diff --git a/src/plugins/copilot/copilot.qbs b/src/plugins/copilot/copilot.qbs
index cf59d954caa..714c45543d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/copilot/copilot.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/copilot/copilot.qbs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ QtcPlugin {
 
     Depends { name: "Core" }
     Depends { name: "LanguageClient" }
+    Depends { name: "ProjectExplorer" }
     Depends { name: "TextEditor" }
     Depends { name: "Qt"; submodules: ["widgets", "xml", "network"] }