diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
index c373e5d58a6..6dce6ed9fc2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/headerpath.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/kitinformation.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/kitmanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/namedwidget.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectnodes.h>
@@ -452,6 +453,12 @@ Utils::FilePath CompilationDatabaseProject::rootPathFromSettings() const
 #endif
 }
 
+void CompilationDatabaseProject::configureAsExampleProject()
+{
+    if (KitManager::defaultKit())
+        addTargetForKit(KitManager::defaultKit());
+}
+
 void CompilationDatabaseBuildSystem::reparseProject()
 {
     if (m_parser) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
index 14adde037cb..34eec1d5786 100644
--- a/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/compilationdatabaseprojectmanager/compilationdatabaseproject.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class CompilationDatabaseProject : public ProjectExplorer::Project
 public:
     explicit CompilationDatabaseProject(const Utils::FilePath &filename);
     Utils::FilePath rootPathFromSettings() const;
+
+private:
+    void configureAsExampleProject() override;
 };
 
 class CompilationDatabaseBuildSystem : public ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem