diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index 117483f0ce3..ffc9b3fa357 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1955,6 +1955,24 @@ ProcessRunnerFactory::ProcessRunnerFactory(const QList<Id> &runConfigs)
     setSupportedRunConfigs(runConfigs);
 }
 
+void RecipeRunner::start()
+{
+    QTC_CHECK(!m_taskTreeRunner.isRunning());
+    m_taskTreeRunner.start(m_recipe, {}, [this](DoneWith result) {
+        if (result == DoneWith::Success)
+            reportStopped();
+        else
+            reportFailure();
+    });
+    reportStarted();
+}
+
+void RecipeRunner::stop()
+{
+    m_taskTreeRunner.cancel();
+    reportStopped();
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
 
 #include "runcontrol.moc"
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
index 871b53dfe69..948d4faf355 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "devicesupport/idevicefwd.h"
 #include "runconfiguration.h"
 
+#include <solutions/tasking/tasktreerunner.h>
+
 #include <utils/commandline.h>
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <utils/outputformatter.h>
@@ -20,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 
-namespace Tasking { class Group; }
-
 namespace Utils {
 class Icon;
 class MacroExpander;
@@ -304,4 +304,20 @@ void addOutputParserFactory(const std::function<Utils::OutputLineParser *(Target
 
 PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT QList<Utils::OutputLineParser *> createOutputParsers(Target *target);
 
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT RecipeRunner final : public RunWorker
+{
+public:
+    explicit RecipeRunner(RunControl *runControl)
+        : RunWorker(runControl) {}
+
+    void setRecipe(const Tasking::Group &recipe) { m_recipe = recipe; }
+
+private:
+    void start() final;
+    void stop() final;
+
+    Tasking::TaskTreeRunner m_taskTreeRunner;
+    Tasking::Group m_recipe = {};
+};
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer