment();
+            ToolChain *bestTc = Utils::findOrDefault(goodTcs,
+                                                     [&systemEnvironment](const ToolChain *t) {
+                return systemEnvironment.path().contains(t->compilerCommand().parentDir().toString());
+            });
+            if (!bestTc) {
+                bestTc = goodTcs.isEmpty() ? possibleTcs.last() : goodTcs.last();
+            }
+            if (bestTc)
+                ToolChainKitInformation::setAllToolChainsToMatch(k, bestTc);
         }
     }
 }