diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitconfigwidget.cpp
index e83f71fcdee..5810dc7b16b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -344,13 +344,20 @@ void CMakeConfigurationKitConfigWidget::editConfigurationChanges()
                             "separated from the variable value by \"=\".<br>"
                             "You may provide a type hint by adding \":TYPE\" before the \"=\"."));
 
-    QDialogButtonBox *buttons = new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Ok|QDialogButtonBox::Apply|QDialogButtonBox::Cancel);
+    auto buttons = new QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox::Ok|QDialogButtonBox::Apply
+                                        |QDialogButtonBox::Reset|QDialogButtonBox::Cancel);
 
     layout->addWidget(m_editor);
     layout->addWidget(buttons);
 
     connect(buttons, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, m_dialog, &QDialog::accept);
     connect(buttons, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, m_dialog, &QDialog::reject);
+    connect(buttons, &QDialogButtonBox::clicked, m_dialog, [buttons, this](QAbstractButton *button) {
+        if (button != buttons->button(QDialogButtonBox::Reset))
+            return;
+        CMakeConfigurationKitInformation::setConfiguration(kit(),
+                                                           CMakeConfigurationKitInformation::defaultConfiguration(kit()));
+    });
     connect(m_dialog, &QDialog::accepted, this, &CMakeConfigurationKitConfigWidget::acceptChangesDialog);
     connect(m_dialog, &QDialog::rejected, this, &CMakeConfigurationKitConfigWidget::closeChangesDialog);
     connect(buttons->button(QDialogButtonBox::Apply), &QAbstractButton::clicked,
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
index 5a8440a1b8b..d165c837300 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
@@ -314,15 +314,22 @@ void CMakeConfigurationKitInformation::fromStringList(Kit *k, const QStringList
     setConfiguration(k, result);
 }
 
+CMakeConfig CMakeConfigurationKitInformation::defaultConfiguration(const Kit *k)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(k);
+    CMakeConfig config;
+    config << CMakeConfigItem(CMAKE_QMAKE_KEY, "%{Qt:qmakeExecutable}");
+    config << CMakeConfigItem(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_KEY, "%{Compiler:Executable}");
+
+    return config;
+}
+
 QVariant CMakeConfigurationKitInformation::defaultValue(const Kit *k) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(k);
 
     // FIXME: Convert preload scripts
-    CMakeConfig config;
-    config << CMakeConfigItem(CMAKE_QMAKE_KEY, "%{Qt:qmakeExecutable}");
-    config << CMakeConfigItem(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_KEY, "%{Compiler:Executable}");
-
+    CMakeConfig config = defaultConfiguration(k);
     const QStringList tmp
             = Utils::transform(config, [](const CMakeConfigItem &i) { return i.toString(); });
     return tmp;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h
index 9a008d134f5..ede702dc6fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public:
     static QStringList toStringList(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);
     static void fromStringList(ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, const QStringList &in);
 
+    static CMakeConfig defaultConfiguration(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k);
+
     // KitInformation interface
     QVariant defaultValue(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override;
     QList<ProjectExplorer::Task> validate(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k) const override;