diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.cpp
index 1988b216069..78b817e727f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.cpp
@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@ public:
     AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget(Kit *kit, const KitAspect *ki);
     ~AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget() override;
 
-    QString displayName() const override;
-    QString toolTip() const override;
     void makeReadOnly() override;
     void refresh() override;
-    bool visibleInKit() override;
 
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override;
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override;
@@ -78,6 +75,8 @@ private:
 AndroidGdbServerKitAspect::AndroidGdbServerKitAspect()
 {
     setId(AndroidGdbServerKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Android GDB server"));
+    setDescription(tr("The GDB server to use for this kit."));
     setPriority(27999); // Just one less than Debugger!
 }
 
@@ -91,6 +90,11 @@ QList<Task> AndroidGdbServerKitAspect::validate(const Kit *) const
     return QList<Task>();
 }
 
+bool AndroidGdbServerKitAspect::isApplicableToKit(const Kit *k) const
+{
+    return DeviceKitAspect::deviceId(k) == Constants::ANDROID_DEVICE_ID;
+}
+
 KitAspect::ItemList AndroidGdbServerKitAspect::toUserOutput(const Kit *kit) const
 {
     return KitAspect::ItemList()
@@ -169,16 +173,6 @@ AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget::~AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget()
     delete m_label;
 }
 
-QString AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget::displayName() const
-{
-    return tr("Android GDB server");
-}
-
-QString AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget::toolTip() const
-{
-    return tr("The GDB server to use for this kit.");
-}
-
 void AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget::makeReadOnly()
 {
     m_button->setEnabled(false);
@@ -189,11 +183,6 @@ void AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget::refresh()
     m_label->setText(AndroidGdbServerKitAspect::gdbServer(m_kit).toString());
 }
 
-bool AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget::visibleInKit()
-{
-    return DeviceKitAspect::deviceId(m_kit) == Constants::ANDROID_DEVICE_ID;
-}
-
 QWidget *AndroidGdbServerKitAspectWidget::mainWidget() const
 {
     return m_label;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.h b/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.h
index f6dd1c3f588..d7d5a929193 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidgdbserverkitinformation.h
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ public:
     AndroidGdbServerKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *) const override;
-
     QList<ProjectExplorer::Task> validate(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *) const override;
-
+    bool isApplicableToKit(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override;
     ItemList toUserOutput(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *) const override;
 
     ProjectExplorer::KitAspectWidget *createConfigWidget(ProjectExplorer::Kit *) const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
index 77a01c10454..da3902ffd88 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // KitAspectWidget interface
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("CMake Tool"); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_comboBox->setEnabled(false); }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_comboBox; }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_manageButton; }
@@ -122,12 +121,6 @@ private:
         m_comboBox->setCurrentIndex(tool ? indexOf(tool->id()) : -1);
     }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("The CMake Tool to use when building a project with CMake.<br>"
-                  "This setting is ignored when using other build systems.");
-    }
-
     int indexOf(const Core::Id &id)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < m_comboBox->count(); ++i) {
@@ -213,6 +206,9 @@ CMakeKitAspect::CMakeKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("CMakeKitAspect"));
     setId(TOOL_ID);
+    setDisplayName(tr("CMake Tool"));
+    setDescription(tr("The CMake Tool to use when building a project with CMake.<br>"
+                      "This setting is ignored when using other build systems."));
     setPriority(20000);
 
     //make sure the default value is set if a selected CMake is removed
@@ -347,7 +343,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // KitAspectWidget interface
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("CMake generator"); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_changeButton->setEnabled(false); }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_label; }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_changeButton; }
@@ -375,12 +370,6 @@ private:
         m_label->setText(message);
     }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("CMake generator defines how a project is built when using CMake.<br>"
-                  "This setting is ignored when using other build systems.");
-    }
-
     void changeGenerator()
     {
         QPointer<QDialog> changeDialog = new QDialog(m_changeButton);
@@ -531,6 +520,9 @@ CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::CMakeGeneratorKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("CMakeGeneratorKitAspect"));
     setId(GENERATOR_ID);
+    setDisplayName(tr("CMake generator"));
+    setDescription(tr("CMake generator defines how a project is built when using CMake.<br>"
+                      "This setting is ignored when using other build systems."));
     setPriority(19000);
 }
 
