diff --git a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
index 902fc2998..281f83b21 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         // SystemLocaleLongDate,
         return QDateTime();
     }
+
+    QString dotToLocaleDecimalPoint(QString &input)
+    {
+        return input.replace('.', QLocale::system().decimalPoint());
+    }
 }
 
 //! \endcond
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
index 41ac86aa8..f645179cb 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     //! Int to hex value
     BLACKMISC_EXPORT QString intToHex(int value, int digits = 2);
 
+    //! Replace dot '.' by locale decimal point
+    BLACKMISC_EXPORT QString dotToLocaleDecimalPoint(QString &input);
+
     //! Int to hex value (per byte, 2 digits)
     BLACKMISC_EXPORT QString bytesToHexString(const QByteArray &bytes);