diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/startgdbserverdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/startgdbserverdialog.cpp
index a35ed5d2ac2..aaf20651617 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/startgdbserverdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/startgdbserverdialog.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void StartGdbServerDialog::attachToDevice()
 {
     IDevice::ConstPtr device = d->currentDevice();
     // TODO: display error on non-matching device.
-    if (!device)
+    if (!device || !device->canCreateProcessModel())
         return;
     delete d->processList;
     d->processList = device->createProcessListModel();
diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maddedevice.cpp b/src/plugins/madde/maddedevice.cpp
index c88ee1a5fe1..e4dfe6524dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maddedevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maddedevice.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include "maddedevicetester.h"
 #include "maemoconstants.h"
 
-#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocessesdialog.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.h>
 #include <remotelinux/linuxdevicetestdialog.h>
 #include <remotelinux/publickeydeploymentdialog.h>
 #include <remotelinux/remotelinux_constants.h>
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ using namespace RemoteLinux;
 namespace Madde {
 namespace Internal {
 const char MaddeDeviceTestActionId[] = "Madde.DeviceTestAction";
-const char MaddeRemoteProcessesActionId[] = "Madde.RemoteProcessesAction";
 
 MaddeDevice::Ptr MaddeDevice::create()
 {
@@ -85,8 +82,7 @@ QString MaddeDevice::displayType() const
 QList<Core::Id> MaddeDevice::actionIds() const
 {
     return QList<Core::Id>() << Core::Id(MaddeDeviceTestActionId)
-        << Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId)
-        << Core::Id(MaddeRemoteProcessesActionId);
+        << Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId);
 }
 
 QString MaddeDevice::displayNameForActionId(Core::Id actionId) const
@@ -95,8 +91,6 @@ QString MaddeDevice::displayNameForActionId(Core::Id actionId) const
 
     if (actionId == Core::Id(MaddeDeviceTestActionId))
         return tr("Test");
-    if (actionId == Core::Id(MaddeRemoteProcessesActionId))
-        return tr("Remote Processes...");
     if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId))
         return tr("Deploy Public Key...");
     return QString(); // Can't happen.
@@ -110,8 +104,6 @@ void MaddeDevice::executeAction(Core::Id actionId, QWidget *parent) const
     const IDevice::ConstPtr device = sharedFromThis();
     if (actionId == Core::Id(MaddeDeviceTestActionId))
         d = new LinuxDeviceTestDialog(device, new MaddeDeviceTester, parent);
-    else if (actionId == Core::Id(MaddeRemoteProcessesActionId))
-        d = new DeviceProcessesDialog(createProcessListModel(parent));
     else if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId))
         d = PublicKeyDeploymentDialog::createDialog(device, parent);
     if (d)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocessesdialog.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocessesdialog.h
index 9977d839cfb..5eff8a17d40 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocessesdialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocessesdialog.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DeviceProcessList;
 
 namespace Internal { class DeviceProcessesDialogPrivate; }
 
-class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT DeviceProcessesDialog : public QDialog
+class DeviceProcessesDialog : public QDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.cpp
index cf196610b6a..df3f49dcc37 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ void DeviceProcessList::update()
     doUpdate();
 }
 
-void DeviceProcessList::doUpdate()
-{
-    reportProcessListUpdated(QList<DeviceProcess>());
-}
-
 void DeviceProcessList::reportProcessListUpdated(const QList<DeviceProcess> &processes)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->state == Listing, return);
@@ -104,11 +99,6 @@ void DeviceProcessList::killProcess(int row)
     doKillProcess(d->remoteProcesses.at(row));
 }
 
-void DeviceProcessList::doKillProcess(const DeviceProcess &)
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(false, qDebug("Process list should be empty"); return);
-}
-
 void DeviceProcessList::reportProcessKilled()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->state == Killing, return);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.h
index fcbf8bacc23..a763544ce4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocesslist.h
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ private:
         int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const;
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const;
 