@@ -804,7 +796,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // KitAspectWidget interface
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("CMake Configuration"); }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_summaryLabel; }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_manageButton; }
 
@@ -824,11 +815,6 @@ private:
             m_editor->setPlainText(current.join('\n'));
     }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("Default configuration passed to CMake when setting up a project.");
-    }
-
     void editConfigurationChanges()
     {
         if (m_dialog) {
@@ -903,6 +889,8 @@ CMakeConfigurationKitAspect::CMakeConfigurationKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("CMakeConfigurationKitAspect"));
     setId(CONFIGURATION_ID);
+    setDisplayName(tr("CMake Configuration"));
+    setDescription(tr("Default configuration passed to CMake when setting up a project."));
     setPriority(18000);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp
index 33f34107068..777d2114b62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Debugger"); }
-    QString toolTip() const override { return tr("The debugger to use for this kit."); }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_manageButton; }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_comboBox; }
 
@@ -149,6 +147,8 @@ DebuggerKitAspect::DebuggerKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName("DebuggerKitAspect");
     setId(DebuggerKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Debugger"));
+    setDescription(tr("The debugger to use for this kit."));
     setPriority(28000);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.h
index 34bb85e79d3..9d129176600 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerkitinformation.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public:
     DebuggerKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override;
-
     QList<ProjectExplorer::Task> validate(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override
         { return DebuggerKitAspect::validateDebugger(k); }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
index 0aea9d1727f..eb4a13a6019 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public:
     ~SysRootKitAspectWidget() override { delete m_chooser; }
 
 private:
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Sysroot"); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_chooser->setReadOnly(true); }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_chooser->buttonAtIndex(0); }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_chooser->lineEdit(); }
@@ -95,12 +94,6 @@ private:
             m_chooser->setFileName(SysRootKitAspect::sysRoot(m_kit));
     }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("The root directory of the system image to use.<br>"
-                  "Leave empty when building for the desktop.");
-    }
-
     void setPalette(const QPalette &p) override
     {
         KitAspectWidget::setPalette(p);
@@ -123,6 +116,9 @@ SysRootKitAspect::SysRootKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("SysRootInformation"));
     setId(SysRootKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Sysroot"));
+    setDescription(tr("The root directory of the system image to use.<br>"
+                      "Leave empty when building for the desktop."));
     setPriority(31000);
 }
 
@@ -272,7 +268,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Compiler"); }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_mainWidget; }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_manageButton; }
 
@@ -305,13 +300,6 @@ private:
         }
     }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("The compiler to use for building.<br>"
-                  "Make sure the compiler will produce binaries compatible with the target device, "
-                  "Qt version and other libraries used.");
-    }
-
     void manageToolChains()
     {
         Core::ICore::showOptionsDialog(Constants::TOOLCHAIN_SETTINGS_PAGE_ID, buttonWidget());
@@ -353,6 +341,10 @@ ToolChainKitAspect::ToolChainKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("ToolChainInformation"));
     setId(ToolChainKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Compiler"));
+    setDescription(tr("The compiler to use for building.<br>"
+                      "Make sure the compiler will produce binaries compatible "
+                      "with the target device, Qt version and other libraries used."));
     setPriority(30000);
 
     connect(KitManager::instance(), &KitManager::kitsLoaded,
@@ -786,8 +778,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_comboBox; }
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Device type"); }
-    QString toolTip() const override { return tr("The type of device to run applications on."); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_comboBox->setEnabled(false); }
 
     void refresh() override
@@ -817,6 +807,8 @@ DeviceTypeKitAspect::DeviceTypeKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("DeviceTypeInformation"));
     setId(DeviceTypeKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Device type"));
+    setDescription(tr("The type of device to run applications on."));
     setPriority(33000);
 }
 
