diff --git a/src/declarative/debugger/debugger.pri b/src/declarative/debugger/debugger.pri
index 33d0843..abcb44a 100644
--- a/src/declarative/debugger/debugger.pri
+++ b/src/declarative/debugger/debugger.pri
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugservice.cpp \
     $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugclient.cpp \
     $$PWD/qdeclarativedebug.cpp \
-    $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugtrace.cpp
+    $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugtrace.cpp \
+    $$PWD/qdeclarativedebughelpers.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
     $$PWD/qdeclarativedebuggerstatus_p.h \
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@ HEADERS += \
     $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugservice_p.h \
     $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugclient_p.h \
     $$PWD/qdeclarativedebug_p.h \
-    $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugtrace_p.h
+    $$PWD/qdeclarativedebugtrace_p.h \
+    $$PWD/qdeclarativedebughelpers_p.h
diff --git a/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebug_p.h b/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebug_p.h
index f0fc488..2b1a115 100644
--- a/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebug_p.h
+++ b/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebug_p.h
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ private:
     int m_queryId;
     QVariant m_expr;
     QVariant m_result;
-
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers.cpp b/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers.cpp
index e69de29..bec5705 100644
--- a/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "private/qdeclarativedebughelpers_p.h"
+#include "private/qdeclarativeengine_p.h"
+
+#include <QtScript/QScriptEngine>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+QScriptEngine *QDeclarativeDebugHelpers::getScriptEngine(QDeclarativeEngine *engine)
+{
+    return QDeclarativeEnginePrivate::getScriptEngine(engine);
+}
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers_p.h b/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers_p.h
index e69de29..4904311 100644
--- a/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers_p.h
+++ b/src/declarative/debugger/qdeclarativedebughelpers_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef QDECLARATIVEDEBUGHELPERS_P_H
+#define QDECLARATIVEDEBUGHELPERS_P_H
+
+#include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
+
+QT_BEGIN_HEADER
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+class QScriptEngine;
+class QDeclarativeEngine;
+
+// Helper methods to access private API through a stable interface
+// (used e.g. in qmljsdebugger library of QtCreator)
+class Q_DECLARE_EXPORT QDeclarativeDebugHelpers
+{
+public:
+    static QScriptEngine *getScriptEngine(QDeclarativeEngine *engine);
+};
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+QT_END_HEADER
+
+#endif // QDECLARATIVEDEBUGHELPERS_P_H