-    // No-op implementations for devices without process listing abilities.
-    virtual void doUpdate();
-    virtual void doKillProcess(const DeviceProcess &process);
+    virtual void doUpdate() = 0;
+    virtual void doKillProcess(const DeviceProcess &process) = 0;
 
     void setFinished();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp
index 7f0bc1aa521..be079bf2acf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include "devicefactoryselectiondialog.h"
 #include "devicemanager.h"
 #include "devicemanagermodel.h"
+#include "deviceprocessesdialog.h"
+#include "deviceprocesslist.h"
 #include "idevice.h"
 #include "idevicefactory.h"
 #include "idevicewidget.h"
@@ -288,23 +290,32 @@ void DeviceSettingsWidget::currentDeviceChanged(int index)
         m_ui->removeConfigButton->setEnabled(false);
         clearDetails();
         m_ui->defaultDeviceButton->setEnabled(false);
-    } else {
-        setDeviceInfoWidgetsEnabled(true);
-        m_ui->removeConfigButton->setEnabled(true);
-        foreach (const Core::Id actionId, device->actionIds()) {
-            QPushButton * const button = new QPushButton(device->displayNameForActionId(actionId));
-            m_additionalActionButtons << button;
-            connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), m_additionalActionsMapper, SLOT(map()));
-            m_additionalActionsMapper->setMapping(button, actionId.uniqueIdentifier());
-            m_ui->buttonsLayout->insertWidget(m_ui->buttonsLayout->count() - 1, button);
-        }
-        if (!m_ui->osSpecificGroupBox->layout())
-            new QVBoxLayout(m_ui->osSpecificGroupBox);
-        m_configWidget = m_deviceManager->mutableDevice(device->id())->createWidget();
-        if (m_configWidget)
-            m_ui->osSpecificGroupBox->layout()->addWidget(m_configWidget);
-        displayCurrent();
+        return;
     }
+    setDeviceInfoWidgetsEnabled(true);
+    m_ui->removeConfigButton->setEnabled(true);
+
+    if (device->canCreateProcessModel()) {
+        QPushButton * const button = new QPushButton(tr("Remote Processes"));
+        m_additionalActionButtons << button;
+        connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(handleProcessListRequested()));
+        m_ui->buttonsLayout->insertWidget(m_ui->buttonsLayout->count() - 1, button);
+    }
+
+    foreach (const Core::Id actionId, device->actionIds()) {
+        QPushButton * const button = new QPushButton(device->displayNameForActionId(actionId));
+        m_additionalActionButtons << button;
+        connect(button, SIGNAL(clicked()), m_additionalActionsMapper, SLOT(map()));
+        m_additionalActionsMapper->setMapping(button, actionId.uniqueIdentifier());
+        m_ui->buttonsLayout->insertWidget(m_ui->buttonsLayout->count() - 1, button);
+    }
+
+    if (!m_ui->osSpecificGroupBox->layout())
+        new QVBoxLayout(m_ui->osSpecificGroupBox);
+    m_configWidget = m_deviceManager->mutableDevice(device->id())->createWidget();
+    if (m_configWidget)
+        m_ui->osSpecificGroupBox->layout()->addWidget(m_configWidget);
+    displayCurrent();
 }
 
 void DeviceSettingsWidget::clearDetails()
@@ -321,5 +332,12 @@ void DeviceSettingsWidget::handleAdditionalActionRequest(int actionId)
     device->executeAction(Core::Id::fromUniqueIdentifier(actionId), this);
 }
 
+void DeviceSettingsWidget::handleProcessListRequested()
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(currentDevice()->canCreateProcessModel(), return);
+    DeviceProcessesDialog d(currentDevice()->createProcessListModel());
+    d.exec();
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.h
index 3b2b1fb42a3..ed8768e3509 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ private slots:
     void deviceNameEditingFinished();
     void setDefaultDevice();
     void handleAdditionalActionRequest(int actionId);
+    void handleProcessListRequested();
 
 private:
     void initGui();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
index 724cac12f17..068cbb58f1b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ PortsGatheringMethod::Ptr IDevice::portsGatheringMethod() const
 
