diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 7760ad63089..fda6987e5e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,9 @@ void CMakeBuildSettingsWidget::updateAdvancedCheckBox()
 void CMakeBuildSettingsWidget::updateFromKit()
 {
     const Kit *k = m_buildConfiguration->kit();
-    const CMakeConfig config = CMakeConfigurationKitAspect::configuration(k);
+    CMakeConfig config = CMakeConfigurationKitAspect::configuration(k);
+
+    config.append(CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::generatorCMakeConfig(k));
 
     // First the key value parameters
     ConfigModel::KitConfiguration configHash;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
index f97575be5ac..bc43f8be3ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -660,6 +660,29 @@ QStringList CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::generatorArguments(const Kit *k)
     return result;
 }
 
+CMakeConfig CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::generatorCMakeConfig(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k)
+{
+    CMakeConfig config;
+
+    GeneratorInfo info = generatorInfo(k);
+    if (info.generator.isEmpty())
+        return config;
+
+    if (info.extraGenerator.isEmpty())
+        config << CMakeConfigItem("CMAKE_GENERATOR", info.generator.toUtf8());
+    else
+        config << CMakeConfigItem("CMAKE_GENERATOR",
+                                  (info.extraGenerator + " - " + info.generator).toUtf8());
+
+    if (!info.platform.isEmpty())
+        config << CMakeConfigItem("CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM", info.platform.toUtf8());
+
+    if (!info.toolset.isEmpty())
+        config << CMakeConfigItem("CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET", info.toolset.toUtf8());
+
+    return config;
+}
+
 bool CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::isMultiConfigGenerator(const Kit *k)
 {
     const QString generator = CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::generator(k);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h
index 65c3a24dccd..9129f0704cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
     static void set(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, const QString &generator,
                     const QString &extraGenerator, const QString &platform, const QString &toolset);
     static QStringList generatorArguments(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);
+    static CMakeConfig generatorCMakeConfig(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);
     static bool isMultiConfigGenerator(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);
 
     // KitAspect interface