@@ -923,8 +915,6 @@ public:
 private:
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_comboBox; }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_manageButton; }
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Device"); }
-    QString toolTip() const override { return tr("The device to run the applications on."); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_comboBox->setEnabled(false); }
 
     void refresh() override
@@ -970,6 +960,8 @@ DeviceKitAspect::DeviceKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("DeviceInformation"));
     setId(DeviceKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Device"));
+    setDescription(tr("The device to run the applications on."));
     setPriority(32000);
 
     connect(KitManager::instance(), &KitManager::kitsLoaded,
@@ -1168,14 +1160,8 @@ public:
 private:
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_mainWidget; }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_manageButton; }
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Environment"); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_manageButton->setEnabled(false); }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("Additional build environment settings when using this kit.");
-    }
-
     void refresh() override
     {
         const QList<Utils::EnvironmentItem> changes = currentEnvironment();
@@ -1257,6 +1243,8 @@ EnvironmentKitAspect::EnvironmentKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("EnvironmentKitAspect"));
     setId(EnvironmentKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Environment"));
+    setDescription(tr("Additional build environment settings when using this kit."));
     setPriority(29000);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h
index 2295c8944c4..f3c170e1957 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h
@@ -51,11 +51,8 @@ public:
     SysRootKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const Kit *k) const override;
-
     QList<Task> validate(const Kit *k) const override;
-
     KitAspectWidget *createConfigWidget(Kit *k) const override;
-
     ItemList toUserOutput(const Kit *k) const override;
     void addToMacroExpander(Kit *kit, Utils::MacroExpander *expander) const override;
 
@@ -76,7 +73,6 @@ public:
     ToolChainKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const Kit *k) const override;
-
     QList<Task> validate(const Kit *k) const override;
     void upgrade(Kit *k) override;
     void fix(Kit *k) override;
@@ -122,11 +118,8 @@ public:
     DeviceTypeKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const Kit *k) const override;
-
     QList<Task> validate(const Kit *k) const override;
-
     KitAspectWidget *createConfigWidget(Kit *k) const override;
-
     ItemList toUserOutput(const Kit *k) const override;
 
     static const Core::Id id();
@@ -151,7 +144,6 @@ public:
     DeviceKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const Kit *k) const override;
-
     QList<Task> validate(const Kit *k) const override;
     void fix(Kit *k) override;
     void setup(Kit *k) override;
@@ -189,7 +181,6 @@ public:
     EnvironmentKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const Kit *k) const override;
-
     QList<Task> validate(const Kit *k) const override;
     void fix(Kit *k) override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h
index e56cbf8929e..e8d60b11f18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public:
 
     Core::Id id() const { return m_id; }
     int priority() const { return m_priority; }
+    QString displayName() const { return m_displayName; }
+    QString description() const { return m_description; }
 
     virtual QVariant defaultValue(const Kit *) const = 0;
 
@@ -101,12 +103,18 @@ public:
 
     virtual void addToMacroExpander(ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit, Utils::MacroExpander *expander) const;
 
+    virtual bool isApplicableToKit(const Kit *) const { return true; }
+
 protected:
     void setId(Core::Id id) { m_id = id; }
+    void setDisplayName(const QString &name) { m_displayName = name; }
+    void setDescription(const QString &desc) { m_description = desc; }
     void setPriority(int priority) { m_priority = priority; }
     void notifyAboutUpdate(Kit *k);
 
 private:
+    QString m_displayName;
+    QString m_description;
     Core::Id m_id;
     int m_priority = 0; // The higher the closer to the top.
 };
@@ -119,12 +127,12 @@ public:
     KitAspectWidget(Kit *kit, const KitAspect *ki);
 
