diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index 1549c51795c..cf01c42801e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -84,38 +84,6 @@ const char PLUGIN_SETTINGS_KEY[] = "ProjectExplorer.Project.PluginSettings";
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 
-class ContainerNode : public ProjectNode
-{
-public:
-    ContainerNode(Project *project)
-        : ProjectNode(Utils::FileName()),
-          m_project(project)
-    {}
-
-    QString displayName() const final
-    {
-        QString name = m_project->displayName();
-
-        const QFileInfo fi = m_project->projectFilePath().toFileInfo();
-        const QString dir = fi.isDir() ? fi.absoluteFilePath() : fi.absolutePath();
-        if (Core::IVersionControl *vc = Core::VcsManager::findVersionControlForDirectory(dir)) {
-            QString vcsTopic = vc->vcsTopic(dir);
-            if (!vcsTopic.isEmpty())
-                name += " [" + vcsTopic + ']';
-        }
-
-        return name;
-    }
-
-    QList<ProjectAction> supportedActions(Node *) const final
-    {
-        return {};
-    }
-
-private:
-    Project *m_project;
-};
-
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Project
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -601,7 +569,7 @@ ProjectNode *Project::rootProjectNode() const
     return d->m_rootProjectNode;
 }
 
-ProjectNode *Project::containerNode() const
+ContainerNode *Project::containerNode() const
 {
     return &d->m_containerNode;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h
index daed9e5afc9..f5f5fc49fd3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace Utils { class MacroExpander; }
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 
 class BuildInfo;
+class ContainerNode;
 class EditorConfiguration;
 class FileNode;
 class NamedWidget;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public:
     static Utils::FileName projectDirectory(const Utils::FileName &top);
 
     virtual ProjectNode *rootProjectNode() const;
-    ProjectNode *containerNode() const;
+    ContainerNode *containerNode() const;
 
     bool hasActiveBuildSettings() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index ac1f308e5c2..2bbb0e50372 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -2913,7 +2913,13 @@ void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::updateContextMenuActions()
     if (currentNode && currentNode->managingProject()) {
         QList<ProjectAction> actions = currentNode->supportedActions(currentNode);
 
-        if (ProjectNode *pn = currentNode->asProjectNode()) {
+        ProjectNode *pn;
+        if (ContainerNode *cn = currentNode->asContainerNode())
+            pn = cn->rootProjectNode();
+        else
+            pn = currentNode->asProjectNode();
+
+        if (pn) {
             if (ProjectTree::currentProject() && pn == ProjectTree::currentProject()->rootProjectNode()) {
                 m_runActionContextMenu->setVisible(true);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index 7d275d2eac3..f3fa5565b9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "projectnodes.h"
 
+#include "project.h"
 #include "projectexplorerconstants.h"
 #include "projecttree.h"
 
@@ -171,8 +172,9 @@ FolderNode *Node::parentFolderNode() const
 
 ProjectNode *Node::managingProject()
 {
-    if (!m_parentFolderNode)
-        return nullptr;
+    if (asContainerNode())
+        return asContainerNode()->rootProjectNode();
+    QTC_ASSERT(m_parentFolderNode, return nullptr);
     ProjectNode *pn = parentProjectNode();
     return pn ? pn : asProjectNode(); // projects manage themselves...
 }
@@ -790,4 +792,35 @@ bool FolderNode::isEmpty() const
     return m_nodes.isEmpty();
 }
 
+ContainerNode::ContainerNode(Project *project)
+    : FolderNode(Utils::FileName(), NodeType::Project), m_project(project)
+{}
+
+QString ContainerNode::displayName() const
+{
+    QString name = m_project->displayName();
+
+    const QFileInfo fi = m_project->projectFilePath().toFileInfo();
+    const QString dir = fi.isDir() ? fi.absoluteFilePath() : fi.absolutePath();
+    if (Core::IVersionControl *vc = Core::VcsManager::findVersionControlForDirectory(dir)) {
+        QString vcsTopic = vc->vcsTopic(dir);
+        if (!vcsTopic.isEmpty())
+            name += " [" + vcsTopic + ']';
+    }
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+QList<ProjectAction> ContainerNode::supportedActions(Node *node) const
+{
+    if (Node *rootNode = m_project->rootProjectNode())
+        return rootNode->supportedActions(node);
+    return {};
+}
+
+ProjectNode *ContainerNode::rootProjectNode() const
+{
+    return m_project->rootProjectNode();
+}
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
index 757529da8b5..4ed5b4eb568 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 namespace Utils { class MimeType; }
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
+
+class Project;
 class RunConfiguration;
 
 enum class NodeType : quint16 {
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ enum ProjectAction {
 class FileNode;
 class FolderNode;
 class ProjectNode;
+class ContainerNode;
 