 DeviceProcessList *IDevice::createProcessListModel(QObject *parent) const
 {
-    return new DeviceProcessList(sharedFromThis(), parent);
+    Q_UNUSED(parent);
+    QTC_ASSERT(false, qDebug("This should not have been called..."); return 0);
+    return 0;
 }
 
 IDevice::DeviceState IDevice::deviceState() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
index b7e91b65356..81625942195 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual DeviceProcessSupport::Ptr processSupport() const;
     virtual PortsGatheringMethod::Ptr portsGatheringMethod() const;
+    virtual bool canCreateProcessModel() const { return false; }
     virtual DeviceProcessList *createProcessListModel(QObject *parent = 0) const;
 
     enum DeviceState { DeviceReadyToUse, DeviceConnected, DeviceDisconnected, DeviceStateUnknown };
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceconfiguration.h
index fe5bc58b8b9..948b7895404 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeviceconfiguration.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
 
     ProjectExplorer::DeviceProcessSupport::Ptr processSupport() const;
     ProjectExplorer::PortsGatheringMethod::Ptr portsGatheringMethod() const;
+    bool canCreateProcessModel() const { return false; } // Override LinuxDevice implementation.
 
     QString displayType() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 7715e9f3fde..9296d91bce7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/id.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/sshdeviceprocesslist.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/deviceprocessesdialog.h>
 #include <ssh/sshconnection.h>
 #include <utils/portlist.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
@@ -197,8 +196,7 @@ ProjectExplorer::IDeviceWidget *LinuxDevice::createWidget()
 QList<Core::Id> LinuxDevice::actionIds() const
 {
     return QList<Core::Id>() << Core::Id(Constants::GenericTestDeviceActionId)
-        << Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId)
-        << Core::Id(Constants::GenericRemoteProcessesActionId);
+            << Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId);
 }
 
 QString LinuxDevice::displayNameForActionId(Core::Id actionId) const
@@ -207,8 +205,6 @@ QString LinuxDevice::displayNameForActionId(Core::Id actionId) const
 
     if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericTestDeviceActionId))
         return tr("Test");
-    if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericRemoteProcessesActionId))
-        return tr("Remote Processes...");
     if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId))
         return tr("Deploy Public Key...");
     return QString(); // Can't happen.
@@ -222,8 +218,6 @@ void LinuxDevice::executeAction(Core::Id actionId, QWidget *parent) const
     const LinuxDevice::ConstPtr device = sharedFromThis().staticCast<const LinuxDevice>();
     if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericTestDeviceActionId))
         d = new LinuxDeviceTestDialog(device, new GenericLinuxDeviceTester, parent);
-    else if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericRemoteProcessesActionId))
-        d = new DeviceProcessesDialog(createProcessListModel(parent));
     else if (actionId == Core::Id(Constants::GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId))
         d = PublicKeyDeploymentDialog::createDialog(device, parent);
     if (d)
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h
index 498a79f1ea2..565224c6014 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
 
     ProjectExplorer::DeviceProcessSupport::Ptr processSupport() const;
     ProjectExplorer::PortsGatheringMethod::Ptr portsGatheringMethod() const;
+    bool canCreateProcessModel() const { return true; }
     ProjectExplorer::DeviceProcessList *createProcessListModel(QObject *parent) const;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux_constants.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux_constants.h
index 6b5a8d49312..583d8cb7979 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux_constants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinux_constants.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const char GenericLinuxOsType[] = "GenericLinuxOsType";
 
 const char GenericTestDeviceActionId[] = "RemoteLinux.GenericTestDeviceAction";
 const char GenericDeployKeyToDeviceActionId[] = "RemoteLinux.GenericDeployKeyToDeviceAction";
-const char GenericRemoteProcessesActionId[] = "RemoteLinux.GenericRemoteProcessesAction";
 
 const char EMBEDDED_LINUX_QT[] = "RemoteLinux.EmbeddedLinuxQt";