diff --git a/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.cpp b/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..012976afd1b23fc91cad48ac0ecd30edede251fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2012 Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** Contact: http://www.qt-project.org/legal
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator.
+**
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and Digia.  For licensing terms and
+** conditions see http://qt.digia.com/licensing.  For further information
+** use the contact form at http://qt.digia.com/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Digia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Digia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "hostosinfo.h"
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include <windows.h>
+
+using namespace Utils;
+
+HostOsInfo::HostArchitecture HostOsInfo::hostArchitecture()
+{
+    SYSTEM_INFO info;
+    GetNativeSystemInfo(&info);
+    switch (info.wProcessorArchitecture) {
+    case PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64:
+        return HostOsInfo::HostArchitectureAMD64;
+    case PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL:
+        return HostOsInfo::HostArchitectureX86;
+    case PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA64:
+        return HostOsInfo::HostArchitectureItanium;
+    case PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_ARM:
+        return HostOsInfo::HostArchitectureArm;
+    default:
+        return HostOsInfo::HostArchitectureOther;
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h b/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h
index e44be5361792fc8fec0a8a69d8ab33f91701b6f1..027a57de343ff2523ae53c745a000fcfecb37de9 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/hostosinfo.h
@@ -47,9 +47,14 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT HostOsInfo
 public:
     // Add more as needed.
     enum HostOs { HostOsWindows, HostOsLinux, HostOsMac, HostOsOtherUnix, HostOsOther };
-
     static inline HostOs hostOs();
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    enum HostArchitecture { HostArchitectureX86, HostArchitectureAMD64, HostArchitectureItanium,
+                            HostArchitectureArm, HostArchitectureOther };
+    static HostArchitecture hostArchitecture();
+#endif
+
     static bool isWindowsHost() { return hostOs() == HostOsWindows; }
     static bool isLinuxHost() { return hostOs() == HostOsLinux; }
     static bool isMacHost() { return hostOs() == HostOsMac; }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
index 53f8ae8a39e7105658f93b726cadd1b26d23c3cb..141e44d2c5e8b72b74aa76f08d1fd73eb926f340 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ SOURCES += $$PWD/environment.cpp \
     $$PWD/bracematcher.cpp \
     $$PWD/proxyaction.cpp \
     $$PWD/elidinglabel.cpp \
+    $$PWD/hostosinfo.cpp \
     $$PWD/tooltip/tooltip.cpp \
     $$PWD/tooltip/tips.cpp \
     $$PWD/tooltip/tipcontents.cpp \