2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
index bdba4afb86..ed33870ed5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermainwindow.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ DebuggerMainWindow::DebuggerMainWindow()
     cmd->setAttribute(Command::CA_Hide);
     viewsMenu->addAction(cmd, Core::Constants::G_DEFAULT_THREE);
 
+    // HACK: See QTCREATORBUG-23755. This ensures the showCentralWidget()
+    // call in restorePersistentSettings() below has something to operate on,
+    // and a plain QWidget is what we'll use anyway as central widget.
+    setCentralWidget(new QWidget);
+
     restorePersistentSettings();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 73c8a2ade8..cc7c1fba25 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ public:
         documentAndRightPane->setStretchFactor(0, 1);
         documentAndRightPane->setStretchFactor(1, 0);
 
-        auto centralEditorWidget = new QWidget;
+        auto centralEditorWidget = mainWindow->centralWidget();
         auto centralLayout = new QVBoxLayout(centralEditorWidget);
         centralEditorWidget->setLayout(centralLayout);
         centralLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -544,7 +544,6 @@ public:
         splitter->setStretchFactor(1, 1);
         splitter->setObjectName("DebugModeWidget");
 
-        mainWindow->setCentralWidget(centralEditorWidget);
         mainWindow->addSubPerspectiveSwitcher(EngineManager::engineChooser());
 
         setWidget(splitter);