diff --git a/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.cpp b/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.cpp
index 64ae59806a8..b456f60a685 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ BaseValidatingLineEditPrivate::BaseValidatingLineEditPrivate(const QWidget *w) :
 }
 
 BaseValidatingLineEdit::BaseValidatingLineEdit(QWidget *parent) :
-    QLineEdit(parent),
+    FancyLineEdit(parent),
     m_bd(new BaseValidatingLineEditPrivate(this))
 {
     // Note that textChanged() is also triggered automagically by
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.h b/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.h
index 3bd3af1511c..8f21011e75f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/basevalidatinglineedit.h
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
 
 #include "utils_global.h"
 
-#include <QLineEdit>
+#include "fancylineedit.h"
 
 namespace Utils {
 
 struct BaseValidatingLineEditPrivate;
 
-class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT BaseValidatingLineEdit : public QLineEdit
+class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT BaseValidatingLineEdit : public FancyLineEdit
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QString initialText READ initialText WRITE setInitialText DESIGNABLE true)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
index 96443e9a938..74c85238e77 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ QString PathChooser::makeDialogTitle(const QString &title)
         return d->m_dialogTitleOverride;
 }
 
-QLineEdit *PathChooser::lineEdit() const
+FancyLineEdit *PathChooser::lineEdit() const
 {
     // HACK: Make it work with HistoryCompleter.
     if (d->m_lineEdit->objectName().isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h
index 3e8cff89c58..6c3f1ec3695 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "utils_global.h"
 
 #include "fileutils.h"
+#include "fancylineedit.h"
 
 #include <QWidget>
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public:
     void insertButton(int index, const QString &text, QObject *receiver, const char *slotFunc);
     QAbstractButton *buttonAtIndex(int index) const;
 
-    QLineEdit *lineEdit() const;
+    FancyLineEdit *lineEdit() const;
 
     // For PathChoosers of 'Command' type, this property specifies the arguments
     // required to obtain the tool version (commonly, '--version'). Setting them