     Core::Id kitInformationId() const;
+    QString displayName() const { return m_kitInformation->displayName(); }
+    QString toolTip() const { return m_kitInformation->description(); }
 
-    virtual QString displayName() const = 0;
-    virtual QString toolTip() const { return QString(); }
     virtual void makeReadOnly() = 0;
     virtual void refresh() = 0;
-    virtual bool visibleInKit() { return true; }
+    bool visibleInKit() { return m_kitInformation->isApplicableToKit(m_kit); }
 
     virtual QWidget *mainWidget() const = 0;
     virtual QWidget *buttonWidget() const { return nullptr; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.cpp
index c1d1ad01688..b317fd88e8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    QString displayName() const override { return QbsKitAspect::displayName(); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_changeButton->setEnabled(false); }
     void refresh() override { m_contentLabel->setText(QbsKitAspect::representation(kit())); }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_contentLabel; }
@@ -75,14 +74,10 @@ QbsKitAspect::QbsKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("QbsKitAspect"));
     setId(QbsKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Additional Qbs Profile Settings"));
     setPriority(22000);
 }
 
-QString QbsKitAspect::displayName()
-{
-    return tr("Additional Qbs Profile Settings");
-}
-
 QString QbsKitAspect::representation(const Kit *kit)
 {
     const QVariantMap props = properties(kit);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.h
index cc7235944a4..b6bd1b19847 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbskitinformation.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class QbsKitAspect final : public ProjectExplorer::KitAspect
 public:
     QbsKitAspect();
 
-    static QString displayName();
     static QString representation(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit);
     static QVariantMap properties(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit);
     static void setProperties(ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit, const QVariantMap &properties);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
index bf01e0bf995..bcaac1f7f25 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -61,15 +61,8 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_lineEdit; }
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Qt mkspec"); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_lineEdit->setEnabled(false); }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("The mkspec to use when building the project with qmake.<br>"
-                  "This setting is ignored when using other build systems.");
-    }
-
     void refresh() override
     {
         if (!m_ignoreChange)
@@ -92,6 +85,9 @@ QmakeKitAspect::QmakeKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("QmakeKitAspect"));
     setId(QmakeKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Qt mkspec"));
+    setDescription(tr("The mkspec to use when building the project with qmake.<br>"
+                      "This setting is ignored when using other build systems."));
     setPriority(24000);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h
index e772943fde6..6cb2318a21c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakekitinformation.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public:
     QmakeKitAspect();
 
     QVariant defaultValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override;
-
     QList<ProjectExplorer::Task> validate(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override;
     void setup(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp
index f2d2c088524..7635c797181 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qtkitinformation.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    QString displayName() const override { return tr("Qt version"); }
     void makeReadOnly() override { m_combo->setEnabled(false); }
     QWidget *mainWidget() const override { return m_combo; }
     QWidget *buttonWidget() const override { return m_manageButton; }
@@ -92,13 +91,6 @@ private:
         m_combo->setCurrentIndex(findQtVersion(QtKitAspect::qtVersionId(m_kit)));
     }
 
-    QString toolTip() const override
-    {
-        return tr("The Qt library to use for all projects using this kit.<br>"
-                  "A Qt version is required for qmake-based projects "
-                  "and optional when using other build systems.");
-    }
-
 private:
     static QString itemNameFor(const BaseQtVersion *v)
     {
@@ -158,6 +150,10 @@ QtKitAspect::QtKitAspect()
 {
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("QtKitAspect"));
     setId(QtKitAspect::id());
+    setDisplayName(tr("Qt version"));
+    setDescription(tr("The Qt library to use for all projects using this kit.<br>"
+                      "A Qt version is required for qmake-based projects "
+                      "and optional when using other build systems."));
     setPriority(26000);
 
     connect(KitManager::instance(), &KitManager::kitsLoaded,