diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/attachcoredialog.ui b/src/plugins/debugger/attachcoredialog.ui
index 0de43d2f785..206b7d41dc6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/attachcoredialog.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/attachcoredialog.ui
@@ -67,7 +67,20 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="2" column="1">
+      <widget class="Debugger::Internal::DebuggerToolChainComboBox" name="toolchainComboBox"/>
+     </item>
      <item row="3" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="sysrootLabel">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Sysroot</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="1">
+      <widget class="Utils::PathChooser" name="sysrootPathChooser"/>
+     </item>
+     <item row="4" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="overrideStartScriptLabel">
        <property name="text">
         <string>Override &amp;Start script:</string>
@@ -77,12 +90,9 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="3" column="1">
+     <item row="4" column="1">
       <widget class="Utils::PathChooser" name="overrideStartScriptFileName"/>
      </item>
-     <item row="2" column="1">
-      <widget class="Debugger::Internal::DebuggerToolChainComboBox" name="toolchainComboBox"/>
-     </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
    <item>
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
index b65d1d73d45..d4c0ef14ae2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ AttachCoreDialog::AttachCoreDialog(QWidget *parent)
     m_ui->coreFileName->setExpectedKind(PathChooser::File);
     m_ui->coreFileName->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("Select Core File"));
 
+    m_ui->sysrootPathChooser->setExpectedKind(PathChooser::Directory);
+    m_ui->sysrootPathChooser->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("Select Sysroot"));
+
     m_ui->overrideStartScriptFileName->setExpectedKind(PathChooser::File);
     m_ui->overrideStartScriptFileName->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("Select Startup Script"));
 
@@ -248,6 +251,17 @@ QString AttachCoreDialog::debuggerCommand()
     return m_ui->toolchainComboBox->debuggerCommand();
 }
 
+QString AttachCoreDialog::sysRoot() const
+
+{
+    return m_ui->sysrootPathChooser->path();
+}
+
+void AttachCoreDialog::setSysRoot(const QString &sysroot)
+{
+    m_ui->sysrootPathChooser->setPath(sysroot);
+}
+
 QString AttachCoreDialog::overrideStartScript() const
 {
     return m_ui->overrideStartScriptFileName->path();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.h
index 291fbd22dd8..18d03153536 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ public:
     ProjectExplorer::Abi abi() const;
     QString debuggerCommand();
 
+    QString sysRoot() const;
+    void setSysRoot(const QString &sysRoot);
+
     QString overrideStartScript() const;
     void setOverrideStartScript(const QString &scriptName);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 3a988c52ce5..2698d7094e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ public slots:
     void attachCore();
     void attachCore(const QString &core, const QString &exeFileName,
                     const ProjectExplorer::Abi &abi = ProjectExplorer::Abi(),
+                    const QString &sysRoot = QString(),
                     const QString &overrideStartScript = QString(),
                     const QString &debuggerCommand = QString());
     void attachRemote(const QString &spec);
@@ -1439,6 +1440,7 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachCore()
     dlg.setExecutableFile(configValue(_("LastExternalExecutableFile")).toString());
     dlg.setCoreFile(configValue(_("LastExternalCoreFile")).toString());
     dlg.setAbiIndex(configValue(_("LastExternalCoreAbiIndex")).toInt());
+    dlg.setSysRoot(configValue(_("LastSysroot")).toString());
     dlg.setOverrideStartScript(configValue(_("LastExternalStartScript")).toString());
 
     if (dlg.exec() != QDialog::Accepted)
@@ -1447,13 +1449,16 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachCore()
     setConfigValue(_("LastExternalExecutableFile"), dlg.executableFile());
     setConfigValue(_("LastExternalCoreFile"), dlg.coreFile());
     setConfigValue(_("LastExternalCoreAbiIndex"), QVariant(dlg.abiIndex()));
+    setConfigValue(_("LastSysroot"), dlg.sysRoot());
     setConfigValue(_("LastExternalStartScript"), dlg.overrideStartScript());
-    attachCore(dlg.coreFile(), dlg.executableFile(), dlg.abi(), dlg.overrideStartScript());
+    attachCore(dlg.coreFile(), dlg.executableFile(), dlg.abi(),
+               dlg.sysRoot(), dlg.overrideStartScript());
 }
 
 void DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachCore(const QString &core,
                                        const QString &exe,
                                        const ProjectExplorer::Abi &abi,
+                                       const QString &sysRoot,
                                        const QString &overrideStartScript,
                                        const QString &debuggerCommand)
 {
@@ -1464,6 +1469,7 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachCore(const QString &core,
     sp.startMode = AttachCore;
     sp.debuggerCommand = debuggerCommand;
     sp.toolChainAbi = abi.isValid() ? abi : abiOfBinary(sp.coreFile);
+    sp.sysRoot = sysRoot;
     sp.overrideStartScript = overrideStartScript;
     if (DebuggerRunControl *rc = createDebugger(sp))
         startDebugger(rc);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
index 645ba343e5a..c1fd588f1ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ void CoreGdbAdapter::setupInferior()
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == InferiorSetupRequested, qDebug() << state());
     // Do that first, otherwise no symbols are loaded.
     QFileInfo fi(m_executable);
+    const QByteArray sysRoot = startParameters().sysRoot.toLocal8Bit();
     QByteArray path = fi.absoluteFilePath().toLocal8Bit();
+    if (!sysRoot.isEmpty())
+        m_engine->postCommand("set sysroot " + sysRoot);
     m_engine->postCommand("-file-exec-and-symbols \"" + path + '"',
          CB(handleFileExecAndSymbols));
 }