diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext.def b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext.def
index 6bd14850ed6..e0e94f5f4e5 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext.def
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbext.def
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ idle
 help
 memory
 shutdownex
+test
 stack
 KnownStructOutput
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
index ee1eb28a289..dab97cb1aa7 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/qtcreatorcdbextension.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ enum Command {
     CmdHelp,
     CmdMemory,
     CmdStack,
-    CmdShutdownex
+    CmdShutdownex,
+    CmdTest
 };
 
 static const CommandDescription commandDescriptions[] = {
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ static const CommandDescription commandDescriptions[] = {
 {"help","Prints help.",""},
 {"memory","Prints memory contents in Base64 encoding.","[-t token] <address> <length>"},
 {"stack","Prints stack in GDBMI format.","[-t token] [max-frames]"},
-{"shutdownex","Unhooks output callbacks.\nNeeds to be called explicitly only in case of remote debugging.",""}
+{"shutdownex","Unhooks output callbacks.\nNeeds to be called explicitly only in case of remote debugging.",""},
+{"test","Testing command","-T type"}
 };
 
 typedef std::vector<std::string> StringVector;
@@ -725,6 +727,45 @@ extern "C" HRESULT CALLBACK shutdownex(CIDebugClient *, PCSTR)
     return S_OK;
 }
 
+extern "C" HRESULT CALLBACK test(CIDebugClient *client, PCSTR argsIn)
+{
+    enum Mode { Invalid, TestType };
+    ExtensionCommandContext exc(client);
+
+    std::string testType;
+    Mode mode = Invalid;
+    int token = 0;
+    StringList tokens = commandTokens<StringList>(argsIn, &token);
+    // Parse away options
+    while (!tokens.empty() && tokens.front().size() == 2 && tokens.front().at(0) == '-') {
+        const char option = tokens.front().at(1);
+        tokens.pop_front();
+        switch (option) {
+        case 'T':
+            mode = TestType;
+            if (!tokens.empty()) {
+                testType = tokens.front();
+                tokens.pop_front();
+            }
+            break;
+        } // case option
+    }  // for options
+
+    // Frame and iname
+    if (mode == Invalid || testType.empty()) {
+        ExtensionContext::instance().report('N', token, 0, "test", singleLineUsage(commandDescriptions[CmdTest]).c_str());
+    } else {
+        const KnownType kt = knownType(testType, 0);
+        std::ostringstream str;
+        str << testType << ' ' << kt << " [";
+        formatKnownTypeFlags(str, kt);
+        str << ']';
+        ExtensionContext::instance().reportLong('R', token, "test", str.str());
+    }
+    return S_OK;
+}
+
+
 // Hook for dumping Known Structs. Not currently used.
 // Shows up in 'dv' as well as IDebugSymbolGroup::GetValueText.
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp
index c8a3c988805..056b6668576 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ std::string SymbolGroup::dump(const std::string &iname,
         // After expansion, run the complex dumpers
         if (p.dumpFlags & DumpParameters::DumpComplexDumpers)
             node->runComplexDumpers(ctx);
+        if (symbolGroupDebug)
+            DebugPrint() << "SymbolGroup::dump(" << iname << ") ran complex dumpers 0x" << std::hex << node->flags();
     }
 
     std::ostringstream str;
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ std::string SymbolGroup::dump(const std::string &iname,
     str << ']';
     QTC_TRACE_OUT
     if (symbolGroupDebug)
-        DebugPrint() << "<SymbolGroup::dump(" << iname << ")";
+            DebugPrint() << "<SymbolGroup::dump(" << iname << ')';
     return str.str();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupnode.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupnode.cpp
index dc52ade5e35..7c0b01d414c 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupnode.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupnode.cpp
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void SymbolGroupNode::runComplexDumpers(const SymbolGroupValueContext &ctx)
 {
     if (symbolGroupDebug)
         DebugPrint() << "SymbolGroupNode::runComplexDumpers "  << name() << '/'
-                        << absoluteFullIName() << ' ' << m_index << DebugNodeFlags(flags());
+                        << absoluteFullIName() << ' ' << m_index << ' ' << DebugNodeFlags(flags());
 
