diff --git a/classes/populate_sdk_qt5.bbclass b/classes/populate_sdk_qt5.bbclass
index 635dd6d3bf..c9219830e5 100644
--- a/classes/populate_sdk_qt5.bbclass
+++ b/classes/populate_sdk_qt5.bbclass
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ toolchain_create_sdk_env_script_append () {
     echo 'HostPrefix = ${SDKPATHNATIVE}' >> $qtconf
     echo 'HostBinaries = ${SDKPATHNATIVE}${OE_QMAKE_PATH_HOST_BINS}' >> $qtconf
 }
+
+PACKAGE_GROUP_qtcreator-debug = "packagegroup-qt5-qtcreator-debug"
diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index 3b47b7f7a3..75d13a4651 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ BBFILE_PATTERN_qt5-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 # other layers.
 
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_qt5-layer = "7"
+
+IMAGE_FEATURES[validitems] += "qtcreator-debug"