diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py
index bf14ad295e5..23fe7c95105 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/cdbbridge.py
@@ -461,5 +461,9 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
     def callHelper(self, rettype, value, function, args):
         raise Exception("cdb does not support calling functions")
 
+    def nameForCoreId(self, id):
+        idName = cdbext.call('Cored4!Core::nameForId(%d)' % id)
+        return self.fromNativeValue(idName)
+
     def putCallItem(self, name, rettype, value, func, *args):
         return
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/creatortypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/creatortypes.py
index 6ea3cfce140..652c30bc0a8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/creatortypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/creatortypes.py
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ def dumpLiteral(d, value):
     d.putValue(d.hexencode(readLiteral(d, value)), "latin1")
 
 def qdump__Core__Id(d, value):
-    if d.isMsvcTarget():
-        d.putValue(value.extractPointer())
+    val = value.extractPointer()
+    if True:
+        if d.isMsvcTarget():
+            name = d.nameForCoreId(val).address()
+        else:
+            name = d.parseAndEvaluate("Core::nameForId(0x%x)" % val).pointer()
+        d.putSimpleCharArray(name)
     else:
-        val = value.extractPointer()
-        try:
-            name = d.parseAndEvaluate("Core::nameForId(0x%x)" % val)
-            d.putSimpleCharArray(name.pointer())
-        except:
-            d.putValue(val)
+        d.putValue(val)
     d.putPlainChildren(value)
 
 def qdump__Debugger__Internal__GdbMi(d, value):