     if (m_dumperContainerSize <= 0 || (testFlags(ComplexDumperOk) || !testFlags(SimpleDumperOk)))
         return;
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ void SymbolGroupNode::runComplexDumpers(const SymbolGroupValueContext &ctx)
 bool SymbolGroupNode::runSimpleDumpers(const SymbolGroupValueContext &ctx)
 {
     if (symbolGroupDebug)
-        DebugPrint() << "SymbolGroupNode::runSimpleDumpers "  << name() << '/'
+        DebugPrint() << ">SymbolGroupNode::runSimpleDumpers "  << name() << '/'
                         << absoluteFullIName() << ' ' << m_index << DebugNodeFlags(flags());
     if (testFlags(Uninitialized))
         return false;
@@ -797,7 +797,8 @@ bool SymbolGroupNode::runSimpleDumpers(const SymbolGroupValueContext &ctx)
     addFlags(dumpSimpleType(this , ctx, &m_dumperValue,
                             &m_dumperType, &m_dumperContainerSize));
     if (symbolGroupDebug)
-        DebugPrint() << "-> '" << wStringToString(m_dumperValue) << "' Type="
+        DebugPrint() << "<SymbolGroupNode::runSimpleDumpers " << name() << " '"
+                     << wStringToString(m_dumperValue) << "' Type="
                      << m_dumperType << ' ' << DebugNodeFlags(flags());
     return testFlags(SimpleDumperOk);
 }
@@ -1194,9 +1195,9 @@ SymbolGroupNodeVisitor::VisitResult
                                       const std::string &fullIname,
                                       unsigned /* child */, unsigned depth)
 {
-    // Show container children only, no additional symbol below root.
+    // Show container children only, no additional symbol below root. Also, skip expanded by dumper
     const unsigned flags = node->flags();
-    if (flags & (SymbolGroupNode::Obscured|SymbolGroupNode::AdditionalSymbol))
+    if (flags & (SymbolGroupNode::Obscured|SymbolGroupNode::AdditionalSymbol|SymbolGroupNode::ExpandedByDumper))
         return VisitSkipChildren;
     // Recurse to children only if expanded by explicit watchmodel request
     // and initialized.
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp
index 8e3b95fcd41..12d531bf781 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroupvalue.cpp
@@ -659,37 +659,53 @@ static KnownType knownPODTypeHelper(const std::string &type, std::string::size_t
 {
     if (type.empty() || !endPos)
         return KT_Unknown;
+    // Strip pointer types.
     const bool isPointer = type.at(endPos - 1) == '*';
+    if (isPointer) {
+        endPos--;
+        if (endPos > 0 && type.at(endPos - 1) == ' ')
+            endPos--;
+    }
     switch (type.at(0)) {
     case 'c':
-        if (!type.compare(0, endPos, "char"))
+        if (endPos == 4 && !type.compare(0, endPos, "char"))
             return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_Char;
         break;
     case 'd':
-        if (!type.compare(0, endPos, "double"))
+        if (endPos == 6 && !type.compare(0, endPos, "double"))
             return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_FloatType;
         break;
     case 'f':
-        if (!type.compare(0, endPos, "float"))
+        if (endPos == 5 && !type.compare(0, endPos, "float"))
             return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_FloatType;
         break;
     case 'l':
-        if (!type.compare(0, 4, "long"))
-            return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_IntType;
+        if (endPos >= 4 && !type.compare(0, 4, "long"))
+            if (endPos == 4 || type.at(4) == ' ')
+                return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_IntType;
         break;
     case 'i':
-        if (!type.compare(0, 3, "int"))
-            return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_IntType;
+        // 'int' 'int64'
+        if (endPos >= 3 && !type.compare(0, 3, "int"))
+            if (endPos == 3 || type.at(3) == ' ' || type.at(3) == '6')
+                return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_IntType;
         break;
     case 's':
-        if (!type.compare(0, 5, "short"))
+        if (endPos == 5 && !type.compare(0, 5, "short"))
             return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_IntType;
+        if (endPos >= 6 && !type.compare(0, 6, "signed"))
+            if (endPos == 6 || type.at(6) == ' ')
+                return isPointer ? KT_POD_PointerType : KT_IntType;
         break;
     case 'u':
-        if (!type.compare(0, 8, "unsigned")) {
-            if (isPointer)
-                return KT_POD_PointerType;
-            return type == "unsigned char" ? KT_UnsignedChar : KT_UnsignedIntType;
+        if (endPos >= 8 && !type.compare(0, 8, "unsigned")) {
+            if (endPos == 8 || type.at(8) == ' ') {
+                if (isPointer)
+                    return KT_POD_PointerType;
+                return type.compare(0, 13, "unsigned char") ?
+                            KT_UnsignedIntType :
+                            KT_UnsignedChar;
+            }
         }
         break;
     }