diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/Jamfile b/src/apps/debugger/Jamfile
index 907865cbe3..2ddf9c8843 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/Jamfile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) user_interface gui team_window ] ;
 SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) user_interface gui teams_window ] ;
 SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) user_interface gui util ] ;
 SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) user_interface gui value ] ;
+SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) user_interface util ] ;
 SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) util ] ;
 SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) value ] ;
 SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) value type_handlers ] ;
@@ -221,6 +222,9 @@ Application Debugger :
 	TableCellValueRenderer.cpp
 	TableCellValueRendererUtils.cpp
 
+	# user_interface/util
+	UiUtils.cpp
+
 	# util
 	ArchivingUtils.cpp
 	BitBuffer.cpp
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/ThreadListView.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/ThreadListView.cpp
index 4799286ffa..7ef001c405 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/ThreadListView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/ThreadListView.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "GUISettingsUtils.h"
 #include "table/TableColumns.h"
+#include "UiUtils.h"
 
 
 enum {
@@ -114,35 +115,10 @@ public:
 				return true;
 			case 1:
 			{
-				switch (thread->State()) {
-					case THREAD_STATE_RUNNING:
-						value.SetTo("Running", B_VARIANT_DONT_COPY_DATA);
-						return true;
-					case THREAD_STATE_STOPPED:
-						break;
-					case THREAD_STATE_UNKNOWN:
-					default:
-						value.SetTo("?", B_VARIANT_DONT_COPY_DATA);
-						return true;
-				}
-
-				// thread is stopped -- get the reason
-				switch (thread->StoppedReason()) {
-					case THREAD_STOPPED_DEBUGGER_CALL:
-						value.SetTo("Call", B_VARIANT_DONT_COPY_DATA);
-						return true;
-					case THREAD_STOPPED_EXCEPTION:
-						value.SetTo("Exception", B_VARIANT_DONT_COPY_DATA);
-						return true;
-					case THREAD_STOPPED_BREAKPOINT:
-					case THREAD_STOPPED_WATCHPOINT:
-					case THREAD_STOPPED_SINGLE_STEP:
-					case THREAD_STOPPED_DEBUGGED:
-					case THREAD_STOPPED_UNKNOWN:
-					default:
-						value.SetTo("Debugged", B_VARIANT_DONT_COPY_DATA);
-						return true;
-				}
+				const char* string = UiUtils::ThreadStateToString(
+					thread->State(), thread->StoppedReason());
+				value.SetTo(string, B_VARIANT_DONT_COPY_DATA);
+				return true;
 			}
 			case 2:
 				value.SetTo(thread->Name(), B_VARIANT_DONT_COPY_DATA);
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e92d4bdb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include "UiUtils.h"
+
+
+/*static*/ const char*
+UiUtils::ThreadStateToString(int state, int stoppedReason)
+{
+	switch (state) {
+		case THREAD_STATE_RUNNING:
+			return "Running";
+		case THREAD_STATE_STOPPED:
+			break;
+		case THREAD_STATE_UNKNOWN:
+		default:
+			return "?";
+	}
+
+	// thread is stopped -- get the reason
+	switch (stoppedReason) {
+		case THREAD_STOPPED_DEBUGGER_CALL:
+			return "Call";
+		case THREAD_STOPPED_EXCEPTION:
+			return "Exception";
+		case THREAD_STOPPED_BREAKPOINT:
+		case THREAD_STOPPED_WATCHPOINT:
+		case THREAD_STOPPED_SINGLE_STEP:
+		case THREAD_STOPPED_DEBUGGED:
+		case THREAD_STOPPED_UNKNOWN:
+		default:
+			return "Debugged";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.h b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7f74b4d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/util/UiUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef UI_UTILS_H
+#define UI_UTILS_H
+
+
+#include "Thread.h"
+
+
+class UiUtils {
+public:
+	static	const char*			ThreadStateToString(int state,
+									int stoppedReason);
+};
+
+
+#endif	// UI_UTILS_H