diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index 7ff2f0e6789..38f41bcc3db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ ProjectNode::ProjectNode(const Utils::FileName &projectFilePath) :
     FolderNode(projectFilePath, NodeType::Project)
 {
     setPriority(DefaultProjectPriority);
+    setListInProject(true);
     setDisplayName(projectFilePath.fileName());
 }