 // Documentation inside.
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT Node : public QObject
@@ -115,8 +118,9 @@ public:
     FolderNode *parentFolderNode() const; // parent folder or project
 
     ProjectNode *managingProject();  // project managing this node.
-                                     // result is nullptr if node is the SessionNode
-                                     // or node if node is a ProjectNode directly below SessionNode
+                                     // result is the container's rootProject node if this is a project container node
+                                     // (i.e. possibly null)
+                                     // or node if node is a top-level ProjectNode directly below a container
                                      // or node->parentProjectNode() for all other cases.
     const ProjectNode *managingProject() const; // see above.
 
@@ -137,6 +141,8 @@ public:
     virtual const FolderNode *asFolderNode() const { return nullptr; }
     virtual ProjectNode *asProjectNode() { return nullptr; }
     virtual const ProjectNode *asProjectNode() const { return nullptr; }
+    virtual ContainerNode *asContainerNode() { return nullptr; }
+    virtual const ContainerNode *asContainerNode() const { return nullptr; }
 
     static bool sortByPath(const Node *a, const Node *b);
     void setParentFolderNode(FolderNode *parentFolder);
@@ -297,6 +303,24 @@ protected:
     explicit ProjectNode(const Utils::FileName &projectFilePath);
 };
 
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ContainerNode : public FolderNode
+{
+public:
+    ContainerNode(Project *project);
+
+    QString displayName() const final;
+    QList<ProjectAction> supportedActions(Node *node) const final;
+
+    ContainerNode *asContainerNode() final { return this; }
+    const ContainerNode *asContainerNode() const final { return this; }
+
+    ProjectNode *rootProjectNode() const;
+
+private:
+    Project *m_project;
+    QList<Node *> m_nodes;
+};
+
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ProjectExplorer::Node *)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp
index 4c5351beef9..50b8b652566 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttree.cpp
@@ -322,12 +322,14 @@ void ProjectTree::showContextMenu(ProjectTreeWidget *focus, const QPoint &global
         contextMenu = Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(Constants::M_SESSIONCONTEXT)->menu();
     } else {
         switch (node->nodeType()) {
-        case NodeType::Project:
-            if (!node->parentFolderNode())
+        case NodeType::Project: {
+            if ((node->parentFolderNode() && node->parentFolderNode()->asContainerNode())
+                    || node->asContainerNode())
                 contextMenu = Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(Constants::M_PROJECTCONTEXT)->menu();
             else
                 contextMenu = Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(Constants::M_SUBPROJECTCONTEXT)->menu();
             break;
+        }
         case NodeType::VirtualFolder:
         case NodeType::Folder:
             contextMenu = Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(Constants::M_FOLDERCONTEXT)->menu();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
index 9641c289e48..341ef746523 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -318,9 +318,11 @@ void QmakeProjectManagerPlugin::updateContextActions()
 {
     Node *node = ProjectTree::currentNode();
     Project *project = ProjectTree::currentProject();
-    m_addLibraryActionContextMenu->setEnabled(dynamic_cast<QmakeProFileNode *>(node));
 
-    auto proFileNode = dynamic_cast<QmakeProFileNode *>(node);
+    ContainerNode *containerNode = node ? node->asContainerNode() : nullptr;
+    ProjectNode *proFileNode = containerNode ? containerNode->rootProjectNode() : dynamic_cast<QmakeProFileNode *>(node);
+
+    m_addLibraryActionContextMenu->setEnabled(proFileNode);
     QmakeProject *qmakeProject = qobject_cast<QmakeProject *>(QmakeManager::contextProject());
     QmakeProFileNode *subProjectNode = nullptr;
     if (node) {